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Best place in Dublin

nachos · 2005-11-29 17:46:48

In response to the "worst place in Dublin" thread, I thought I'd start a thread about what people think are the best places in Dublin. How imaginative of me:D I must say that I love Malahide (and it's not just becasue I grew up there!). Loads of facilities, has a village feel to it and it's gorgeous on a nice summer's day.

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#32 09-03-2009 10:07pm
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raheny red wrote: »

No Edenmore is not a kip. It was once but not anymore! Yes, I from Edenmore but it has improved greatly! About 5+ years it was a **** hole but it is developing nicely now!

have to agree with this. i live in edenmore too and have noticed how quiet it has gotten over the last few years. go outside in the early hours and you would hear a pin drop.

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#33 09-03-2009 10:14pm
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The quays down around the point on any summers evening.

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#34 10-03-2009 12:00am
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Hmmm, tough one.

Stevens Green is a great spot on a nice day, as is the forthy foot.

Tallaght's not as bad as people think, west Tallaght, yes... Kip.
But the rest is actually rather nice.

There's plenty of spots that spring to mind, but i think its really about who you're with rather than where you are.

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#35 10-03-2009 9:10am
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=57342826&postcount=2

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#36 10-03-2009 9:54am
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St. Annes Park on a summer's morning - class (and only a stone's throw from beautiful Edenmore too!)
I also love the botanic gardens any time of year.

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#37 10-03-2009 10:31am
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There's so many spots. Killiney, Poolbeg/The Great Southern Wall, Botanic Gardens, Guiness Brewery, Sandymount, if you can get past the amount of litter, the canals are great... War memorial garden, Pheonix park... I could go on.

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#38 10-03-2009 10:57am
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the phoenix park

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#39 10-03-2009 11:02am
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donnybrook... many a loose women in that neck of the woods.

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#40 10-03-2009 11:46pm
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I feel donnybrook is one of the worst places in dublin

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#41 11-03-2009 5:00pm
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Has to be Clontarf for me. A stroll along the prom and a pint in Harry Byrnes on the Howth Road...Dublin's finest

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#42 11-03-2009 5:53pm
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Sorted wrote: »

Has to be Clontarf for me. A stroll along the prom and a pint in Harry Byrnes on the Howth Road...Dublin's finest

I'm from clontarf originally and i have to say its full of tossers.

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#43 11-03-2009 6:52pm
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Degsy wrote: »

I'm from clontarf originally and i have to say its full of tossers.

:pac: Come on, don't sit on the fence

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#44 11-03-2009 9:39pm
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foxrock... end of

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#45 11-03-2009 9:59pm
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I live beside Edenmore and It's a dump.

It should be my local port of call for everything but i avoid it totally except now i have to go to the post office to collect some monies.

I couldn't believe it,still the same scumbags hanging around and the way they developed the shopping area ,they turned it into a real enclave.

Back on topic,nah malahide is full of knobs and actually none of the pubs are any use. Can't think of anything positive to say,so i'll stop moaning.

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#46 11-03-2009 10:01pm
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Sorted wrote: »

Has to be Clontarf for me. A stroll along the prom and a pint in Harry Byrnes on the Howth Road...Dublin's finest

Sorry just saw this,

Meh..... Harry Byrnes is Like Gibneys in that it's overrated.

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#47 11-03-2009 11:19pm
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Joe, joe joe, you're bumming out the happy thread!! Worst place in Dublin thread is thataway >>

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A spliff and a frisby on a sunny mid-week afternoon in the Iveagh Gardens.

On the roofs of Merrion Sq South again on a sunny afternoon with some stimulants.

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#49 12-03-2009 12:21am
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Surprised it hasn't yet being mentioned but Howth has to be my favourite.

Plenty of nice walks from the pier, to Howth Hill, the cliffs, Redrock, the Burrow Beach, Deer Park, the Baily, etc.

Not to mention the many good pubs with good craic and a bit of banter. And also the great selection of places to get a bite to eat and some great seafood.

While Howth has its yuppie residents there is also plenty of regular joe's living there so its not too up its own arse.

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#50 12-03-2009 11:29pm
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Eamon Dorans and the surrounding area.

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#51 13-03-2009 1:36am
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Leprachaun wrote: »

Eamon Dorans and the surrounding area.

The smoking area of dorans always seems to have a good buzz about it, and i don't even smoke. haha

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#52 13-03-2009 9:57am
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Stoneybatter Smithfield and Phibsboro for me,I know they have the seedy element underbelly,but many a fond boyhood memories of these areas.the characters you meet,the real auld Dublin pubs,the accessability to town,will always regard them as home

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#53 19-04-2009 4:30pm
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Crumlin free of snobs the best people in the world just like any working class area

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#54 19-04-2009 8:35pm
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Im a city boy but I love getting out to malahide and Howth. The drive, rec areas and just general feel of the places is cool.

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#55 19-04-2009 8:38pm
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Nothing Beats A Ballyfermot Night Out With The Lads Or The Missus

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#56 19-04-2009 8:44pm
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Merrion Square or the walk up along the Grand Canal. Thats it though. The rest is crap. Its hard to beat the countryside.

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#57 19-04-2009 9:28pm
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Stephens Green on a nice day.
And of course, The Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin.:cool:

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#58 21-04-2009 4:23pm
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joeperry wrote: »

Sorry just saw this,

Meh..... Harry Byrnes is Like Gibneys in that it's overrated.

If you're a smoker like me you'd appreciate the best smoking area in Dublin

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#59 22-04-2009 11:58pm
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Id say on a sunny day the corner of Meath Str / Thomas Str with the traders selling such exotic goods as Daz economy packs, bumper packs of pampers and if your lucky seven yorkies for "the 2 euro"

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#60 27-04-2009 1:38am
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supermanxd wrote: »

I feel donnybrook is one of the worst places in dublin

how ??

its one for the few places in dublin thats quiet... everyone's nice, and theirs pretty women Everywhere. !

you need nothing more or less then that.

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#61 28-04-2009 2:52pm
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S.I.R wrote: »

how ??

its one for the few places in dublin thats quiet... everyone's nice, and theirs pretty women Everywhere. !

you need nothing more or less then that.

Too many California kids though. That D4/Donnybrook 'niceness' is so fake and artificial. At least around Stephens Green, Aungier st. etc. the locals let the likes of students know exactly what they think of them. (Usually drunk, probably with some other illegal substance swirling in their blood)

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