Living in Drumcondra

Marcando

Hi ppl! Wot do you think of living in Drumcondra, Richmond Road and nearby...Please answer as soon as possible. Thx

squeakyduck

The first house share I had was on clonturk road which is very near you. I thought it was a nice area, I would have stayed only for the girl who's room I was renting was away on a J1 for the summer and needed someone to rent out the room for her. Nice area, not too dodgy, I've lived in dodgier areas.

You have Fagans near by (Berties local watering hole) and you have a tesco express both on the drumcondra road.

Luluk

I've lived on Richmond Road for the last three years and like it. I'm on the Ballybough end of it, and it's a very handy location, near to the 123 bus, plenty of shops, pubs, takeaways etc. Taxis are cheap - anywhere from 6 euro to 8.50 from the City Centre. The Drumcondra end is nicer, imo since there are more houses down that end and fewer industrial premises. You have a huge choice of buses into the city centre. And Drumcondra has lots of shops and nice pubs, restaurants etc.

Gavin "shels"

If you're into your football Tolka Park is on Richmond Rd home to Shelbourne FC, one of Irelands most successfull clubs.;)

Marcando

Thx, it looks fine

cosmic

squeakyduck wrote: »

You have Fagans near by (Berties local watering hole) and you have a tesco express both on the drumcondra road.

Not to mention Thunders Bakery. Nom :pac:

Jesus Wept

cosmic wrote: »

Not to mention Thunders Bakery. Nom :pac:

Pass that place sometimes, what do you recommend?

cosmic

The-Rigger wrote: »

Pass that place sometimes, what do you recommend?

Anything! Their cakes and pastries are just amazing

damomeasa

I can imagine summertime Sundays to be unimaginably irritating

captain P

The-Rigger wrote: »

Pass that place sometimes, what do you recommend?

Got an apple tart on the weekend €5, but worth every penny - delicious!!!

Its a great area to live in - I live on the other end of Richmond road, but the Drumcondra end is great, with everything (shops, pubs, buses) close by. Never really see any trouble or anything and there's always a nice atmosphere on weekends in the summer when the GAA is on (apart from some noise and extra traffic).

squeakyduck

I used to live on Russell street. OH MY GOD ON MATCH DAYS IT WAS RIDIC! :rolleyes::D Great to hear all the cheering though :)

McGarnagle92

Roma chipper brilliant stuff

Colham

McGarnagle92 wrote: »

Roma chipper brilliant stuff

Incorrect. That place has chips that taste like cardboard

mikemac

You're a bit away from Croke Park.

I always reckoned it's better to live inside the cordon then outside it, I used to live on Clonliffe Rd.
Except for rubbish on your lawn and people pissing behind your garden wall or have to time when you come or go depending on match times, it was a great place to live

The cheering was great

Dudess

Lovely area - gets a bit dreary all right heading towards Dorset Street/Clonliffe Road, but north of the canal is ideal.

who the fug

And it only be a 30 minute (Up sixty minute, depends on the pint intake) stagger from town

McGarnagle92

Colham wrote: »

Incorrect. That place has chips that taste like cardboard

That's debatable.

bensonx

really nice area,
live on dorset st and i walk up there to the park and all
never seen any trouble round these areas and its easy into town