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Roughest town in Ireland 2019

  • 27-07-2019 7:13am
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭


    We did the poorest town and had our winner but where is the roughest town in Ireland in the view of boards members . Again we are not talking about the cities of Dublin etc .
    What town has the worst for violence , intimidation , drugs etc . So many towns are suffering with drugs , traveller feuds etc .
    I’ll start the ball rolling with Tralee which has a ever growing traveller community and some very dangerous east Europeans in the mix , usedbe a lovely place to visit for rose of Tralee but now that’s all changed .


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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,613 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    Obviously it is not the town you live in.....:rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Rathkeale leaves a lot to be desired.


  • Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭jim-mcdee


    Killiney can be very rough. Much tougher town than Donnybrook. You should have seen the look the polish barista gave me when I asked for another shot in my lait. I tell you guys place is going downhill.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,811 ✭✭✭I see sheep


    Drogheda or Dundalk


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Edenderry is crawling with human vermin.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 727 ✭✭✭InTheShadows


    Maybe if middle and upper class people who live in so called lovely and respected areas stopped buying the drugs off the drug dealers that terrorise decent hard working families in the "rough areas" things would be different. Most of them are happy enough to look down their noses and poke fun whilst they snort coke of the toilet cistern in some swanky south Dublin restaurant.


  • Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭Nicetrustedcup


    Tipperary Town just something about that place just can't point my finger on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,737 ✭✭✭Day Lewin


    Dundalk has a pretty rough reputation: it seems to have more murders per 1000 population that most places.
    And the grafitti and street vandalism is fairly serious too.

    I think it must be because it's so close to the border - maybe terrorists hide there??

    PS but terrorists probably keep a low profile, so there's that. *ponders*


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Edenderry is crawling with human vermin.

    Some day you'll better yourself and get out of that house share there Mr flash. Keep stretching for the stars.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Tipperary Town just something about that place just can't point my finger on.

    It’s in Tipperary and it’s a fûcking kip??


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 809 ✭✭✭Blaizes


    Maybe if middle and upper class people who live in so called lovely and respected areas stopped buying the drugs off the drug dealers that terrorise decent hard working families in the "rough areas" things would be different. Most of them are happy enough to look down their noses and poke fun whilst they snort coke of the toilet cistern in some swanky south Dublin restaurant.

    Good point, that would be a very uncomfortable truth for many though.


  • Posts: 5,311 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Drogheda has an air of menace to it, leaving aside the gang feuds.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Some day you'll better yourself and get out of that house share there Mr flash. Keep stretching for the stars.

    What are you on about, John? Living in the commuter belt wouldn’t be for me.

    By the way, it’s shooting for the stars.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Drogheda has an air of menace to it, leaving aside the gang feuds.
    Are the locals looking at you funny? They had 500K people at the Fleadh last year with not even a look out of place.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    What are you on about, John? Living in the commuter belt wouldn’t be for me.

    By the way, it’s shooting for the stars.
    The only place that poster will be shooting will be himself, in the foot.


    As for the original question: Dublin.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Drogheda or Dundalk
    Dundalk did for a long time on account of its location. Not so sure it's true about either of these now. It must be that accent!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    Tipperary has to be the only town in Ireland that I never stood in or stopped.

    I don't know much about it, even as a kid while we were going from Clare to Kilkenny visiting relatives dad never stopped there for the usual ham sandwiches and tea....

    I don't see why it has a reputation, do they feel left out is it a bastion of low self-esteem.

    Actually you'd never hear adverts on the radio advertising tourism, hospitality and entertainment in Tipperary.

    Let's make Tipperary great again.....

    Put it on the map


  • Posts: 5,311 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    nthclare wrote: »
    Actually you'd never hear adverts on the radio advertising tourism, hospitality and entertainment in Tipperary.

    Let's make Tipperary great again.....

    Put it on the map

    It has been lumped in with Ireland's "Sunny South-East" for tourism purposes. I'll bring the sombrero next time I visit Nenagh.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    It has been lumped in with Ireland's "Sunny South-East" for tourism purposes. I'll bring the sombrero next time I visit Nenagh.

    Bring your ppe while walking through Tipperary, a good solid hard hat should suffice.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,349 ✭✭✭Jimmy Garlic


    Rathkeale leaves a lot to be desired.

    Rathkeale is a tumbleweed ghost town for 90% of the year, dead and largely abandoned. I think they turn up at Christmas so Santa can find the childers.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    What are you on about, John? Living in the commuter belt wouldn’t be for me.

    Took it with the light hearted humour it was typed out with, wouldn't be for me either Johnathan, I have two decent enough customers in Edenderry, and another not so far out of the town, (all great payers btw) but the town's a kip.
    By the way, it’s shooting for the stars.

    No it's actually "reach" for the stars. But I used "stretch" as a synonym.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn II


    Tipperary Town just something about that place just can't point my finger on.

    Is it rough though?

    Tbh I think answering Tipp town (where I’ve never been) is a cliche in these threads these days.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn II


    Woke Hogan wrote: »
    The only place that poster will be shooting will be himself, in the foot.


    As for the original question: Dublin.

    The original question excluded Dublin.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,308 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    Parts of Limerick city


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn II


    Cities were excluded. But it is in fact Dublin is the worst if included.

    https://www.her.ie/life/revealed-the-most-dangerous-and-the-safest-places-to-live-in-ireland-31409

    Trying to find the original source. Btw unlike the other thread this thread has an actual objective answer.


  • Posts: 5,311 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Are the locals looking at you funny? They had 500K people at the Fleadh last year with not even a look out of place.

