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Advice - Moving to Dublin

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    #32
    edwinkane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭edwinkane


    man.about.town wrote: »
    maybe its not dublin, maybe its you? its what you make of it. i love dublin and ireland.

    I find , in life, that things are often as we expect them to be. Dublin is just like anywhere else, full of great wonderful things an people, and full of not so great not so wonderful things and people. The trick is to concentrate on the former and avoid the latter.


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    #33
    Treehouse72
    Registered Users Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭Treehouse72


    Zamboni wrote: »
    Coco lola can come and hang out with my large network of Northside/Southside/Culchie/European mates and have the craic


    A "network" of mates? Is that what it's called now?


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    #34
    havethecraic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭havethecraic


    I just wanted to comment that there are loads of ways to meet people in Dublin.
    I am from Dublin but I moved away for six years to New Zealand. When I came back I still had my school friends but it's always good to meet more people.
    So I'd like to quickly share some resources that I found in case anyone else is in need. I won't mention my own site.
    Meetup.com is great - there's a couple of groups that are built around people moving to Dublin. One is called New and Not so New to Dublin, One is called the Dublin Randomness Club
    If you're into walking - hilltop treks is a great company and they have a walking club
    I've heard that Mount Pleasant Tennis club has a really good social scene
    If you want to play social sport - Netball Dublin is always looking for players - there's a mixture of all nationalities.
    Hope that's of help.
    It's important to have the craic when you're settling into a new place.


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    #35
    edwinkane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭edwinkane


    Treehouse72 wrote: »
    A "network" of mates? Is that what it's called now?

    Yes, it appears so. It seems fashionable in certain quarters to try to sound more and more chav like, hence "mates" is now the norm in certain social groups. Why anyone wants to sound like a chav seems uncertain.


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    #36
    Zamboni
    Registered Users Posts: 4,305 ✭✭✭Zamboni


    Treehouse72 wrote: »
    A "network" of mates? Is that what it's called now?

    :o Nicely done.
    I was aiming for halfway between... it's not as bleak as MM was making out and trying to avoid 'I'm awesome and have lots of friends' so I went with the tongue in cheek approach.


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    #37
    Zamboni
    Registered Users Posts: 4,305 ✭✭✭Zamboni


    edwinkane wrote: »
    Yes, it appears so. It seems fashionable in certain quarters to try to sound more and more chav like, hence "mates" is now the norm in certain social groups. Why anyone wants to sound like a chav seems uncertain.

    Your amateur sociology is unwarranted.
    Treehouse is a regular poster here but why are you posting off topic purely to get a dig in at me is beyond comprehension.


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    #38
    edwinkane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭edwinkane


    Zamboni wrote: »
    Your amateur sociology is unwarranted.
    Treehouse is a regular poster here but why are you posting off topic purely to get a dig in at me is beyond comprehension.

    I see. So it's "off topic" to answer a question asked by someone in the thread, as I did, but not off topic for you to tell us all that my posting "off topic" is beyond comprehension to you? How is it "on topic" to tell everyone in the thread that you think what someone says is "beyond comprehension"? There seems to be a little irony there!


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    #39
    Victor
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    Knock it off all of you.


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    #40
    Zamboni
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    coco_lola wrote: »
    I have now narrowed it down to regions such as Glasnevin, Sandymount, Clontarf, and areas around Dublin 1 city centre. Any advice?

    Glasnevin is lovely but unless you keep the car it is not great for public transport towards Eastpoint.
    Sandymount is an easy commute on the DART to Eastpoint.
    Clontarf would be a favourite.
    Personally if I was 21 and working in Eastpoint I'd aim for Drumcondra.
    Good for socialising and near town and transport links.
    Also, within walking distance of Eastpoint if you are willing and able.


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    #41
    coco_lola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭coco_lola


    http://www.daft.ie/searchsharing.daft?id=615831

    This is the house i have found and want! Only thing is no phone number provided, have tried to rmail numerous times with no response! Am
    Getting ancy as it is so nice im afraid it will be snapped up :(


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    #42
    Zamboni
    Registered Users Posts: 4,305 ✭✭✭Zamboni


    coco_lola wrote: »
    http://www.daft.ie/searchsharing.daft?id=615831

    This is the house i have found and want! Only thing is no phone number provided, have tried to rmail numerous times with no response! Am
    Getting ancy as it is so nice im afraid it will be snapped up :(

    You're breaking rule 1 already :pac:
    Don't get attached to anywhere.
    That ad was placed 68 days ago and tbh seems a little to good to be true.


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    #43
    edwinkane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭edwinkane


    Zamboni wrote: »
    You're breaking rule 1 already :pac:
    Don't get attached to anywhere.
    That ad was placed 68 days ago and tbh seems a little to good to be true.

    I've found in the past that agents put dummy houses on their sites, which are not available, with low rents and too good to be true, attractive deals, to try to hook in punters.


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    #44
    coco_lola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭coco_lola


    Well it did say taking enquiries for 29th april? So maybe thats why?

    What are peoples views on drumcondra?

    Id love to live in Rathmines or Ranelagh but i think it might be too much of a commute... I will be keeping my car.


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    #45
    ceadaoin.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,270 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    magneticimpulse wrote: »
    Life is not always a bunch of roses and I was giving the realistic viewpoint.
    Why did you bother posting if it wasnt to get peoples opinions...with that you have to expect good and also not good replies. That was my experience, my relatives experience, and 100 of my friends experience in Dublin (primary/secondary/college/work). How many still live in Dublin? About 10 out of that 100...the rest got fed up of the commute everyday and the little time they had to enjoy life or freetime.

    I love life, it was fantastically sunny here in France today,everyone at the beach in tshirt and shorts sunbathing. Biarittz got trashed in the Rugby, Clemont won. Had lovely food and brillant time with friends. So no im not bitter one bit, why? Because I left the rat race behind me in Dublin and the small minded negative people and bad weather. I never got into the property market and not like my friends who are stuck in Dublin in doom and gloom who got caught up in the rat race. Compared to cheaper food/rent/better unemployment money/free excellent medical care/good looking lovely people here. There is just nothing negative in my life right now....its 100% positive.

    And out of this thread so far, i seem to be the only Dub here...other people are from the country or not Dubs who have replied. Out of everyone who seems to have replied so far I have the most experience with living in Dublin since i lived there for 22 years of my life.

    Actually, there were a few people from Dublin who posted before you wrote this. Although maybe they just aren't as experienced at you at living in Dublin so their opinions don't count!

    OP, if you have a positive attitude and are as friendly as you seem then you won't have any problems making friends in Dublin.


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    #46
    coco_lola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭coco_lola


    Zamboni wrote: »
    You're breaking rule 1 already :pac:
    Don't get attached to anywhere.
    That ad was placed 68 days ago and tbh seems a little to good to be true.

    Spoke with landlord today, have a friend going to view this eve and going myself to view tonight.. Hopefully its not too good to be true!!


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    #47
    Idbatterim
    Registered Users Posts: 17,852 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    that place looks nice OP, what I was going to recommend was a nice suburb, just outside the city centre, where you live here can make a huge difference to your quality of life...also its good to be on good bus routes and close to dart for you, if you dont have car. in clontarf you are just outside the city centre rat race, yet on its door when you want it for entertainment, nights out etc... Also due to rent allowance, the difference you will pay here between a hole and somewhere nice is pretty negligible!


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