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Grew up around Clontarf and my own personal experience of Dublin was never bad. But while I have nothing against it I do not particularly want to defend it either or to ever move back there. We have been in Maynooth general area for some time now and really never regretted our decision to come here. For us at least we seem to have all the advantages of being in Dublin without any of the downsides of actually being in Dublin. Hell despite not being in Dublin we are still on Dublin Bus routes. So it's best of both worlds and no need to attack or defend it for us personally.

We find it a nice place generally. I can get into the City when I want quite quickly. I can also get out to run and enjoy nature in places like Donadea forest quite quickly.

Never had much trouble here to be honest. With the minor exceptions of an incredibly religious neighbour who we have learned to just be amused by rather than annoyed by. And my girlfriend was on one occasion subject to an attempted sexual assualt/attack/rape in the side streets of Maynooth late at night some years ago.

Other than those we have had essentially no issues, regrets, complaints or gripes. Very happy with our place and our choice and certainly enjoy our proximity to Dublin while enjoying not having to be in Dublin :)

We don't need to defend Dublin, everyone with common sense knows 90% of Dublin is nice and safe.

Exactly.

There is no better place to live in the country than South Dublin, particularly the coastal areas.

Those coastal villages aren't the most expensive areas in the country for no reason.

To associate south coastal Dublin with the North Inner City is ridiculous and is an opinion voiced by people that dont know Dublin.

The Buttevantonians don't like to see that spelling.

Athy is bad but I’d say it’s improved a bit over the last few years compared to how bad it used to be.

Regards,

P.

Mountmellick is a place dear to my heart.. because I hate it.

Its known locally as, Mountmisery.

Going there to visit elderly grandparents back in the day. All I remember is dampness, smell of turf smoke, and drunks stumbling from pub to pub.

There was a robbery of the Shaws department store in the town. They robbed everything, even the lino.. not enough? Someone took a dump inside the cash register.

Which are generally referring to the north inner city, which is a tiny part of the city and nobody goes there unless they have to.

It may as well be in Northern Ireland as far as most southsiders are concerned.

Its of no interest or impact.

You think you used love, but really love used you.

Longford town vs Rathkeale in a slash hook and machete funeral fight to the death. The resulting funeral and rematch will ensure this entertainment goes on and on in both Kip venues. Extra fights over the Xmas period when extended families come home from UK and America.

Nenagh

Roscrea

Oughterard

County Mayo

Yeah, my thoughts exactly, sadly. Lived here almost 20 years, and I saw the boom and the bust and the effect it's had on the town.

Half-empty shopping centres, dirty and derelict main street, poor parking which shoves people to the retail parks outside of town, a one-way system that doesn't really work, and nothing but talk about how "city status" (give me a break) will fix everything. The town has gone downhill rapidly since the borough council was abolished in 2014 - all moneys now controlled by Dundalk, who don't give a fiddler's about Drogheda (and that's on the record!).

All I see now are houses, houses, houses, grocery shops and the bus or train to Dublin - a typical dormitory town. Schools are oversubscribed and only going to get worse, hospital is overcrowded, GPs can't be got.

I'll not even mention the hotel situation.....🤐