List of non-safe neighborhoods in Dublin

No such offence as GBH here. The offence is now called Assault Causing Harm afaik.

I would still stick to my views and opinions. It's still a free country. People can chose to live or prefer areas they like or don't go where they dislike it.

I also feel that places in Dublin like Finglas, Cabra, Glasnevin or Phibsbourogh and also East Wall as well as Fairview or around that area are rarely worth the money to live there, at least that's what it was 4 years ago. As said, things might have changed, I am not there. Under the pressure of the high rents, it's understandable if choice is limited and one has no other options.

I do understand why some might feel offended if they bought there, paid a lot of money for something overpriced.

4 years back there was somebody I knew who lived in Island Key apartments off East Road in East Wall. That was an area where I was actually scared to go to at night. The whole place looked really dodgy.

But that's the sad part about Dublin, - the endless housing crisis often the lack of options and the lack of quality.

Even if a thread get's shut down in a forum, opinions on certain areas still exist, forum or no forum.

Glasnevin is fine, very little crime… it’s an established area with very little new properties. Phibsboro grand for the same reason.. scrotes really can’t afford to move in….and rent is not cheap…each areas close proximity to DCU, the airport and the Mater respectively makes them very sought after.. good transport links and various other reasons too..

finglas is a mixed bag, Ballymun of course too.

This actually looks nice. Maybe Glasnevin has different parts? Ballymun was pretty bad as well. - at least back then, when they've had these concret blocks which later on gotten torn down. East Wall was certainly a ghetto, - however I wouldn't quite use these words......

Coming to the better parts, I actually liked Clontarf a lot same as Howth. I'd recommend these places any time.

Glasnevin and Phibsboro shouldn't be lumped in with the rest, they're lovely areas. Particularly Phibsboro. Check out around Iona Road on googlemaps if you want to see houses you'll never be able to afford.

And of course expensive means better, that's why places like Blackrock and Clontarf are so expensive to buy. Why would people pay more to live in a worse area? you're not making any sense.

It appears you don't really know Dublin well enough to have a valid opinion. I suspect you don't actually know the areas you were in and\or it was so long ago. Fairview is a nice place but it appears you think it part of East Wall which is only part of the picture in that people from East Wall use the park. By Island Bridge apartments there is now a Lidl, Aldi, Starbucks and Mc Donald's. That is all very recent

It isn't a surprise you like some of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the country. I don't think you appreciate that a very short distance makes a huge difference in Dublin. Marino is by Fairview Park and is highly desirable.

The money has nothing to do with Brexit at all. People see the benefits of not commuting as long so areas become gentrified. Phibsbourough now has a huge college grounds now. Was a bit rough before by virtue of being so close to the city and formerly cheap rent. Dublin Docklands is our Canary Warf, North Strand is mostly residential housing with people living there so not going to change that dramatically. Apartment blocks going up won't really change it. When the chipper closed down and became an Italian restaurant in North Strand was probably the biggest signs of the neighbourhood changing. It still has a lot of room for development and you would be surprised at the amount small businesses operating around there like car repair.

You don't have the knowledge to discuss these areas and you are way off on pricing in Dublin is the same as Paris or London. It isn't about offending people you just don't know what you are talking about. What you are saying doesn't make sense. Dublin Dock is what it is and you can't create Canary Warf without having mass vacant lands from former dock which is what Dublin Docklands is. Height restrictions are a totally separate issue. East wall is still one of the poorer areas in Dublin so not the best but it is changing very rapidly right now.

Where do you live? It doesn't sound like you lived in a urban environment much. Dublin is the capital city and generates a huge amount of GDP so it will be more expensive than the rest of the country. Prices are nowhere near as high as London or Paris. You can buy a house 10 minute walk from the city centre for under €400k try that in Paris or London .

Yes, I am an outsider if you may use this description, but I've lived in Dublin and spent more time there than you might guess. But also to say, I am way off on things regarding housing or safety is also not correct. The thing is, back then I was 20 years younger, less experienced, Dublin was a different place and I've had many friends who were internationals and not from Dublin. All of us were having different experiences regarding where to live, where to rent, etc..... What I also recall as being rough was Corduff, and Hartstown and Huntstown, both in Dublin 15. Colleagues at work went sometimes to the "Ice Nightclub" in Corduff, and reported brawls and fist fights on occasion. Dublin was also the only city, I've ever lived in where gang violence and even shooting around that was constantly happening and often in the news and perhaps overblown by the news. Like the Hutch-Kinahan feud, however this seems to have stopped. Back in 2010 I recall it was rather often though. Also contrary to your suggestion, I've mostly lived in cities, not in the countryside.

I also recall the prices to buy a place rather moderate in Dublin, even to date, if one has savings or in my case the "right age" to have that or do that. However that might be different now as well, with bidding wars in many cities, I'll hard to believe bidding wars don't happen in Dublin. But in all that respect London is still more expensive.

What's way more an issue in Dublin is renting, and the exorbitant rents compared to the value you're getting and large demand for it, - viewings with 30 or 40 others at the same time. One other underlying issue in Ireland in general is the smallness of the country, everybody knows everyone at some point on the island, sometimes leading to lack of competition and higher cost everywhere. Before the financial crisis there were only two major construction companies operating in Dublin which were at least present everywhere, Cosgraves and McInerny, I recall. They seemd to be responsible for the majority of all the construction. For instance construction cost seems to be higher than anywhere in Europe, also prices in supermarkets are higher than in other places like France for instance. Maybe it's the smallness of the market in Ireland, or the fact that much is imported and that again translates into cost.

Regarding London, the city just feels safer to me than Dublin. Maybe it's the constant CCTV everywhere in London, maybe the police is acting swifter and faster, or straighter, - no idea? I recall one terrorist act in London, happening in the "Katzenjammer pub" within 6 minutes some special police units were at the scene and the terrorist was shot. I don't think if something like that would happen in Dublin, it would be 6 minutes.

Drops monocle.

Even in its flatland heyday, Rathmines always had a lot of middle class professional residents. Senior politicians like Garret Fitzgerald and Dessie O Malley for example lived there with their families.

Actually back in the day Leinster Road in Rathmines used to have a lot of crime and was a bit on the non-safe side.

Also - what is a 'council area'. There is a big block of council flats right in the middle of rathmines. For example.

When was back in the day? The point is there are very few areas safer and more middle class than Rathmines.

Large scale of council owned property, but sure ya knew that. Estates within Dublin 10,11,15,22 and 24. Smaller areas within the canals.

That block of flats in Rathmines isn't particularly big and IIRC is for elderly residents.

I've done the same. I find the reaction somewhere between hostile and disproportionate in nature. Sorry for the straight question, but what's exactly your problem if one has an opinion on safety in a neighbourhood? Also, isn't it natural that opinions differ?

There is no dispute from my side. And two adults not sharing the same view isn't that uncommon in a discussion forum.

I'd say some people might feel offended if another user posts something negative or a negative experience in or about a neighbourhood they happen to live in, are attached to, or recently bought a house or apartment in. It wouldn't surprise me.

Again, you don't know if they have or haven't, or if they've improved or declined.