Dirty, dreary, expensive, nothing to do

Stop moaning ffs

The littering in the city is appalling. And constant. It’s weird though. You’ll see some streets with plenty of bins and others with none at all.

Del.Monte

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Or people could stop dumping their rubbish everywhere.

It's chicken and egg situation though and the only way is for the authorities to keep the place clean and gradually most people will go with the flow and not litter.

Stop moaning ffs

But to start a turf war but you should see the area a radius of a mile or two around Croker after big GAA games.
Our country cousins are pretty disgraceful when crimes to it too.

Thelonious Monk

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

But to start a turf war but you should see the area a radius of a mile or two around Croker after big GAA games.
Our country cousins are pretty disgraceful when crimes to it too.

That area is always filthy, the locals put their rubbish out on the street as they wont pay for collections, then seagulls get at the bins, the wind etc...
Dublin 1 is the most littered place in the capital if I recall some statistics published this year or last.

Bobblehats

Idbatterim wrote: »

I would agree about the civic pride thing. Dublin city council are a total disgrace! Tarmac surface across o'connell bridge for the footpath, for the last god knows how many years! with the insane amount tourism generates here, you think they could keep the place cleaner!

It’s no mosaic that’s for sure. There’s a few laneways about that could do with with a new coat of tarmac but it seems it’s being reserved for only the finest thoroughfares

old_aussie

Dublin, the pride of Ireland?

BakeMeACake

old_aussie wrote:

Dublin, the pride of Ireland?

If you lived outside Dublin you might understand how Dublin has bled the rural communities dry as politicians continue to bleed Ireland for the sake of votes. Tiz somewhat sad but it's natural. There is no other way for it to work

randomspud

old_aussie wrote: »

Dublin, the pride of Ireland?

It's a national disgrace and the only people that defend it are the people who are deluded enough to pay a fortune to live in the utter kip.


A dismal kip with a few UK/US chainstores. Whoop-de-****ing-do.

Everything beyond the Pale is real Ireland.

Stop moaning ffs

BakeMeACake wrote: »

If you lived outside Dublin you might understand how Dublin has bled the rural communities dry as politicians continue to bleed Ireland for the sake of votes. Tiz somewhat sad but it's natural. There is no other way for it to work

That’s absolute bollox I’m afraid. You really think ordinary Dubliners are somehow benefiting from bleeding rural communities? It just doesn’t happen like that. Get involved with your local council and find out the reality.

Ps read the effin thread you just posted in if you doubt me

Greyfox

randomspud wrote: »

It's a national disgrace and the only people that defend it are the people who are deluded enough to pay a fortune to live in the utter kip.

Hahaha.. It's a 100 times better than the kip you live in. Dublin is a magnificent and wonderful city, besides the weather its got everything you could ever possibly need. A few bad areas doesn't make a place a kip it just makes it a normal big city. I'd rather live somewhere with lots of choice and variety than live in a boreing town

Idbatterim

BakeMeACake wrote: »

If you lived outside Dublin you might understand how Dublin has bled the rural communities dry as politicians continue to bleed Ireland for the sake of votes. Tiz somewhat sad but it's natural. There is no other way for it to work

ten out of ten on the trolling!

the amount of revenue generated by dublin that flows out of here to rural ireland, is insane! but hey, dont we have buses etc up here, truly world class transport for a city of well over a million. The equivalent size on the continent only have several metro lines etc...

Potential-Monke

Greyfox wrote: »

Hahaha.. It's a 100 times better than the kip you live in. Dublin is a magnificent and wonderful city, besides the weather its got everything you could ever possibly need. A few bad areas doesn't make a place a kip it just makes it a normal big city. I'd rather live somewhere with lots of choice and variety than live in a boreing town

And that's why it's each to their own. I've lived in cities, but was brought up in the country, and there's no comparison. The quiet life is the best life, and you just don't get that in big cities. Limerick wasn't too bad after 4am until about 7am, and sometimes you'd get quiet from 1am on (mid-week, non-student nights). Country, it's always quiet!

I actually feel sorry for city folk who don't get to view the sky without light pollution. I've often driven home while still dark, got out of the car and just stood, staring up into the sky and in absolute awe of it.

Edgware

Potential-Monke wrote: »

And that's why it's each to their own. I've lived in cities, but was brought up in the country, and there's no comparison. The quiet life is the best life, and you just don't get that in big cities. Limerick wasn't too bad after 4am until about 7am, and sometimes you'd get quiet from 1am on (mid-week, non-student nights). Country, it's always quiet!

I actually feel sorry for city folk who don't get to view the sky without light pollution. I've often driven home while still dark, got out of the car and just stood, staring up into the sky and in absolute awe of it.

The mental hospital in Ballinasloe is full of people who stand out in the road, lookin up at the sky with their mouth open

Joker2019

I live in Dublin myself and while I don't think it's a dump and I disagree with the people saying it's full of junkies etc. I do think it is a little dull and drab. I think lacks unique character in parts espeicially on the Northside around the O'Connell Street area.

I don't think O'Connell Street is that bad in terms of crime etc. but I think it looks bad in terms of the type of retail outlets that occupy virtually the entire street is either Spar/Londis, Slots, dodgy looking pub, fast food restaurant or coffee shop it seems.