I see the Irish Times has selected Rathmines as the best suburb in Ireland to live in. Really??
Firstly, I wouldn't really consider Rathmines a 'suburb'. It's really a large area of bedsits and flats sandwiched between the city and the suburbs. It has a very transient population and also some pretty rough areas.
Secondly, even though it has the potential to look really lovely, it has been completely neglected for decades and is really run down and shabby looking. I know it has a beautiful old town hall, library and church but the main street is littered with convenience stores and takeaways and other cheap looking shops and is very tacky looking.
I really can't understand how it was chosen for this accolade. Its not a patch on nearby Rathgar or Ranelagh or even Harolds Cross.
Firstly, I wouldn't really consider Rathmines a 'suburb'. It's really a large area of bedsits and flats sandwiched between the city and the suburbs. It has a very transient population and also some pretty rough areas.
Secondly, even though it has the potential to look really lovely, it has been completely neglected for decades and is really run down and shabby looking. I know it has a beautiful old town hall, library and church but the main street is littered with convenience stores and takeaways and other cheap looking shops and is very tacky looking.
I really can't understand how it was chosen for this accolade. Its not a patch on nearby Rathgar or Ranelagh or even Harolds Cross.