The worst place in Ireland......

26-02-2008 3:09pm

snyper wrote: »

.. no Ballymahon!!

Baile mo thóin!

CountryWise · 26-02-2008 3:12pm

snyper wrote: »

Worst place in Ireland? Yor Ma's knickers

No in all seriousness.. worst place in my opinion..

Pettigo, Co Donegal

Worst road for a hangover too

Ross_Mahon · 26-02-2008 4:00pm

Anywhere pass the square in tallaght, its like a warzone up there, you cant stop at traffic lights without your wheels being robbed off your car!

Ah no, Some places are alright actually, tallaght is starting to pick up now. There are all new buildings and nice house estates being built.

Grid. · 26-02-2008 4:23pm

Reading through these posts and having been to most counties, it is frightening!!! Heres a new thought:rolleyes:, could we just scrap everything , level the lot , and start again??

daboyfergie · 26-02-2008 4:28pm

has to be the m50 on a friday afternoon

Ross_Mahon · 26-02-2008 4:32pm

daboyfergie wrote: »

has to be the m50 on a friday afternoon

defo! It was made to prevent all that traffic...:(

FunkZ · 26-02-2008 4:37pm

Has to be Rathmullen in Drogheda.

bitemybanger · 26-02-2008 4:50pm

daboyfergie wrote: »

has to be the m50 on a friday afternoon

+1

ashisback · 26-02-2008 10:08pm

Terry wrote: »

It can't be worse than Maynooth.

whats worng with maynooth theres nothing worng with maynooth

Pete4779 · 26-02-2008 10:34pm

the entire west of ireland. it's like time stood still here. It's the republic's version of the north.

The grass is grey, it rains constantly and people pull their cars in to chat on roundabouts in galway (i saw this yesterday morning).

It also doesn't generate nearly enough tax income to support itself, has zero industry ("tourism" doesn't count). And it's full of ****ing left wing hippies.

Terry · 26-02-2008 10:40pm

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

Anywhere pass the square in tallaght, its like a warzone up there, you cant stop at traffic lights without your wheels being robbed off your car!

Ah no, Some places are alright actually, tallaght is starting to pick up now. There are all new buildings and nice house estates being built.

Ah yeah.
Dickie the place up a bit and all will be well.

ashisback wrote: »

whats worng with maynooth theres nothing worng with maynooth

Maynooth is a hole because I say it's a hole.

26-02-2008 10:50pm

Pete4779 wrote: »

the entire west of ireland. it's like time stood still here. It's the republic's version of the north.

The grass is grey, it rains constantly and people pull their cars in to chat on roundabouts in galway (i saw this yesterday morning).

It also doesn't generate nearly enough tax income to support itself, has zero industry ("tourism" doesn't count). And it's full of ****ing left wing hippies.

AH Sure, if you put a pin in Athlone and fit rockets to Derry & Clonakilty; you will end up with the biggest catherine wheel on the planet

goldenmaverick · 26-02-2008 10:50pm

My name is Michael Cody, im from Dublin, ive just spent a few years in derry it has to be the worst city in ireland because:
1. The people have the most annoying whinging accent ive ever heard.
2. The place is looks like its falling down.
3 There are no decent single women in the place, they are all pregnant by the age of 18 and drawing dole.
3. The place is extremely zenophobic and narrow minded.
4. There are no decent bar/clubs.
5. The place has to be the most divided and sectarian city in Ireland.
6. The place is full of scumbags.

I could go on and on, but I did meet some good people there, mostly from ther loyalist/ protestant side of the city. Before I went up there I like many from the south rhought that I united Ireland was a good idea now im completely against it, im now of the opinion as kevin myers wrote in the irish Times that a team of JCBS should work 24 hours around the clock and dig a trench aroud the North and let the North float into the atlantic sea!
I think that Derry people in general lack confidence about their city and have chip on their shoulder about where they are from.
Anyway rant over anybody got any other similar experiences?

26-02-2008 10:55pm

Everyone has just been giving out about the (in their opinion) worst place in Ireland

kraggy · 26-02-2008 11:32pm

Pete4779 wrote: »

the entire west of ireland. it's like time stood still here. It's the republic's version of the north.

The grass is grey, it rains constantly and people pull their cars in to chat on roundabouts in galway (i saw this yesterday morning).

It also doesn't generate nearly enough tax income to support itself, has zero industry ("tourism" doesn't count). And it's full of ****ing left wing hippies.

The republic's version of the north?!! Please explain.

The grass is green, it doesn't rain constantly.

And please provide figures that show that it doesn't generate enough tax to support itself. Figures only please, not blanket, sweeping groundless statements.

And there's plenty of industry here. Electronics, computing, chemical, construction to name but a few.

Have you been to the West of Ireland? I doubt it.

citytillidie · 27-02-2008 12:24am

goldenmaverick wrote: »

My name is Michael Cody, im from Dublin, ive just spent a few years in derry it has to be the worst city in ireland because:
1. The people have the most annoying whinging accent ive ever heard.
2. The place is looks like its falling down.
3 There are no decent single women in the place, they are all pregnant by the age of 18 and drawing dole.
3. The place is extremely zenophobic and narrow minded.
4. There are no decent bar/clubs.
5. The place has to be the most divided and sectarian city in Ireland.
6. The place is full of scumbags.

