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Arklow - How's the commute ? Whats it like ?

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  • 29-11-2022 2:00pm
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    Rx713B
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    Hi All,

    Considering the move to Arklow in the near future - currently working in Carrick mines and living in Cherrywood but my lease is coming to an end. Id be looking to buy in around fernhill.

    I would be commuting up Tuesday to Saturday.

    Anyone doing similar commute ?

    also what is fernhill like as a place to live?

    Thanks a mil



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    Jabari Sticky Stack
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    I wouldn’t be a huge fan of arklow. It’s just run down looking and not a lot going on. If affordable (and available) I’d look towards the likes of Gorey as the commute to Dublin is handy enough with the bypass or if Wicklow is you’re fixation, maybe blessington or something.



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    Arklow is bad enough a drive, but Goery is too far to commute daily in my opinion.



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    Jabari Sticky Stack
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120121397#Comment_120121397

    Hardly with the motorway? My apple maps say 1hr 5min Arklow to Dublin & 1hr 10 from Gorey.

    if I had to drive 5 extra mins over living in arklow I’d take that.



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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120121519#Comment_120121519

    In reality it won't be an extra 5 min, but I agree the motorway helps a lot.

    However this will put tremendous mileage up on a car. It is around 120 km from Arklow to Carrigmines (where the OP works). If working in Goery this will add on another 32 km.

    Each to their own but for me this is too many miles to do regularly.



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    Jabari Sticky Stack
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123296#Comment_120123296

    I get that but at the same time work isn’t 24/7 365 and I just don’t think living in Arklow is better than Gorey for the sake of an extra 15~ mins real world.

    Yes it’s more km per journey but im just thinking outside of work, weekends, annual leave, etc! Arklow is just a depressing hole.



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