I'm moving to Dublin

Flamed Diving

Hello, I will be moving to Dublin in Sept to study for a masters and will probably wind up staying indefinitely. I will be living in the city and I'm trying to get an idea of what to expect. I have been to visit a few times but I realise living in a place is a much different experience to holidaying there. So, whats the 4-1-1*?


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Witty/sarcastic responses encouraged.

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Gary ITR

Where will you be studying? I wouldn't recommend living in the city no matter what. Somewhere central enough though like Rathmines, Kilmainham or Fairview would be as close as you could get and still have parking and much less noise.
My ex lived in the city centre and I hated staying in her place, the noise was unbearable every single night

Flamed Diving

Trinity. I will be looking to get official campus accom, so either trinity hall (rathmines?) or somewhere central. I only drive a scooter anyway, so parking is no problem for me.

tribulus

Bring lots of money.

Where are you from btw?

Flamed Diving

Cork.

arse..biscuits

Onkle wrote: »

Where will you be studying? I wouldn't recommend living in the city no matter what. Somewhere central enough though like Rathmines, Kilmainham or Fairview would be as close as you could get and still have parking and much less noise.
My ex lived in the city centre and I hated staying in her place, the noise was unbearable every single night

I live in the city centre and it is completely silent everynight, you must have been unlucky

tribulus

Ah thought it was abroad, you're used to the expense so.

I don't think you've much to learn really, it's pretty similiar to Cork (I stay in Blackrock a fair bit) except bigger, and better accents

Flamed Diving

tribulus wrote: »

Ah thought it was abroad, you're used to the expense so.

I don't think you've much to learn really, it's pretty similiar to Cork (I stay in Blackrock a fair bit) except bigger, and better accents

Yeah, I'm sure the culture will be no problem, but just places you guys like to eat/drink/hangout? Stuff like that?

tribulus

Oh right.

I like the Epicurean food hall on Abbey St. for eating cheapish but filling meals (Chinese buffet for about 10E). There's several others around too.

Trinity itself is great to hang around in when the weathers nice. You'll quickly become accustomed to drinking cans by the Pav etc.

Bars depends entirely on the person, plenty of cheap, studenty places but they're usually not the best venues.

Considering you'll be in town or Rathmines etc. then you'll pick it up pretty quick.

Aspiration

I moved up for an internship last April and will never move back home to Cork. People think different things but I'm loving it up here and have no regrets moving whatsoever!

In regards to accommodation, if you're staying in Trinity Halls you'll be sorted. Very close to the Luas (Cowper/Milltown) if it's raining and only about 30 mins walk into town. If you're not staying in Trinity Halls, like everyone else has suggested I'd move out of town. Trinitiy is in the city centre so getting there shouldn't be a problem. It's on the Dart line and most bus routes and it's literally a 5 minute walk from the Luas (red or green line). We're out in Stillorgan and it's only about 20 mins on the bus - the 46A is reliable unlike the stupid no. 5 in Cork :rolleyes:

In regards to social life, it depends on what you like to do. If you're into Rearden's/Long Island in Cork you'll like D2, Dicey Riley's, Krystle all on Harcourt Street. If you're more Brog, The Quad, Franciscan Well, there's The Hairy Lemon (like ex-brog ), Bruxelles, Fibbers, Doyles... The Pav in Trinity itself is great craic too! There's so much more in Dublin in comparison to Cork I think.

For eateries, Cafe Bar Deli on Sth Georges St is like the one on French Church St in Cork, it's savage I think. There's The Good World Chinese that serves dim sum, Yamamori, and Darwins is also good. The Temple Bar Market on Saturdays do savage food.

For places to hang out, Dun Laoghaire is nice to chill out or even grab the Dart to Greystones and hang out on the beach. There's so many more parks too - Marlay Park, Bushy Park, Deer Park, St. Anne's Park, Phoenix Park...

I hope you love it as much as I do OP, whenever I go home I'm only there for a max 2 days and I'm already bored. "I suppose we'll go to the Brog/Fitzgerald's Park/Mahon Point again"...

Flamed Diving

Aspiration wrote: »

"I suppose we'll go to the Brog/Fitzgerald's Park/Mahon Point again"...

Exactly.

Gary ITR

arse..biscuits wrote: »

I live in the city centre and it is completely silent everynight, you must have been unlucky

Well her apartment was at the end of temple bar