Irelands Best City

wiger toods · 03-03-2011 12:02AM

Limerick

Mr Cork Man wrote: »

Right rather than having a cliched my place is better than your place thing you are not allowed to nominate your native place.You can give reasons about why it's great but you can't nominate it.Now i think the best city in Ireland can be picked from these 3 places.

Galway A very nice place it is slightly overrated but when it comes to picking irelands finest cities it's name will alway be mentioned.

Dublin I have to say i quite like Dublin some of the natives are rude and obnoxious but i have been to Dublin plenty of times for concerts and matches and i always have a great time there.The south city is a lot nicer than the north city though.

Cork I may be biased but i think Cork is the nicest and most scenic of irelands cities.The view of the sunset going down over Shandon and the northside is a very special sight,i love the way the river lee splits into two,it has so much charm and character.It's jsut the right size it's a good bit bigger than Galway but it's a lot smaller than Dublin.Cork is and always will be a very special city.

Now for the also rans bearing in mind i have never been to Derry so i can't judge that place.

Limerick I just find it to be avery,dull,bland and depressing place.

Waterford Not as depressing as Limerick but it's shopping facilities are very poor and there is not a lot to see and though there in terms of what you would wan't from a city.

Belfast To be honest Belfast is the most miserable and depressing city that i have ever set foot in yes even more miserable than Limerick.It's very well marketed compared to Dublin and Cork but it's a total con.It's not as nice or as scenic a city as Cork and in terms of what i wan't from a city Dublin beats the **** out of it.Dublin is also a much nicer city and the jackeens aren't that bad.:pac: So bearing in mind that i can't say Cork it's between Dublin and Galway and i have to go with Dublin.

Oh im not from galway at all btw! hate the place, it stinks, wouldnt go near it with a barge pole!;) (hee! hee!:P)

rossie1977 · 03-03-2011 12:05AM

Limerick

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Stupid thread. More crap. If you think that any place outside of Dublin actually QUALIFIES as a city - you're deluded. Cork, Galway et al, are just towns. They're not cities. When you go to a city - you understand the difference.

cities are designated, not based on size, on a global scale dublin is a town

if cork ain't a city then the likes of salzburg, venice ain't cities

if galway ain't then luxembourg, tromso ain't either

saywhatyousee · 03-03-2011 12:10AM

Kilkenny

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Dublin barely qualifies as a city for me, let alone the rest on the list.

I never knew a medevil term commanded such debate.The term city is only a title it has nothing to do with population size or area span

admiralofthefleet · 03-03-2011 12:10AM

power city

mikemac · 03-03-2011 12:51AM

Derry

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Dublin barely qualifies as a city for me, let alone the rest on the list.

City status is something that's granted. Nothing to do with size

Armagh has barely 15,000 people and was declared a city. But it has a cathedral and so is just as much a city and Cork or Dublin or anywhere else

If you wanted to be picky, realy Armagh should be on this poll too.

galwayrush · 03-03-2011 12:53AM

Cork

Some people in Tuam claim they qualify as a city, but we just laugh at them..:D

Jesus Wept · 03-03-2011 12:54AM

Cork

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

power city

winner.

Fav town is Bargaintown.

hondasam · 03-03-2011 12:55AM

Limerick

Galway is winning

hondasam · 03-03-2011 12:58AM

Limerick

galwayrush wrote: »

Some people in Tuam claim they qualify as a city, but we just laugh at them..:D

Thought it was the smallest city or something like that.

mikemac · 03-03-2011 12:59AM

Derry

galwayrush wrote: »

Some people in Tuam claim they qualify as a city, but we just laugh at them..:D

Sham town

tonysea · 03-03-2011 01:07AM

Cork

Dublin I have to say i quite like Dublin some of the natives are rude and obnoxious but i have been to Dublin plenty of times for concerts and matches and i always have a great time there.The south city is a lot nicer than the north city though.

L

How dare you!...the northside is much better, it has Croke Park, the GPO, the spire!, phoenix park, the zoo, ehhhh... Ballymun, shall I go on?

Mr Cork Man · 03-03-2011 01:50AM

Cork

Im going to pretend im not from Cork for a minute.:pac:I Cork is better than Dublin it has a lot more character than Dublin and it's a nicer city too.It's just the right size too it's not too small and it's not too big either.

hondasam · 03-03-2011 01:51AM

Limerick

Mr Cork Man wrote: »

Im going to pretend im not from Cork for a minute.:pac:I Cork is better than Dublin it has a lot more character than Dublin and it's a nicer city too.It's just the right size too it's not too small and it's not too big either.

Galway is winnng

Limerick will probably beat cork :pac:

Mr Cork Man · 03-03-2011 01:51AM

Cork

rossie1977 wrote: »

belfast is a cleaner, cheaper version of dublin without the junkies on every corner

cork is a smaller version of dublin, same public buildings and everything, its basically just mini dublin

correct answer is galway and it ain't close, easily best town/city in ireland, now if only they could fix the traffic jams and do something about the godawful public transport there then you really would be onto something or yeah and remove some of the crazy people that inhabit the eyre square area, galway has lots of crazy folk

and lol at the guy that said dublin is up there with the best cities in the world, what the f**k are you smoking son :eek:

There is people do in Belfast though who would beat you death if they don't like your accent,say the wrong thing or wear the wrong clothing.

