Cork, Dublin or Galway - best city?

melodies · 18-05-2011 10:44PM #1

I've been away many years in London. Wanting to go back home in the next 6 months if I can. So I'll be like a foreigner in my own country in some ways ... but sure will be fun discovering/rediscovering. I went to college in Galway - totally loved the atmosphere - music etc and closeness to sea/countryside. Spent a little time in Dublin. Never lived in Cork. Any opinions/advice appreciated

Balmed Out · 18-05-2011 10:47PM

Not a good idea to start a thread like this.

Its an invite to idiots who want to put somehwere else down or whatever.

All are different and I think all are nice. Go check them out for yourself.

joshrogan · 18-05-2011 10:48PM

My advice is to post in Region and not Recreational.

hondasam · 18-05-2011 10:48PM

Galway is the best city, but I'm a bit biased.

theboss80 · 18-05-2011 10:51PM

Cork is the best city in Ireland. Its like a cleaner Dublin with far less gangs ,shootings and attempting to blow each other up. Absolutely sports mad and and recent European capital of Culture.

Eh and Handy Sandy live there

WallyGUFC · 18-05-2011 10:52PM

Galway>>Dublin>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cork

Herb Powell · 18-05-2011 10:52PM

theboss80 wrote: »

Cork is the best city in Ireland. Its like a cleaner Dublin with far less gangs ,shootings and attempting to blow each other up. Absolutely sports mad and and recent European capital of Culture.

Eh and Handy Sandy live there

No
Cork is ****ing filthy. I live in Cork btw

Berns · 18-05-2011 10:54PM

You forgot Derry and Belfast :rolleyes:

& a poll

TheZohanS · 18-05-2011 10:56PM

Berns wrote: »

You forgot Derry and Belfast :rolleyes:

& a poll

You mean Londonderry....oooh controversial..

CongoPowers · 18-05-2011 10:58PM

LOL.

Dublin, by far.

Balmed Out · 18-05-2011 10:59PM

Herb Powell wrote: »

No
Cork is ****ing filthy. I live in Cork btw

Bull. Travel and you will see its cleaner then most.

I hate these threads and the negative posters

theboss80 · 18-05-2011 10:59PM

Herb Powell wrote: »

No
Cork is ****ing filthy. I live in Cork btw

What? you think the city centre is filthy? I'm from Cork myself btw aswell.

Cypher_sounds · 18-05-2011 11:00PM

Go to Las Vegas great city.

super_furry · 18-05-2011 11:00PM

Where does Morgan Freeman live?

NTMK · 18-05-2011 11:01PM

Galway>>>Cork>>>Dublin

Lived in all. galway is the nicest

Balmed Out · 18-05-2011 11:02PM

Galway and Cork have the best pubs, Dublin has by far best giggs and sporting events. All have beautifull countryside nearby but prob cork and galway more so. Galway best for surfing. Dublin biggest.

Depending on what you like, anyone could be the winner.

harney · 18-05-2011 11:03PM

I lived in Cork for about 3 years, and Dublin for about 3 years before that. I think I preferred Dublin as I found Cork a little cliquey. I do miss the Octoberfest sessions in the Franciscan well though!

I only lived for the sum total of 1 month in Galway while on a contract job, although being from Connacht it is always near and dear to my heart, and tbh were I to move back to Ireland and could find work there Galway would be my first port of call.

Dangerous Man · 18-05-2011 11:36PM

Is this really happening?

grenache · 19-05-2011 02:49AM

Not from there but i do call Cork my home now and i love it. The city centre is fantastic since they renovated it. It has all the great pubs/clubs/restaurants/theatres/shops that Dublin has but is more personal and far easier to get around due to its size. Galway is lovely to visit but its too touristy a place to live in. Did it for 3 months and got sick of "the craic" and tourists. Its also too small.

df1985 · 19-05-2011 02:59AM

Galway and cork are big towns, Dublin is the only one id call a city and on an international scale its still a small one.

I know Dublin has it faults but I love it.
Galway and cork are great but theyre tiny.

IHeartChemistry · 19-05-2011 03:05AM

Where's Limerick in this debate?

As I have lived in Cork since September I have to say Cork. Galways too teeny tiny for me. Dublin is class but bloody massive. More expensive as well. Cork has a daycent nightlife (smoking areas here though are awful in clubs and pubs) Great restaurants, great shops and it's not an overly large city. Easy to get around and the people here are mega friendly. Can't complain about Cork as a city. I love it here

grenache · 19-05-2011 03:19AM

IHeartChemistry wrote: »

Where's Limerick in this debate?

Where it deserves to be. Nowhere.

Seloth · 19-05-2011 03:20AM

df1985 wrote: »

Galway and cork are big towns, Dublin is the only one id call a city and on an international scale its still a small one.

I know Dublin has it faults but I love it.
Galway and cork are great but theyre tiny.

Lol you do realize on a international scale that Cork and Glawy and considered Normal or average sized citys :L

grenache · 19-05-2011 03:25AM

Seloth wrote: »

Lol you do realize on a international scale that Cork and Glawy and considered Normal or average sized citys :L

Cork maybe but there is no way Galway could be considered as an average size city. It has less than 80k of a population.

Aoifey! · 19-05-2011 03:27AM

Go Waterford!

grenache · 19-05-2011 03:33AM

Aoifey! wrote: »

Go Waterford!

County Waterford is lovely. But the city is bland enough (no offence). It's not as bad as Limerick mind you.

Seloth · 19-05-2011 03:35AM

grenache wrote: »

Cork maybe but there is no way Galway could be considered as an average size city. It has less than 80k of a population.

A friend of mine from New Orleans called Galway tiny but another friend of mine from a different city called it quite Big...Despite the fact his home town is legally seen as a city.

I live in Cork and Limerick...And quite recently a few Nigerian friends of mine who were up here coulnt believe Limerick was was a city but then another person I knew from Greenland was shocked at how it wasnt.

All about perspective..but the fact that Irish people say Cork and Galway are big towns as we have one area with over a million is laughable.

Chuck Stone · 19-05-2011 03:45AM

I'm living in Cork City and I would say 'it depends'.

If you want choice in air travel destinations

Dublin>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cork>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Galway

Sporting venues

Dublin>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cork>>>Galway.

If you want a beautiful coastline

Cork/Galway>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dublin.

Traffic congestion

Galway>>>>>Cork>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dublin

Events (like you'd find in an event centre etc)

Dublin>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ∞

Access to hard drugs

Dublin>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cork>>>>>>>>>Galway.

Surfing

Galway/Cork>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ∞

etc.

EDudder · 19-05-2011 04:16AM

I absolutely love Galway, and I live in Cork. And I'd choose Cork.

Choose Dublin if your looking for the kind of things that only a big city has.

But Corks a nice in between. I love going to Galway, but I don't know if I'd feel the same about living there.

And I'm from the North btw. So not biased (although a little peeved you left us out :P).

Seloth · 19-05-2011 04:21AM

It may be just magical rumours but I've heard Galways is meant to be a magical hippy town that lacks "Knackers" for the most part...Does this "Insectopia"(Antz reference ftw) Exist?Or am I just hearing so heavenly rumors?

Lapin · 19-05-2011 06:19AM

melodies wrote: »

Galway - totally loved the atmosphere - music etc and closeness to sea/countryside.

Its all there waiting for you.

Dublin - Congested and stuffy
Cork - Up its own arsé
Limerick - Too many no go areas
Waterford - Quaint little village
Derry/Londonderry - Identity crisis
Belfast - Meh

Galway is the place to be.

Cork, Dublin or Galway - best city?

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