Tallaght not as bad as you think

ntlbell · 14-01-2011 03:42PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

Dunno, he might not have been from there, most people I know who did their driving test in Tallaght failed and then they managed to pass somewhere else.

nonsense.

Or you know a hell of a lot of bad drivers.

af_thefragile · 14-01-2011 03:43PM

ntlbell wrote: »

nonsense.

Or you know a hell of a lot of bad drivers.

But then they do their test somewhere else and pass...

ntlbell · 14-01-2011 03:47PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

But then they do their test somewhere else and pass...

What point are you trying to make?

the vast majority I know all passed on the first, myself included in Tallaght.

Maybe we just associate with different standard of drivers?

I really don't know where you're going with this.

af_thefragile · 14-01-2011 03:48PM

^neither do I at this point..............

enda1 · 14-01-2011 03:50PM

ntlbell wrote: »

What point are you trying to make?

the vast majority I know all passed on the first, myself included in Tallaght.

Maybe we just associate with different standard of drivers?

I really don't know where you're going with this.

Tallaght has a 41% pass rate just so you know.

(That said Rathgar's is only 30.6%!)
Source

ntlbell · 14-01-2011 03:51PM

enda1 wrote: »

Tallaght has a 41% pass rate just so you know.

(That said Rathgar's is only 30.6%!)
Source

myth shattered then. :rolleyes:

NothingMan · 14-01-2011 04:04PM

Myself and all my sisters (6 of them anyway, one of them's only 13) passed first time in Tallaght, we all had lessons and pretests from the same, very good instructor so our driving would have all been similar.

I've heard of people failing for very slight mistakes that were grade 3 but I don't think any examiners set out to fail people.

ntlbell · 14-01-2011 04:05PM

NothingMan wrote: »

Myself and all my sisters (6 of them anyway, one of them's only 13) passed first time in Tallaght, we all had lessons and pretests from the same, very good instructor so our driving would have all been similar.

I've heard of people failing for very slight mistakes that were grade 3 but I don't think any examiners set out to fail people.

people will look to blame anything than accept their own incompetence, including bad drivers blaming one of the largest housing estates in europe

Motley Crue · 14-01-2011 04:14PM

Know a few people from Tallaght, knew them through one guy I went to school with, and I was told about how "dodgy" and "dangerous" the area was - personally I never had a problem and I would have went there, weekly, for about four years or so. Have received more violence directed towards me in my local McDonalds

And anyone who think's they know a scumbag or that Tallaght is a bad area needs to visit a council estate in the UK...that will change your mind...

chopperbyrne · 14-01-2011 08:52PM

To settle the Kilnamanagh thing, it was at one stage (years ago) Europes biggest private housing estate. Don't think it is anymore.

Pinetree is the council housing sub-estate.

It also has its fair share of drugs, violence and scum, but it's generally a nice area.

Good local primary schools, good amenities and good public transport routes.

The only thing it lacks is its own fast food takeaway place. We have to rely on the ones in Tallaght Village, Tymon North or Kingswood.

iPlop · 14-01-2011 08:56PM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

To settle the Kilnamangh thing, it was at one stage (years ago) Europes biggest private housing estate. Don't think it is anymore.

Exactly ,private ,some posters were calling it a council estate.Anyone that knows Kilnamanagh knows it's a private estate ,some houses are still upwards of 300k there

strokemyclover · 14-01-2011 09:14PM

Worked there many a year

Sh1th0le!

iPlop · 14-01-2011 09:52PM

Forget tallaght ,what about Lucan.Adamstown slap bang in the middle ,full of council and affordable housing and private houses with the odd traveller accommodation thrown in for good measure.It's a nice area at the moment(because it's empty) but one could argue that it's the new tallaght ,give it 20 years and we'll see.I personally think it will be a big shit hole.Nielstown ,Lucan ,Adamstown they all blend in together as one big area.It will be a human wildlife park as one other poster put it

Lorrs33 · 15-01-2011 12:15AM

I'm not setting out to criticise everyone who slags off Tallaght. Some have lived here and had bad experiences and that's fair. It's just the people who have never been here or visited once and declared it a horrible place is what annoys me. I love living here, I can't say I'll be living here for the rest of my life but I'd endorse it to others. However, judging from the replies to this thread, Tallaght seems like Marmite: you either love it or you hate it

MagicMarker · 15-01-2011 12:17AM

Lorrs33 wrote: »

I'm not setting out to criticise everyone who slags off Tallaght. Some have lived here and had bad experiences and that's fair. It's just the people who have never been here or visited once and declared it a horrible place is what annoys me. I love living here, I can't say I'll be living here for the rest of my life but I'd endorse it to others. However, judging from the replies to this thread, Tallaght seems like Marmite: you either love it or you hate it

Tallaght is like a bad blow job, it's not great, but it'll do.

listermint · 15-01-2011 12:34AM

Domo230 wrote: »

I used to live near the square and hated the place with a passion.

Thats what happens when you get caught shop lifting. We have your picture Domo, Your barred.

123balltv · 15-01-2011 01:49AM

got attacked in Tymon, Jobstown, Brookfield etc

I'm not fond of Tallaght but I have family from Tallaght nicest people you
could ever meet

RussellTuring · 15-01-2011 02:19AM

I ended up in Tallaght a few times when I was a teenager. A few things happened to me while there:

Got jumped on by about a dozen Travellers while leaving the cinema in the square with a girlfriend.

One night I had three bicycles and a cinder block thrown at me by some kids and was then hit with a metal bar of some sort. When they had thrown the bikes at me they got worried about them and told me to leave their bikes alone.

Went into Jobstown with another girlfriend to her house on Hallowe'en and on fields the size of, say, the centre or Stephen's Green, there were three or four bonfires.

