Best Irish City/Place for a long weekend break?

saabsaab · 26-10-2019 12:21am #1

Hi, Where would you like to go for a long weekend in Ireland. Your home town doesn't count!

saabsaab · 26-10-2019 8:17pm

Someplace for whatever you fancy. Arts meals etc.

mojesius · 26-10-2019 8:36pm

Connemara - Clifden, Roundstone, Leenane, Tully, Inishbofin..any of those or all of those.

Edit: sorry if it has to be a 'town' or 'city', probably Westport or Galway.

saabsaab · 26-10-2019 10:35pm

At least at this stage every suggestion has got a vote. I could have made other suggestions but looked at the most popular places I think.

Lex Luthor · 26-10-2019 11:25pm

Killarney

26-10-2019 11:32pm

Loads of class coastal towns in Co. Cork, take your pick. Avoid Westport like the plague - pure tack.

saabsaab · 27-10-2019 11:07am

Westport isn't so bad. Where in Cork besides the City? Youghal?

27-10-2019 11:33am

saabsaab wrote: »

Westport isn't so bad. Where in Cork besides the City? Youghal?

Kinsale, Cobh, Baltimore, Bantry, Castletownbere.

saabsaab · 27-10-2019 11:51am

No. the're all too small for a long weekend.

Upforthematch · 27-10-2019 11:53am

Results of poll are hidden?

saabsaab · 27-10-2019 12:31pm

Yes, until the poll closes. Don't want to influence voting.

rossie1977 · 28-10-2019 10:48am

Remove Sligo and Limerick and add Carrick on Shannon. Carrick is just behind Westport for me, filled with hen parties at weekends though so accommodation usually sells out well in advance.

Westport is fine town don't really see how it could be described as tacky. It's cheap, small enough to visit every place of value over a weekend.

Dublin if booking a hotel is extremely expensive weeknight nights. Obviously options are better there but ask yourself if it's worth the added cost.

beggars_bush · 28-10-2019 10:51am

Kilkenny
Great city.
Great base for seeing surrounding towns

one world order · 28-10-2019 10:58am

Waterford and Dungarvan. Can cycle the greenway between both and get bus back.

28-10-2019 5:36pm

rossie1977 wrote: »

Remove Sligo and Limerick and add Carrick on Shannon. Carrick is just behind Westport for me, filled with hen parties at weekends though so accommodation usually sells out well in advance.

Westport is fine town don't really see how it could be described as tacky. It's cheap, small enough to visit every place of value over a weekend.

Dublin if booking a hotel is extremely expensive weeknight nights. Obviously options are better there but ask yourself if it's worth the added cost.

It’s tacky in the same vein as Killarney. Should just rename the town ‘Tiddle-de-dee Begorrah’.

otnomart · 28-10-2019 7:25pm

+1 for Galway, Kilkenny and Kinsale.
Will also add Carlingford.

NIMAN · 28-10-2019 7:29pm

IF you are up for it, and want good hotels, good restaurants and top value for money, consider Derry very seriously.

saabsaab · 28-10-2019 7:30pm

Killarney is in a beautiful spot. I remember being there a long time back. I t is the only place where I saw tourists being thrown out of a bar for not drinking enough. In another pub they won't serve to the non drinker that was with me!

barneygumble99 · 28-10-2019 7:54pm

saabsaab wrote: »

Killarney is in a beautiful spot. I remember being there a long time back. I t is the only place where I saw tourists being thrown out of a bar for not drinking enough. In another pub they won't serve to the non drinker that was with me!

That just sounds like complete and utter greed on the publicans part.

saabsaab · 28-10-2019 8:06pm

barneygumble99 wrote: »

That just sounds like complete and utter greed on the publicans part.

Yes, I looked at him in shock he said he had to as they were on half pints for an hour! The first place was busy and they were taking up valuable drinking room. The second place was quiet and they won't do a tea.

Caranica · 28-10-2019 8:28pm

I love Limerick, my favourite city in Ireland by a mile. I'm from Cork and live in Dublin so it makes little sense but it's how it is.

28-10-2019 8:31pm

Caranica wrote: »

I love Limerick, my favourite city in Ireland by a mile. I'm from Cork and live in Dublin so it makes little sense but it's how it is.

Easily the best of the cities.

Noveight · 28-10-2019 8:33pm

Killarney’s the business.

Found Westport to be meh enough.

Upforthematch · 28-10-2019 8:46pm

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Easily the best of the cities.

Why?

SEPT 23 1989 · 28-10-2019 8:50pm

Give Limerick city a go

Compact place very friendly people

Don’t believe the papers

You won’t regret it

SteelyDanJalapeno · 28-10-2019 8:51pm

Derry or Galway for me

granturismo · 28-10-2019 8:52pm

mojesius wrote: »

Connemara - .. Roundstone, ...

Roundstone anytime.

Addle · 28-10-2019 9:11pm

From that list, I’d pick cork or galway.
But my first choices aren’t in that list - dingle, ballina and athlone.

beggars_bush · 29-10-2019 11:33am

Sligo town is also nice enough
You can explore Sligo, Leitrim or Donegal

Muahahaha · 30-10-2019 12:16am

NIMAN wrote: »

IF you are up for it, and want good hotels, good restaurants and top value for money, consider Derry very seriously.

Derrys a good city for food and drink and reasonable in price as you say. But apart from the city walls and some republican graffiti Im scratching my head about what else there is to do there. Its a good base if you want to drive the Inishowen 100 all the way up to Malin head which is a superb drive though you need to get good weather to truly appreciate it.

forgodssake · 30-10-2019 12:22am

Kilkenny for definite .

Mehaffey1 · 30-10-2019 12:28am

Based on experience I'd want to go Kerry just out of fond memories of when I was younger going with my parents.

After that would vote Galway, Belfast and Dublin. Had a brilliant one night stay outside Belfast early this year but that was mainly for a great hotel/restaurant and spa package so location didn't really come into it. Stayed in Galway briefly for a music festival years ago and it was brilliant. Have never stayed in Dublin until recently but went to the Post Malone concert and stayed in the city in the Russell Court Hotel and it ticked all the boxes for the woman and me.

saabsaab · 31-10-2019 11:39pm

Just to let everyone know that poll is to close soon.

saabsaab · 01-11-2019 1:04am

Poll closed. Seems that Galway is the most popular, no surprise with good showings for Cork and Kilkenny.

Patrick2010 · 01-11-2019 12:20pm

I'd have voted for Doolin

Upforthematch · 02-11-2019 1:55am

Surprised how even the voting was if you take galway and cork out of it.

Atlantic Dawn · 02-11-2019 2:01am

Calling Derry Londonderry should result in a pistol whipping if you are registered as Oirish.

saabsaab · 28-05-2024 5:46pm

I wonder is anyone interested in a weekend break?

breezy1985 · 28-05-2024 5:54pm

Cork City without a doubt. Has an incredible amount of quality cafes, pubs and food places all in walking distance of each other. Also very regular quality transport links to touristy places like Cobh, Fota, Middleton and Blarney. Feels like a real working city on an evening out too as opposed to a place that the whole bar is tourists or students.

After Cork it would be Dublin. End of the day it has the most stuff.

I could never do a long weekend in small towns like Kilkenny or Killarney. A long day or a night would be more than enough. Ennis a lovely town for that too.

saabsaab · 28-05-2024 5:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122194960#Comment_122194960

Cork a great spot. Not fond of Killarney either.

finbarrk · 29-05-2024 7:34am

Ennis is ok.

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