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    • June 20, 2005 at 6:21 pm #707921
      jspruit
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      I am moving from the states to Dublin at the first of July. Any comments/ideas on areas that are desirable to live in or areas that you would recommend that I stay away from? Will be looking for a job at an architecture firm shortly after settiling down and any suggestions for decent firms for a graduate architect with four years of experience would be welcome as well.
      Thanks in advance

    • June 21, 2005 at 5:05 pm #757249
      Frank Taylor
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      Desirable areas could mean different things

      here’s a tiny sample:

      Snob value
      Foxrock, Howth, Killiney, Dalkey

      Good train connection to city centre
      (On the DART or Luas lines):
      Dun Laoghaire, Dundrum, Blackrock, Castleknock, Ranelagh

      By the sea
      Sandymount, Blackrock, Killiney

      Quality of housing
      Glenageary, Foxrock, Killiney, Rathmines, Drummcondra

      Lively/hip areas
      Ranelagh, Portobello, Temple Bar

      My favourite would be Ranelagh as it has most of the above (except the sea) and you can walk there from the city centre or catch the luas.

      You need a large budget. Even half a million $ would only get you a small 2 bedroom house in these areas.

    • June 21, 2005 at 11:27 pm #757250
      urbanisto
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      For Character

      Fatima Mansions – although you’d better be quick
      St Michaels House, Inchicore…..just a few minutes from the city centre in a charming village location
      Ballymun – might be a bit far from a cappuccino though
      Darndale……nestling among the soft rolling hills of north county Dublin

    • June 21, 2005 at 11:58 pm #757251
      jspruit
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      Thanks for your initial comments. I am sorry for being so vague on my initial post.
      I am specifically looking for a place to rent with roommates for a couple of months. I would like my own room in a shared apartment or house. I am interested in areas that are not too suburban like, maybe something on the up and coming in terms of repuation, close to transportation to the city center, and that are fairly safe. I am not particularly interested in snobiness or areas with the coolest pubs-some local atmosphere and nieghborhood cohesiveness and flavor is more what I am looking for.
      Again, thanks in advance for your help.

    • June 22, 2005 at 12:16 am #757252
      Anonymous
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      @StephenC wrote:

      For Character

      Fatima Mansions – although you’d better be quick
      St Michaels House, Inchicore…..just a few minutes from the city centre in a charming village location
      Ballymun – might be a bit far from a cappuccino though
      Darndale……nestling among the soft rolling hills of north county Dublin

      http://www.daft.ie

    • June 22, 2005 at 10:24 am #757253
      Andrew Duffy
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      Fatima Mansions – although you’d better be quick
      St Michaels House, Inchicore…..just a few minutes from the city centre in a charming village location
      Ballymun – might be a bit far from a cappuccino though
      Darndale……nestling among the soft rolling hills of north county Dublin

      Just for the record, these are all areas you should avoid.

    • June 22, 2005 at 12:07 pm #757254
      mickeydocs
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      @Andrew Duffy wrote:

      Just for the record, these are all areas you should avoid.

      commuting in Dublin is a nightmare… I would suggest basing your accomodation in relation to your place of work

    • June 22, 2005 at 12:41 pm #757255
      manstein
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      just get any place in dublin and when you find employment work out the best bus/luas/train routes and then base your next move on that.

      @mickeydocs wrote:

      commuting in Dublin is a nightmare… I would suggest basing your accomodation in relation to your place of work

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