Mr Cork Man · 03-03-2011 01:54AM

Cork

hondasam wrote: »

Galway is winnng

Limerick will probably beat cork :pac:

We still have more irelands than Limerick in fact we have more all irelands than anyone 120 across all Codes of the gaa.:pac:

Mr Cork Man · 03-03-2011 01:57AM

Cork

That poll is not acurate a fella called Deise Go Deu voted for Waterford.You can't vote for your home town.:pac:

hondasam · 03-03-2011 02:00AM

Limerick

Mr Cork Man wrote: »

We still have more irelands than Limerick in fact we have more all irelands than anyone 120 across all Codes of the gaa.:pac:

GAA is rubbish

Greentopia · 03-03-2011 02:30AM

Belfast

Mr Cork Man wrote: »

That poll is not acurate a fella called Deise Go Deu voted for Waterford.You can't vote for your home town.:pac:

That's alright so cause I didn't vote for my home town either-Tramore-I voted for Waterford. :pac:
Waterford is more a big town anyway, too small I think to be called a city.
Friendliest city in the country hands down though.
Galway I love too for the culture and because it's the only city with an alternative hippy vibe..man

I'd vote Dublin as the Ireland's best city for some of the reasons that've already been given-shopping, entertainment, night-life, culture, better public transport than other cities, public amenities like some beautiful parks and I like the diversity and multi-cultural nature of the city.
No other city in the country comes close IMO.

I'd also probably vote it as Ireland's worst city too... if Limerick didn't exist.
Crime, filthy streets (though there has been some improvement of late it seems), junkies and skangers everywhere, over-priced etc. etc.

Dangerous Man · 03-03-2011 02:51AM

Mr Cork Man wrote: »

Im going to pretend im not from Cork for a minute.:pac:I Cork is better than Dublin it has a lot more character than Dublin and it's a nicer city too.It's just the right size too it's not too small and it's not too big either.

Funny you say that because if I were from Cork I'd do the same. Especially given the recent political circumstances.

Khyra24 · 03-03-2011 02:55AM

Galway

When I visited Ireland last year I was in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Dublin and others and I enjoyed Cork the most. It was a very nice and relaxing place but I think all of Ireland is lovely.

Ardennes1944 · 03-03-2011 03:10AM

Cork

im from cork, always thought dublin was a ****hole each time i visited, but was up there last weekend in the maldron around cardiff lane and the area around the river and the o2 is very nice, even the older buildings on the way towards stephens grn. its around the heart of the city i feel is disgusting though

03-03-2011 03:22AM

Limerick

Think Belfast deserves more votes but it's just the demographics of boards.ie
Not that impressed by Dublin and Cork. I've been in much nicer big cities.

zuroph · 03-03-2011 03:29AM

Limerick

no Boston Option.

Greatest city Ireland ever built.

pappyodaniel · 03-03-2011 04:43AM

Galway

^^or Liverpool.

I'm gonna go with Cork, it's a special little city, full of charm and character, great pubs, culture, Murphy's Stout, good shopping, and The English Market.

I'm gonna vote Galway as the most over-rated city/town. Apart from Eyre Square, Shop St & in and around Denmark St., it's pretty lame. Their rugby ground is a dog track, traffic is mind-numbing, arrogant hippies ... oh and a psychotic 'knack-er dwarf'!

Spunge · 03-03-2011 06:05AM

Omagh, its the bomb.

03-03-2011 06:56AM

Limerick

It was the bomb.. It's a bit dead now to be honest.

Luxie · 03-03-2011 08:46AM

Galway

Mr Cork Man wrote: »

I hope your not from Galway otherwise your breaking my rules.:pac:

I broke them. In fairness, I only saw them after the event though.

Wagon · 03-03-2011 09:07AM

Limerick

Galway is nice. I think it's got the soundest people on the whole island anyway.

Dublin, for a capital, is really not great. Ideal for a holiday but overall quite the ****hole. Especially now.

Cork? pfff.

Athlone is by far and away the greyest, most depressing kip on this whole island. Really is terrible to look at and makes you feel slightly dead.

John_Rambo · 03-03-2011 09:29AM

Cork

UsernameInUse wrote: »

If you truly believe Dublin has a better nightlife and social scene than New York, London, Melbourne and L.A, then you're entitled to your opinion but you're in the minority, I'm afraid, and by quite a far stretch too.

LA and Melbourne? Stop, you are embarrassing yourself, I lived in LA, I have been in Melbourne.

UsernameInUse wrote: »

Dublin is one of the most expensive cities in the world

Again, stop. Dublin is one of the, if not the cheapest capital in Europe. I know you will find this hard to believe, but you have proven you haven't a clue about the city.

Mr Benevolent · 03-03-2011 09:36AM

Ireland doesn't have a best city, they're all crap. Either boring, ugly or one big shopping centre.

Irelands Best City

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