I could go on and on, but I did meet some good people there, mostly from ther loyalist/ protestant side of the city. Before I went up there I like many from the south rhought that I united Ireland was a good idea now im completely against it, im now of the opinion as kevin myers wrote in the irish Times that a team of JCBS should work 24 hours around the clock and dig a trench aroud the North and let the North float into the atlantic sea!
I think that Derry people in general lack confidence about their city and have chip on their shoulder about where they are from.
Anyway rant over anybody got any other similar experiences?

Some of that is right, however if the local government up here just spend all the money on Belfast of course the place is going to look like is falling down. Belfast government could not care less about Derry.

1) I could say the Dublin accent is **** and annoying too its all a matter of what you think

2) No money from government to repair anything goes for most places West of the Bann

3) you can say that about girls in most cities.

4) Very true no decent night live here

5) Spend time in other areas of Northern Ireland before making that judgement

6) Every city has scumbags

I am very proud to come from Derry

Gavin "shels" · 27-02-2008 12:35am

Having visiting Derry twice, it's not as bad as people say. Now go to Belfast if you want scumbags and a sectarian city.

30txsbzmcu2k9w · 27-02-2008 12:53am

New Ross, Co Wexford.
Absolute dump of a place.
A whole section of the town is made-up of settled travelers who's brains are scrambled from years of inbreeding. Dirt poor town too.
Completely backward hovel of a place.

Pete4779 · 27-02-2008 12:54am

kraggy wrote: »

The republic's version of the north?!! Please explain.

The North is like a time warp of the past after you've lived in the south since say the mid-90s. The west coast is like a time warp of ireland since before the boom years - it's like it never happened there. Filthy water supplies (4 crises and undrinkable water in 6 months) are one example.

The grass is green, it doesn't rain constantly.

If you took a trip down south to cork and kerry, you see green grass. In the west, the land becomes barren and rocky and the grass and trees are significantly less "lush" in the west.

Met Eireann report that on average 225 days per year in the west have rain. It feels like more. So yeah, not all the time. Just 225 days A YEAR.

And please provide figures that show that it doesn't generate enough tax to support itself. Figures only please, not blanket, sweeping groundless statements.

OK, I am sorry about that. I just presumed that 11% of the population - the entire west of ireland/connaught population - which is full of old retied people or vomiting 18 year old students wasn't exactly a hub of big business. nless you count the industrial park wasteland that encircles Galway like a swamp of ambitionless small timers.

Have you been to the West of Ireland? I doubt it.

Actually I've been living here since July. If you forget about the nonsense people talk about the craic, etc., it's basically a backwater, with zero ambition, zero ability, with a population of non-tax paying students or else retirees. There is no public transport of note, everyone needs cars to get anywhere, it's wet, grey and dreary.

Possibly the most depressing place on the planet. I can't wait to leave, and if I never come back again, it's too soon.

smashey · 27-02-2008 12:57am

Pete4779 wrote: »

major rant

If you hate it so much, why don't you just... you know...er...

move to Dublin?

Pete4779 · 27-02-2008 1:00am

smashey wrote: »

If you hate it so much, why don't you just... you know...er...

move to Dublin?

That's exactly what I will be doing! I am counting the days! No more Supermacs on every street corner! Trams! Bicycle lanes! I can't wait to get back. The West is a load of muck savage propaganda.

jezza · 27-02-2008 1:02am

Slow coach wrote: »

I'm completely lost now.

Derry is in the UK.

Ireland is not part of the UK.

Ergo Derry is not in Ireland.

Logical enough for ya?

Derry is ON Ireland, but not IN Ireland.

What has France got to do with it?

Ireland consists of 32 counties.
Ergo, ireland is not the UK.

Sqaull20 · 27-02-2008 1:22am

Rathkeale

Words cant describe that dump

Spastafarian · 27-02-2008 1:53am

I'd have to say that it's a tie between Tipperary town and Nenagh. They are two of the greyest dirtiest crappiest places I've ever been.
Cork has the best food, Tralee used to be sh*t but it's pretty nice now, Listowel seems to be getting better too.

pirelli · 27-02-2008 2:54am

goldenmaverick wrote: »

My name is Michael Cody, im from Dublin, ive just spent a few years in derry it has to be the worst place in ireland because:
1. The people have the most annoying whinging accent ive ever heard.
2. The place is looks like its falling down.
3 There are no decent single women in the place, they are all pregnant by the age of 18 and drawing dole.
3. The place is extremely zenophobic and narrow minded.
4. There are no decent bar/clubs.
5. The place has to be the most divided and sectarian city in Ireland.
6. The place is full of scumbags.

I could go on and on, but I did meet some good people there, mostly from ther loyalist/ protestant side of the city. Before I went up there I like many from the south rhought that I united Ireland was a good idea now im completely against it, im now of the opinion as kevin myers wrote in the irish Times that a team of JCBS should work 24 hours around the clock and dig a trench aroud the North and let the North float into the atlantic sea!
I think that Derry people in general lack confidence about their city and have chip on their shoulder about where they are from.
Anyway rant over anybody got any other similar experiences?

I think the irish times should get a chain saw and saw a circle around Kevin Myers as he sits at his desk and drop him a few floors to the harsh reality that he is a desperatley bad journalist. And he looks gay.

dr.bollocko · 27-02-2008 3:00am

Kevin Myers is a fantastic writer. An angel with a pen, the one thing worth reading in the times these days. A bit of a dick in person, but jaysus, the man got da skillz.