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Favourite suburb of Dublin?

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    #152
    steve-collins
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    TK1 wrote: »
    Ive no reason to spoof, why would i, maybe it depends on what part of killester I would imagine? I lived in Abbeyfield, and no way would i get into city centre in ten minutes, sure it could take you that to get out onto the Malahide road, its always twenty or more depending on the traffic. Clontarf would take about ten minutes again depending on traffic. Ramble Inn is a dump, ive drank in it for various reasons, toilets always broke, carpert filthy, its a dump, nothing wrong with the locals, but the pub itself is a dump and badly needs a revamp and i dont know anyone that would disagree with that! ETA just go onto aa routeplanner, and it will tell you 18 mins and thats with no traffic delays.....

    If your going from Abbeyfield why would you go down the Malahide road, Howth road is much handier. Not too mention Harry Byrnes and The Hollybrook are few mins walk from Killester which are in Clontarf or are you going to dispute that aswel.


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    #153
    cavemeister
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭cavemeister


    its_steve116 wrote: »
    Fact: it's larger than Monaco, Vatican City, and five times as big as Hyde Park.

    Phoenix Park is not just bigger than Monaco, it's over 3 times bigger than Monaco.

    It's crazy!


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    #154
    TK1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭TK1


    steve, ive done both routes, and malahide road is quicker believe or not. Why are you finding it so hard to believe. YOu mus tbe a great walker to get to Harry Byrnes in a few minutes, what part of Killester are you in? Or is it Donncarney, which is a big difference :) . Anyway, over and out :)


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    #155
    sitkaspruce
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭sitkaspruce


    Nothing comes close to the beautiful town of Balbriggan


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    #156
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    Cienciano wrote: »
    Ranelagh would be my ideal place to live in. Great village and nice quiet sidestreets. Howth is nice, but a bit isolated. Dalkey village is probably the nicest imho. Can see why it's so pricey, the Dalkey Killiney area is quality. Or a crime ridden hellhole if you're from outside the pale.

    25-30 minutes to Connolly ain’t that isolated


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    #157
    El_Bee
    Registered Users Posts: 933 ✭✭✭El_Bee


    its_steve116 wrote: »
    Wow, a lot of love for Rathmines here.


    When I moved to Rathmines, I was there two days and walking to the shops, unmarked car with two armed detectives pulled up beside me and asked me where I'm from and what I'm doing here, I explained I had just moved in and all and they told me the area is very heavily policed (there were a lot of expensive cars etc. in the area), are there any other parts of the city where there's this kind of patrolling?


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    #158
    klaaaz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭klaaaz


    El_Bee wrote: »
    When I moved to Rathmines, I was there two days and walking to the shops, unmarked car with two armed detectives pulled up beside me and asked me where I'm from and what I'm doing here, I explained I had just moved in and all and they told me the area is very heavily policed (there were a lot of expensive cars etc. in the area), are there any other parts of the city where there's this kind of patrolling?

    Not really, the policing is there to protect the upper echelons of society(also in their other areas).
    It's quite amusing that we see people post their favourite areas of Dublin(usually the posh parts) but yet they could not ever afford to live in that same area in their lifetime, it's like some sort of fantasy that needs realism where they'd end up settling in some commuter town for decades!


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    #159
    wakka12
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    People pick the posh places as their favourite ones because theyre nice, why would you have to live there or be able to afford it to pick it? I coucld never afford to live in ranelagh but its beautiful and a really ****ing nice place to live and Im jealous of my friends that can afford to live there


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    #160
    klaaaz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭klaaaz


    wakka12 wrote: »
    People pick the posh places as their favourite ones because theyre nice, why would you have to live there or be able to afford it to pick it? I coucld never afford to live in ranelagh but its beautiful and a really ****ing nice place to live and Im jealous of my friends that can afford to live there

    Who can afford to live in Ranelagh, it's usually students multi-sharing or maybe someone whois quite wealthy. It's looks to me that the responses in this thread are from the student crowd who live there multi sharing their flatland presently enjoying their student lives, or people who desire to live there after they've moved to commuteland. Living in Ranelagh and it's sister suburbs is the subject of fantasy when people move on from their student days.

    Of course, if Ranelagh and its sister burbs had high rise apartment blocks like in continental cities, people can settle there like in their youth. A pity that there is no prospect of that happening anytime soon.


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    #161
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    You can high-rise all you like inside the canals. Outside - no focking way!


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    #162
    Hoof_Harted
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    Abrakebabra


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    #163
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    The question in the op was favourite suburb in Dublin, not where you can afford or not to live.


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    #164
    Cienciano
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    klaaaz wrote: »
    It's quite amusing that we see people post their favourite areas of Dublin(usually the posh parts) but yet they could not ever afford to live in that same area in their lifetime, it's like some sort of fantasy that needs realism where they'd end up settling in some commuter town for decades!

    I'm not sure you understand what "favourite" means.


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    #165
    odyssey06
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    So if I'm reading the results correctly... Rathmines is the clear winner, ahead of the coastal spots Howth, Malahide, Dun Laoghaire, Clontarf.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #166
    John_Rambo
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    odyssey06 wrote: »
    So if I'm reading the results correctly... Rathmines is the clear winner, ahead of the coastal spots Howth, Malahide, Dun Laoghaire, Clontarf.

    Yep.. well serviced urban coastal villages with cracking amenities and lots of open space. They have it all really.


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    #167
    El_Bee
    Registered Users Posts: 933 ✭✭✭El_Bee


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    So if I'm reading the results correctly... Rathmines is the clear winner, ahead of the coastal spots Howth, Malahide, Dun Laoghaire, Clontarf.


    Yeah well lets be honest, the bulk of dublin is a sh*thole.


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    #168
    SoundsRight
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 408 ✭✭SoundsRight


    Stoneybatter is nice for a taste of real Dublin


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    #169
    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,537 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    El_Bee wrote: »
    Yeah well lets be honest, the bulk of dublin is a sh*thole.


    It's not really though. In keeping with the spirit of the thread, what's your favorite suburb of Dublin, the one like instead of the one you choose to live in or lived in?


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    #170
    El_Bee
    Registered Users Posts: 933 ✭✭✭El_Bee


    John_Rambo wrote: »
    It's not really though. In keeping with the spirit of the thread, what's your favorite suburb of Dublin, the one like instead of the one you choose to live in or lived in?


    I've already said, I lived in Rathmines for a period of time, fantastic place.


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    #171
    Marcusm
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    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    25-30 minutes to Connolly ain’t that isolated

    Unlike other parts of Dublin, HOwth is surrounded by water. While it is not onerous to get to the city, as it is only contiguous with Sutton it has perhaps 20% of the accessibility of any equivalent suburb. THat's not necessarily a drawback if you like the sea!


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    #172
    Stephen15
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    Marcusm wrote: »
    Unlike other parts of Dublin, HOwth is surrounded by water. While it is not onerous to get to the city, as it is only contiguous with Sutton it has perhaps 20% of the accessibility of any equivalent suburb. THat's not necessarily a drawback if you like the sea!

    Always found Howth had a bit of a strange vibe to the place can't put a finger to it. There's just something I just don't like about it but don't quite know what it is. It's a beautiful place due it's location and great for walking or outdoor activities but I wouldn't want to live there personally.


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