dublin to cork

emsy g

Hiya,

I'm thinking of moving to cork with my boyfriend....and my dog,I'm living in dublin at the moment but it's getting sickening,I'm from galway.what's cork got to offer?

Illkillya

Having lived in both Cork and Dublin, I would say that Cork is superior in every single way except for one (there is better ethnic food in Dublin, e.g., it's hard to get a good schawarma in Cork). I would imagine that Galway has a number of advantages over Cork, though. It depends on what is important to you, what you like/don't like about Dublin.

emsy g

Well i'm not big on crowds,I don't go into the city much anymore,only when i can't avoid it,i'm little and people love to bang into me
i've moved all the way out to balbriggan to avoid this and now i'm sick of it here too.also it's very difficult to rent when you have a dog.
I was only in cork once,with my boyfriend,we drove down on the bike and stayed at a mates house,we went out n all that but when we were falling asleep some little scumbag tried breaking in,he was trying to steal the bike,i guess he was looking for the keys,we had the cops over at 4 in the morning n they actually caught him it was all abit mad.I've lived in dublin for years and that never happened BUT i'm not saying it's typical of cork,just a bad introduction.
I like chilled out pubs n biker style bars but overall i'm a bit of a hermit
Hows cork for socialising and meeting people,i find it's VERY hard to make friends up here,very unlike galway

bill_ashmount

emsy g wrote:

Well i'm not big on crowds,I don't go into the city much anymore,only when i can't avoid it,i'm little and people love to bang into me
i've moved all the way out to balbriggan to avoid this and now i'm sick of it here too.also it's very difficult to rent when you have a dog.
I was only in cork once,with my boyfriend,we drove down on the bike and stayed at a mates house,we went out n all that but when we were falling asleep some little scumbag tried breaking in,he was trying to steal the bike,i guess he was looking for the keys,we had the cops over at 4 in the morning n they actually caught him it was all abit mad.I've lived in dublin for years and that never happened BUT i'm not saying it's typical of cork,just a bad introduction.
I like chilled out pubs n biker style bars but overall i'm a bit of a hermit
Hows cork for socialising and meeting people,i find it's VERY hard to make friends up here,very unlike galway

I actually think Cork is a lot like Galway. If you're not mad about city living, move a few miles outside, some lovely areas within commuting distance of the city. Unlucky with the attempted theft, it isn't that common, In 30 years living where I do, i've only seen one breakin.

Illkillya

I 've always had the impression that Galway was much better than Cork for socialising and stuff. The pubs and night life in Cork will probably disappoint you. Sounds like you were very unlucky with your introduction to Cork... that kind of crime is much less common than it is in Dublin and Balbriggan.

daveirl

This post has been deleted.

rebs23

Ok I am now going to do my best Faitle Cork I can;
I have lived in Cork, Dublin and Galway and I returned to Cork as i think its the best like!!!:D

1 Nightlife; Cork probably has the widest selection of nightlife in Ireland outside Dublin. There is something on for every taste every weekend whether thats techno, house, indie, alternative, MOR, gay, etc,etc. In terms of bikers Freds and the place on Douglas St(help me here?) seem to be the place to go.
Pub life also very vibrant and all the clubs/pubs in Cork are all bunched together which makes it easy to get around.

2 Cultural activity; whatever that means but again there are a huge range of theatres (CAT, Everyman, Opera House, Granary), galleries/arts centres (Crawford, Glucksman, Fenton, Triskel) and other venues (Blue Moon, Cypress Avernue, Savoy, etc) Again plenty to do here and since 2005 the place is buzzing with events.

3 Restaraunts/Cafes; We're spoilt. Where do you start here but the English Market. The city and surrounding areas are spoilt for choice and not only do we have some of the best places in the country to eat in but more importantly in middle range of the market we have the best selection of good quality restaraunts and cafes.

4 Work/Jobs; Again probably we're lucky for a regional city to have such a broad spread from Pharma to IT and everything in between. The Cork Jobs market is still very buoyant and some of the biggest industrial projects in the country are currently taking place here (Ely Lily, GSK, Pfizer bio tech soon, Amgem??? maybe??, ESB Power plant, Bord Gais Power plant)

5 Sports; In the opinion of this humble Cork person nobody can compete with the range and success of Cork sport, whether its watersports, gaa, soccer, whatever its all here and on your doorstep. Even the surfing beaches are only 30-40 mins away from the city.

6 Quality of Life; West Cork on your doorstep, relative to Dublin affordable housing, less crime than other urban areas (with the exception of Galway),
less traffic, etc

In conclusion Come to Cork.:)