Best town in Ireland??

biko · 03-07-2006 11:44AM

Galway & Belfast

Vegeta · 03-07-2006 12:07PM

Killaloe county Clare, was once the capital of Ireland

mysterious · 03-07-2006 01:44PM

Tralee, Kilkenny, Dingle and Limerick(as Limerick has hidden gems on its side streets like Denmark street, Catherine street, Mallow street, Perry Square, Georges quay, Mary street and Cornmarket/milk Market etc) Most stranger's would be unfamilar with these and coming onto Waterford these days and edit: Killaloe/Ballina has to be one of the prettiest landmark towns in Ireland.

hate Kilarney it's fake. Athlone, Mullingar, Potloaise,Tullamore, and Bray. Iused to Like Galway now I hate it. Everytime I go there i just see sprawling ugly buildings going up, supermacs the tacky hotels on the beach front, and the over rated partness. Galway is defanetely not like what it used to be, just a piss up, most people who spend time there realise Galway town itself is very small and just plain.

muppetkiller · 03-07-2006 01:56PM

Galway without a doubt ...I agree with the previous poster about how Galway had gone down hill. BUt it's really picked up again and is back to it's best.

Eyre square is finished again and with the Arts festival , Races , Project 06, Film Festival , not to mention QUAY st every Friday and Saturday night ...
It's simply brilliant.

Terry · 03-07-2006 02:17PM

i've worked in towns all over the country and i found the best one to be listowel. really nice place and nice people too.
i don't think i would ever move out of Leixlip though.
it's not the greatest place on earth, but it's home and i have great neighbours. everybody needs good neighbours.

Vegeta · 03-07-2006 02:21PM

julep wrote:

i've worked in towns all over the country and i found the best one to be listowel. really nice place and nice people too.
i don't think i would ever move out of Leixlip though.
it's not the greatest place on earth, but it's home and i have great neighbours. everybody needs good neighbours.

listowel is a very nice place yeah.

Leixlip, ah man my gf lived there when she was on work experience in Intel. I have fond memories of the chinese there and renting dvds. It is close to the city but not too close and having to get the 66 in to town made me suicidal

Juicebox · 03-07-2006 02:57PM

Doolin Co.Clare

Siogfinsceal · 03-07-2006 05:01PM

Love naas, galway & ennis

Hate boyle, kildare town

inode · 03-07-2006 05:36PM

Galway and Derry

Summerjones · 03-07-2006 05:44PM

Maynooth is a lovely little town. Except when the students wreck it.

r3nu4l · 03-07-2006 05:51PM

Summerjones wrote:

Maynooth is a lovely little town. Except when the students wreck it.

Hah! I lived in Maynooth as a student and worker for seven years and I can tell you that I saw lots of local kids wrecking the place only to see it later blamed on students by the residents :rolleyes:

OK, some students are idiots and do some damage but nothing compared to what I've seen being done by the local scumbags in Maynooth. Read the Liffey Champion and see how many students end up in Kilcock court compared to Maynooth locals!! Interesting reading.

Summerjones · 03-07-2006 05:57PM

r3nu4l wrote:

Hah! I lived in Maynooth as a student and worker for seven years and I can tell you that I saw lots of local kids wrecking the place only to see it later blamed on students by the residents :rolleyes:

OK, some students are idiots and do some damage but nothing compared to what I've seen being done by the local scumbags in Maynooth. Read the Liffey Champion and see how many students end up in Kilcock court compared to Maynooth locals!! Interesting reading.

Yes, student friends of mine have ended up there more than once...but it was their own fault. I have to agree the scumbags (and there isn't many to be fair) in Maynooth have made down by the train station not a nice place to be, especially at night. Nothing to do and all the time in the world to do it.

Mrs. MacGyver · 03-07-2006 06:06PM

I like Cork City,
Castletownberehaven, for the nice pubs, restraunts and the quiet life!
Bandon, the nightlife, shopping, architecture and history.

Raiser · 03-07-2006 06:19PM

Kinsale is a very nice little town, great location by the sea, compact but with a bit of life and lots of decent pubs and restaurants......

LadyJ · 03-07-2006 06:58PM

G-G-G-Galway ftw!

Definitely not Enniscorthy imo.

Nightwish · 03-07-2006 06:59PM

I love Kenmare and Dunmore East, the latter has gotten a bit too cluttered with holiday homes though.

Collie D · 03-07-2006 08:43PM

Howth, spent the day out there yesterday. It's great to have such a beautiful little town so close to city

Pighead · 03-07-2006 08:46PM

Mullacrew is magic.

Crania · 04-07-2006 12:00AM

I must I really like Wexford town, beautiful buildings, lots of grens areas, good few shops, great accent, its right besdie the sea so it also has great scenery and its in close proximity to a weatlh of lovely beaches.

Wexford ftw!!

jimmycrackcorm · 04-07-2006 02:51AM

Termonfeckin - I just love the name!

stepbar · 04-07-2006 03:00AM

Love Ranelagh, spent 2 lovely years in college ther before moving into the dark and cold IFSC. Still has a place in my heart 4 years on. Galway city is another favourite of mine. Dundrum comes close to the two above two, really gone up in my rating since the new S.C

Tar.Aldarion · 04-07-2006 03:50AM

Galway City, with the New Eyre Square it wins by a mile.
It's a pleasure to live there.

susanna · 04-07-2006 04:09AM

Malahide is lovely, and Kilkenny is good for the nightlife and the festival

stovelid · 04-07-2006 05:08PM

I know it barely qualifies as a town but Glandore, West Cork is lovely.

Also;

Castletownsend, WC

Ballyvaughan, Clare

Carlingford

AOR · 04-07-2006 05:12PM

stovelid wrote:

Carlingford

Grand at the weekend, a bit of a dump during the week.

Omeath ftw!

mysterious · 04-07-2006 05:16PM

Kilmalock and Dingle are other's on my list as top towns.

Hate Kildare town don't know why but the county is beautiful. Can't beat the curragh.... edit. I don't hate Kildare, I dislike it.:D

Saruman · 04-07-2006 09:04PM

Love Galway, Cork and Waterford to visit. I like Mullingar, i live near there though Athlone is much nicer.
Carrick on shannon is lovely looking.
I also like Dublin, though obvously only certain parts and when there is no scum around. Like the IFSC and Docklands area... great area..

byte · 04-07-2006 10:26PM

Has to be Galway. Great city for teh craic loike.

Chakar · 04-07-2006 11:57PM

This thread is on towns which are towns without a cathedral.The best town is Clifden in County Galway.

V9 · 05-07-2006 12:30AM

Stradbally, Co. Laois tbh :rolleyes:

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