Dublin is Not Boring - Not at All.

ClovenHoof · 10-03-2014 06:12PM #1

I honestly do not get this idea where people think Dublin as a city is boring and has nothing to do. I have been to cities much larger where one could see and do all that was to see and do in a weekend. There is lots to do in Dublin if you WANT to find something to do.

The problem with the city is the residents would rather spend their weekends in a pub getting all emotional for 'their' beloved British soccer corporations while going 'We, Them and Us' at the giant TV screens knocking back pints as the sum total of their interaction with the city.

There is so much to do and see in Dublin. Not just only in terms of culture, but the city screams history. There are areas you can explore like the Liberties on a Sunday. There is a beautiful range of mountains with a stunning hiking trail which would be the envy of any capital city in Europe and you can get on the Luas at Tallaght...follow the trail over the mountains and get back from the DART on the other end of the trail.

Dublin is not in the least boring.

GenieOz · 10-03-2014 06:15PM

You're just full of mad ideas today.

stimpson · 10-03-2014 06:15PM

OK so.

dxhound2005 · 10-03-2014 06:15PM

All that walking is grand if you have cloven hooves.

Holsten · 10-03-2014 06:16PM

Ok, give me 10 things to do in Dublin on any given night that don't involve a pub/club.

GO.

ClovenHoof · 10-03-2014 06:18PM

Holsten wrote: »

Ok, give me 10 things to do in Dublin on any given night that don't involve a pub/club.

GO.

There are no end of clubs and interest groups you can join.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 10-03-2014 06:18PM

Holsten wrote: »

Ok, give me 10 things to do in Dublin on any given night that don't involve a pub/club.

GO.

You can do heroin ten times.

ceekay74 · 10-03-2014 06:18PM

Liffey swim

GenieOz · 10-03-2014 06:20PM

ClovenHoof wrote: »

There are no end of clubs and interest groups you can join.

Name ten of them

Donkey Oaty · 10-03-2014 06:22PM

GenieOz wrote: »

Name ten of them

Here's eight to be getting on with.

Mint Sauce · 10-03-2014 06:23PM

All types of entertainment on the Luas Red Line, and for free if your lucky.

kneemos · 10-03-2014 06:25PM

GenieOz wrote: »

Name ten of them

Testicular cancer support group.
Breast cancer support group.
Ovarian cancer support group.
I could go on.

onemorechance · 10-03-2014 06:36PM

Is the Phoenix Park utilised as much as it could be?

It's about the same size as Central Park in New York; it should be a central part of life in Dublin, for locals and tourists.

yawhat! · 10-03-2014 06:44PM

We could go around with sticks and bate the scumbags. Would be great craic.

Or get some Heroin and throw in it in the middle of scumbags and watch them fight to the death.

Or wave 50 euro notes in front of homeless people and watch them cry, would get a bit of a buzz of that.

Holsten · 10-03-2014 06:46PM

onemorechance wrote: »

Is the Phoenix Park utilised as much as it could be?

It's about the same size as Central Park in New York; it should be a central part of life in Dublin, for locals and tourists.

There is no comparison.

In Central Park you have
- Lakes that you can rent boats.
- A swimming pool.
- Ice Rinks
- Zoo
- Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amphitheater
- Numerous Playgrounds
- Castle

The Phoenix Park has:
- Zoo
- One Playground
- One small tiny tea room
- No public toilets
- Farmleigh House.

D1stant · 10-03-2014 06:49PM

Dublin is a kip

DrumSteve · 10-03-2014 06:50PM

D1stant wrote: »

Dublin is a kip

Nah, it's not really.

sheesh · 10-03-2014 06:50PM

Will people please stop comparing Dublin to to places that are literally more than 10 times bigger! thats not a valid comparison!!

I am pie · 10-03-2014 06:51PM

Holsten wrote: »

There is no comparison.

In Central Park you have
- Lakes that you can rent boats.
- A swimming pool.
- Ice Rinks
- Zoo
- Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amphitheater
- Numerous Playgrounds
- Castle

The Phoenix Park has:
- Zoo
- One Playground
- One small tiny tea room
- No public toilets
- Farmleigh House.

There is more to do in NY than Dublin? This is some seriously revelatory sh1t right here.

You are breaking some new ground with these insights. What's next? Cork not quite as interesting as Tokyo, Dundalk not really got the same amount of visitor attractions as Antwerp. Beaches in carribean found to have warmer water than Clare?

Holsten · 10-03-2014 06:59PM

I am pie wrote: »

There is more to do in NY than Dublin? This is some seriously revelatory sh1t right here.

You are breaking some new ground with these insights. What's next? Cork not quite as interesting as Tokyo, Dundalk not really got the same amount of visitor attractions as Antwerp. Beaches in carribean found to have warmer water than Clare?