I haven't been there much in the past few years but the times I had were grand and I had no bother at all. I was also mostly at house parties in the homes of close friends. Also, some of the soundest people I've ever met are from Tallaght.

ntlbell · 15-01-2011 01:02PM

Tallaght is just TOO big to say "it's a **** hole"

The vast majority of Tallaght is as safe as anywhere else and there's some lovley areas like old balwn/milbrook/alesbury/homelawn/watergate/bancroft/glenview I could go on.

There is some sections of it that have a large amount of scoial behaviour but with somewhere as big as Tallaght and how Tallaght was built this is to be expected but even the less desirable areas are not that bad.

What people regard as anti social behaviour comapred to what goes on in parts of London/Liverpool/Manchester etc is childs play tbh.

Funnily enough after 25 or so years living in Tallaght the only place I was "attacked" was in the posh suburb of knocklyon D 16 :rolleyes:

enda1 · 15-01-2011 11:22PM

ntlbell wrote: »

Tallaght is just TOO big to say "it's a **** hole"

The vast majority of Tallaght is as safe as anywhere else and there's some lovley areas like old balwn/milbrook/alesbury/homelawn/watergate/bancroft/glenview I could go on.

There is some sections of it that have a large amount of scoial behaviour but with somewhere as big as Tallaght and how Tallaght was built this is to be expected but even the less desirable areas are not that bad.

What people regard as anti social behaviour comapred to what goes on in parts of London/Liverpool/Manchester etc is childs play tbh.

Funnily enough after 25 or so years living in Tallaght the only place I was "attacked" was in the posh suburb of knocklyon D 16 :rolleyes:

Knocklyon is not posh. And NOWHERE in Tallaght is "lovely". To say either is ridiculous.

iPlop · 15-01-2011 11:24PM

enda1 wrote: »

Knocklyon is not posh. And NOWHERE in Tallaght is "lovely". To say either is ridiculous.

Stop embarrassing yourself ,Belgard is lovely and so is Kingswood as is Kilnamanagh

Horse_box · 15-01-2011 11:30PM

Tallaght doesn't deserve the bad rep it gets imo. There are 1 or 2 estates that could be a little bit dodgey but compared to other supposed 'rougher' areas in Dublin, it's mild.

The square is a bit of an eyesore though, it has to be said

psycho-hope · 15-01-2011 11:31PM

Calibos wrote: »

FYP

I live around the corner from the station and I hear of more trouble at Shankill station than Bray tbh.

Bray may be an example of local government incompetance, of wasted potential and the whole place could do with some demolitions and a few coats of paint etc but I wouldn't live anywhere else. I think for the 4th largest town/city in Ireland with a population of over 33,000 we have less scumbag problems than would normally be expected for a town our size. Do you see a lot of the trackie wearing demographic about the place? Yes indeed, but ours seem to be better behaved than a lot of towns.

lol fair enough, i think im working a pharmacy too long that attracts the local scumbag element:D

JupiterKid · 16-01-2011 03:48AM

Tallaght gets a bad rep unfairly in my opinion. It's a huge suburb - around 90,000 population and measures about 7km by 5 km in size.

North Tallaght - places like Kingswood, Kilnamanagh - is the nicest part of Tallaght. East and South Tallaght - Ailsbury, Bancroft, Millbrook - are also fine.

It's West Tallaght that gives Tallaght its bad name - places like Killinarden, Fettercairn, Jobstown. These are rough and deprived areas but only make up about a third or less of the entirety of Tallaght.

Trog · 16-01-2011 06:16AM

ntlbell wrote: »

Tallaght is just TOO big to say "it's a **** hole"

No it's not, Cos this place is bigger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDyEbUUpiLc

Mr. Manager · 16-01-2011 11:26AM

Wouldn't get this in Clontarf

Leiva · 16-01-2011 11:31AM

RussellTuring wrote: »

I ended up in Tallaght a few times when I was a teenager. A few things happened to me while there:

Got jumped on by about a dozen Travellers while leaving the cinema in the square with a girlfriend.

One night I had three bicycles and a cinder block thrown at me by some kids and was then hit with a metal bar of some sort. When they had thrown the bikes at me they got worried about them and told me to leave their bikes alone.

Went into Jobstown with another girlfriend to her house on Hallowe'en and on fields the size of, say, the centre or Stephen's Green, there were three or four bonfires.

I haven't been there much in the past few years but the times I had were grand and I had no bother at all. I was also mostly at house parties in the homes of close friends. Also, some of the soundest people I've ever met are from Tallaght.

Do you just ride birds from Tallaght ?

amacca · 16-01-2011 11:37AM

RussellTuring wrote: »

One night I had three bicycles and a cinder block thrown at me by some kids and was then hit with a metal bar of some sort. When they had thrown the bikes at me they got worried about them and told me to leave their bikes alone.

Wow......intelligent little thugs aren't they....next they will be throwing their wallets and playstations at people.

You should have challenged them to a game of chess.

If they threw a bicycle at me it would be returned to them resembling a wheelchair.

Mister men · 16-01-2011 11:45AM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Tallaght is great.

Yes, there are some areas that are bad, but that's what happens when you build massive housing estates and wait years before providing proper amenities.

As someone said, generally loyal people who'd do everything they could for you if you ever needed help.

I'll take that over an inflated sense of entitlement found in other "better" areas.

Yes. But what about the smell?

Tubsandtiles · 16-01-2011 01:27PM

Its hard to take one area of Dublin into a stereotype these days, with gangland crime and acts of rage and murder becoming increasingly high in alot of areas. When I hear of tourists coming here I feel worried sometimes

Tallaght not as bad as you think

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