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Ranelagh or Donnybrook?

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  • 28-04-2009 10:58pm
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    diego ribas
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    Where would you prefer to live?


    Moving to Dublin in July and would like to hear the pros and cons of both.:o


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    copacetic
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    they are very close together so the pros and cons aren't that different. However I lived in Ranelagh for a good while, it has a better selection of cafes, bars and places to eat and it is on the Luas line which swings it for me. With Donnybrook you have Herbert Park on your doorstep which is cool, Ranelagh Park is pretty small.


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    omb0wyn5ehpij9
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    copacetic wrote: »
    they are very close together so the pros and cons aren't that different. However I lived in Ranelagh for a good while, it has a better selection of cafes, bars and places to eat and it is on the Luas line which swings it for me. With Donnybrook you have Herbert Park on your doorstep which is cool, Ranelagh Park is pretty small.

    Sums up pretty much what I would have wrote!


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    poisonated
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    I live within 10 minutes of both...I think I would prefer to live in Donnybrook.There are a wide variety of bus routes and theres borza(a very nice chipper) and o briens(off licence) ususaly have good deals on.You are close to herbert park which is nice.That being said Ranelagh is on the luas line,there is a variety of restaurants and luigis(a very nice chipper) and theres Redmonds off licence which sell a huge variety of beers.The park in Ranelagh isnt great though.Theres a subway and a starbucks in ranelgh too.You might find Donnybrook a bit of a pain on friday and saturday nights with all the drunken kids from wezz(teen disco).I hope Im drawing a good picture of these areas.I dont know why but I would prefer to live in Donnybrook.
    (sorry Ive pretty much been beaten to it)


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    Fajitas!
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    Ranelagh. I've lived in Donnybrook, and always found myself heading to Ranelagh for anything. Donnybrook has a good few busses in and out, but Ranelagh ain't too badly serviced, and you've got the LUAS on top of it.


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    admiralofthefleet
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    Fajitas! wrote: »
    Ranelagh. I've lived in Donnybrook, and always found myself heading to Ranelagh for anything. Donnybrook has a good few busses in and out, but Ranelagh ain't too badly serviced, and you've got the LUAS on top of it.

    there is a great range of shops in ranelagh too, and the hill pub


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    Fajitas!
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    Aye, that's what I meant by heading over to Ranelagh for anything!! Anything not to give Donnybrook fair their overcharged prices...


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    Sleipnir
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    Ranelagh if only for the Luas (and Redmond's offie)


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    diego ribas
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    thanks for the input, fellas.


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    Spiritofthekop
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    Ranelagh hands down wins.


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    Cool Mo D
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    If you don't have a car, Ranelagh has a proper supermarket, and Donnybrook does not, so that's something to bear in mind.


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    diddlybit
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    Ranelagh. Even though Donnybrook has a better bus system, the luas is amazingly handy for getting into town. Also I used to take a bus from Donnybrook and it was only a ten minute walk.

    Ranelagh has great bars and amazing restaurants, whereas I find Donnybrrok can be a bit short on this front. Also has the best Italian deli in the world, which I miss daily. *sniff* (saying that though Donnybrook has a great veg shop.) Another selling point is that it's walking distance from Rathmines, which has the cinema and a Dunnes which at least gives you a choice about where to do your shopping.


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    Cianos
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    I live in Ranelagh myself and it's really really handy. There's a proper 'village' feel to the place, even though you're so close to the city centre. The Luas is right there and the N11 is only a few minutes walk away, but one of the biggest advantages to the place is how close it is to Rathmines, for more pubs/cafés not to mention Tesco, Lidl and Aldi...living in Donnybrook would be a much longer walk to any of these.

    The one thing is that Ranelagh seems to be taken over a bit by pricier restaurants, which is good in some ways but it'd be nice if there was a balance with more affordable places to eat that aren't chippers.


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    studiorat
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    Donnybrook, Ranelagh's full of protestants. ;)


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    Lahm
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    Two year old thread brought back to life yesterday?


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    sagat2
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    Both are great places to live but Ranelagh pips it for sheer variety of shops, pubs and eateries, I lived there before the Luas got built but I imagine it's bloody handy. Access to town and Dundrum in a jiffy. both areas are very safe but there used to be the occassional ruffian in Renelagh but that was back in the days of Laser Discs and Night Owls.


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