What are you on about?

I compared the parks, not the cities.

onemorechance · 10-03-2014 07:03PM

Holsten wrote: »

There is no comparison.

In Central Park you have
- Lakes that you can rent boats.
- A swimming pool.
- Ice Rinks
- Zoo
- Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amphitheater
- Numerous Playgrounds
- Castle

The Phoenix Park has:
- Zoo
- One Playground
- One small tiny tea room
- No public toilets
- Farmleigh House.

Somewhat my point, it's maybe not as utilized as it should be.

From their website, it has these recreational facilities:

1 Army Pitch
1 Army Grounds Pavilion
3 Camogie
1 Camogie Storage Area
2 Cricket
2 Cricket Pavilions
7 GAA Pitches
1 Disused GAA Pavilion
10 Soccer (SR)
1 Proposed New GAA Pavilion
2 Soccer (JR)
1 Soccer Pavilion
1 Garda Síochána Pitch
1 Garda Síochána Pavilion
1 Mixed use Pitch
1 Polo Grounds
1 Polo Pavilion
1 Model Aeroplane Area
1 Seasonal Cross Country Circuit

Plus:

Áras an Uachtaráin
Papal Cross
Wellington Monument
Phoenix Column
Deerfield Residence
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and Ashtown Castle
People's Gardens
Magazine Fort

I am pie · 10-03-2014 07:07PM

Holsten wrote: »

What are you on about?

I compared the parks, not the cities.

Jesus wept....

So it's beyond your comprehension that a park in a city with 10 times the population and infintely more wealth would have more attractions?

The Diabolical Monocle · 10-03-2014 07:08PM

Ok woopdi fvcking do - theres a park.

Also - most of the time its pissing rain.
Theres your 1st entertainment option - getting rained on in a big field.

Holsten · 10-03-2014 07:20PM

I am pie wrote: »

Jesus wept....

So it's beyond your comprehension that a park in a city with 10 times the population and infintely more wealth would have more attractions?

Do attractions have to cost so much? I don't think so.

My point was that the Phoenix park is terribly under used, it's just open fields for the most part.

I'm sure I could find you an example of a park in an area with a lower population than Dublin which has much more to offer.

syklops · 10-03-2014 07:23PM

Holsten wrote: »

There is no comparison.

In Central Park you have
- Lakes that you can rent boats.
- A swimming pool.
- Ice Rinks
- Zoo
- Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amphitheater
- Numerous Playgrounds
- Castle

The Phoenix Park has:
- Zoo
- One Playground
- One small tiny tea room
- No public toilets
- Farmleigh House.

In the phoenix park, you are forgetting the "Sucky sucky five dollah", which you dont get/have in Central Park.

onemorechance · 10-03-2014 07:24PM

Holsten wrote: »

Do attractions have to cost so much? I don't think so.

My point was that the Phoenix park is terribly under used, it's just open fields for the most part.

I'm sure I could find you an example of a park in an area with a lower population than Dublin which has much more to offer.

In most cases, attractions should be self-financing anyway, either directly through charges, or in-directly, such as an increase in tourists coming to Dublin for the attractions.

losthorizon · 10-03-2014 07:41PM

This thread is funny. Pure comic gold

Nemeses · 10-03-2014 07:45PM

I am pie wrote: »

There is more to do in NY than Dublin? This is some seriously revelatory sh1t right here.

You are breaking some new ground with these insights. What's next? Cork not quite as interesting as Tokyo, Dundalk not really got the same amount of visitor attractions as Antwerp. Beaches in carribean found to have warmer water than Clare?

Leave Cork alone boyo! He done nothin' to ya! :pac:

roro1990 · 10-03-2014 07:47PM

I find Dublin extremely one-dimensional. Probably a sign that I need new friends, but the only time I do anything here is when drinking at the weekend in town. I'm lucky to live by a beautiful pier in dun laoghaire, but what feckin use is it for a nice stroll when all my friends are either whipped or live too far away.

losthorizon · 10-03-2014 07:56PM

Nemeses wrote: »

Leave Cork alone boyo! He done nothin' to ya! :pac:

Dublin has a zoo but cork has a safari park;)

Sh1tbag OToole · 10-03-2014 07:58PM

Get the luas to tallaght! riveting stuff!

I'm in dublin and I'm bored stiff. Go home and watch telly, get drunk the odd time and sit on social networking sites is all most people seem to do. Most other enjoyable things involve spending sh1tloads more than it should cost, or leaving Dublin.

Dublin wants you to spend all your money on high rent, parking spaces, clamping, insurance, getting to and from work, shops are bland and overpriced. Loads of intolerant snobs about who think drying clothes outside or driving an old car lowers the tone

Dublin is Not Boring - Not at All.

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