    I should have added, "in my experience". One week out of a year isn't reflective of the whole. As for the Fleadh - similar numbers thronged Ennis, and Sligo prior to that. And I attended both. We'll have to agree to disagree.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,931 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    New Ross


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,465 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    Rothko wrote: »
    New Ross
    Why do you think?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    The original question excluded Dublin.
    Of course it did. Dublin people can't stand to have their town criticised.

    Anyway. Limerick is fairly rough.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn II


    It has been lumped in with Ireland's "Sunny South-East" for tourism purposes. I'll bring the sombrero next time I visit Nenagh.

    South Tipp not north Tipp is in the south east tourism boards regime (as a quick google confirms). Not nenagh then. Another quick google tells me that Tipp is 14th in most visited county. Mostly south Tipp I’d guess, what with two castles. People like castles.


  • Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭jim-mcdee


    Maybe if middle and upper class people who live in so called lovely and respected areas stopped buying the drugs off the drug dealers that terrorise decent hard working families in the "rough areas" things would be different. Most of them are happy enough to look down their noses and poke fun whilst they snort coke of the toilet cistern in some swanky south Dublin restaurant.

    I'll have you know that me and my friends always purchase our cocaine from ethical sources and it's all rainforest alliance certified. Each baggie has the stamp to prove it. Our supplier is like super eco aware and a pacifist, so that blows your theory right out of the water.


  • Registered Users Posts: 836 ✭✭✭blackwave


    Rothko wrote: »
    New Ross

    Back 10/15 years ago it was quite rough but it has quietened down a lot in recent years.


  • Posts: 5,311 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    South Tipp not north Tipp is in the south east tourism boards regime (as a quick google confirms). Not nenagh then. Another quick google tells me that Tipp is 14th in most visited county. Mostly south Tipp I’d guess, what with two castles. People like castles.

    Stand corrected. Sun lounger making its way to Tipperary town. Incidentally, the flak is justifiable - I've passed through there several times.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,172 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Athy


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn II


    Stand corrected. Sun lounger making its way to Tipperary town. Incidentally, the flak is justifiable - I've passed through there several times.

    I haven’t visited Tipp town at least not for years, although I like south Tipp/north Waterford where my dads folks come from. It’s hard to know whether you or the other guy were talking the county or the town.

    In fact i prefer south Tipp to Kerry where my mothers folks come from and I visited both a lot as a child. The idea that it’s some kind of wasteland doesn’t map to the area I visit.

    Since tourism was mentioned the Rock of Cashel gets 350k visitors a year, which is probably more than many counties.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭LuasSimon


    Would be thinking larger towns like Tuam , Longford , mullingar , portlaoise , ennis have problems .... kilrush co Clare ...bunclody Co wexford .... askeaton Co Limerick ...Charleville Co Cork


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,366 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    When I lived there Athlone had to be in with a shout.

    There were a number of crime ridden areas such as Battery heights, St Mels Terrace and despite being student area Willow Park as town council tried moving certain families away from Battery and Mels to Willow. Robberies in Willow (talking 15+ years ago) were quite frequent and people got attacked including friend of mine.

    This is a few years later https://m.herald.ie/news/serial-sex-beast-on-the-loose-27886113.html


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭Stopitwillya


    Tipp town, New Ross or Kilkenny, all 3 towns are very rough.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,298 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Ballinasloe every first week of October.


  • Posts: 5,311 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I haven’t visited Tipp town at least not for years, although I like south Tipp/north Waterford where my dads folks come from. It’s hard to know whether you or the other guy were talking the county or the town.

    The town, specifically. All the same, I can't knock a man for taking pride in his heritage.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    Rathkeale is a tumbleweed ghost town for 90% of the year, dead and largely abandoned. I think they turn up at Christmas so Santa can find the childers.

    Childers roads in Limerick City not Rathkeale, wrong direction lol


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn II


    The town, specifically. All the same, I can't knock a man for taking pride in his heritage.

    It’s fairly distant heritage as my dad is a dub it’s grandparents that are from Tipp. Just not recognising the supposed wasteland of a place I visit 1-2 times a year. It’s fine. Rich even in the countryside.

    I prefer the general open countryside of the golden vale to the small farms of the west anyway, or midlands bogs, anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,436 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Any town in Tipp is rough. Tralee was rough at night time , as is Mallow


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn II


    As I said before though the roughest part of Ireland is an objective fact, not a subjective opinion.

    The cork examiner had a very good piece on this a few years back.

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/crime/crimebycounty/

    It’s over country not per town but you can probably work out that a safe county probably doesn’t have unsafe towns.

    So it’s not Tipp, I’ll let the workings out to the user.

    If we did include cities it would be Dublin, then limerick. Working out the roughest large town is a bit tougher but not impossible.

    Edit:

    Given Louth is 4th after Dublin, limerick and Waterford counties I think we would probably suggest that Dundalk or Drogheda are up there.

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/crime/crimebycounty/louth/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,636 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Rathkeale leaves a lot to be desired.

    It does but it's not rough most of the time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,201 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Clonmel on a night out is pretty rough. Live near by and don’t like going out there too often


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,636 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Tralee
    Charleville
    Athlone

    Significant numbers of undesirables dwell and/or congregate in those places on weekend nights.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,636 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    It's really gone downhill but shhhh you'll be talking down all the new chobs an offices and skyscrapers and stuff.

    They call it the Peace Park the Piss Park for a good reason.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn II


    It’s interesting how people’s perceptions conflict with reality.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Maybe if middle and upper class people who live in so called lovely and respected areas stopped buying the drugs off the drug dealers that terrorise decent hard working families in the "rough areas" things would be different. Most of them are happy enough to look down their noses and poke fun whilst they snort coke of the toilet cistern in some swanky south Dublin restaurant.
    would you get that bag of chips off your shoulder? you think people in "rough areas" arent buying the drugs too? only difference is the "upper class" people get charged more for the pleasure.


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