Why is Dublin such a shιtty city?

Just reading that Clerys development has two so called "upmarket" tenants now. Maybe that'll raise the tone a bit lol. Also Moore Street/Carlton is going ahead which hopefully will vastly improve that end of the wasteland.

What I think could be improved is the incentivisation of outdoor coffee/eats. There is nothing like a few umbrellas and tables to instantly make a place look great. Think of O'Connell Street, vast wide pavements and a central median with.... nothing but pedestrians and Luas and bus stops. Sad isn't it. Look I know the doom mongers will say "ah jasus you couldn't sit outside there you'd be demented with the tappers" etc. but sometimes a different approach/use of a street makes its own success. Anyway tappers would need a card machine these days as few carry cash anymore.

There are hardly any cafes with outdoor seating in -

O'Connell Street

Grafton Street

Dame Street

St Stephen's Green and etc. and so on. I think it would make a huge difference to introduce it where feasible. But that's the thing, it takes so long to get any imaginative thing done in Dublin, you would despair. It took the pandemic to allow and encourage outdoor seating but really only in Capel, Parliament, and Sth. William Streets, good as that is. It should be far more widespread and encouraged. And they are still wrangling over the Plaza at Trinity. Honestly.

I agree that Metro police and Transport police are vital now, so get on with it please.

I suppose we cannot for a minute mention moving homeless out of their tents on the main thoroughfares and clean the place up, because that would be so non woke and non PC, but hang on, surely there are more homeless charidees than tents now and no one is obliged to sleep on the streets. Policy and a quality of life for ALL should be the mantra, not for the few who should not be there. DCC and their by laws huh.

So folks, Dublin has great potential but (sorry now) appears to have a load of homesick resentful boggers running it who don't care much about us really. If it's not them it's the lefties and SF who are against everything and for nothing just because they can.

I will await developments and am hopeful for improvement soon.

@saabsaab Get on to Musk or Bezos to relocate Dublin to the Moon - or maybe Mars. Would that be far enough away for you?

Much easier for me to move! Anyway what would take its place?

No don't do that. The moon might get angry and retaliate by crashing into the earth like that new film Moonfall. 🤣

Graffiti doesn't bother me if the city is safe.

I've lived in Dublin for 21 years, am from the West of Ireland, went to college here, work here & am now married to a Dub. My formative years were spent living on the southside... the longest stretch living in Ranelagh between 2006 to 2017. I then bought a house on the Northside (with my girlfriend now wife) and here I am 4 years later. The best years of my life have been spent in Dublin but I'm not sure if it's going to stay that way.

I miss the days of being able to walk into town on a Saturday from Ranelagh to Keoghs, have a few pints of Guinness and walk home later (via Coppers)... I also miss the freedom of the country but know the same opportunities are not just not there. I despise how expensive this city has become to live in but know that I have friends and family who live in equally, if not more expensive places around the world.

Let's be honest, for a man from a fairly modest background, I've been blessed to live in middle to upper class areas of Dublin where Iife is pretty peaceful. That's not everyones experience. I don't know would I be able to do all the things I've done in 20 years if I was 18 now & starting out adult life in Dublin.

With the benefit of experience, Dublin is a grand city to live in now if you're young, free, rich and single. As a married man now with children, I'm not exactly enthused about bringing up children in the city and if the opportunity comes I'd be tempted to move to Meath or somewhere close to Dublin.

Compared to every other city in Europe Dublin is extremely basic and run of the mill.

The OP is more or less a hit-and-run bridge dweller. Don't hold your breath for a reply.

There are a couple of things that annoy me aboout these threads.

Firstly, if the person who posted this thread lives in Dublin then why don't they leave? If they hate Dublin so much then staying here can't be a good idea.

Secondly, from what I've read (and I haven't read the whole thread) I've read very little in the way of ideas or suggestions for improvements. Throw some ideas out there. A lot of the points that you raise are valid and need to be addressed but lets have some ideas.

What would you do to make the city a more attractive place to be?

I was born and raised here and only a fool would argue that Dublin is perfect but it isn't mogadishu either.

The privilege's of having tits. The leniency shown to women in court criminal cases is appalling. 150 hours community services for assaulting someone causing harm, which he must of been pretty bad since she could go through his pockets to get his phone.

21 previous convictions. You are correct. The absolute disgusting criminal system we have is a huge reason why society maintains terrible problems at those levels. 21 convictions! It multiple times per year in court on different charges at her age. Total scum bag.