its a suburb of a busy city so at times traffic is just yuck! apart from that its anice place to live - what do you want? pubs, restaurants, schools primary & secondary, sports clubs for young and old, evening classes etc, easy access for north link /Dublin road/ tunnel/ east (midleton) - Glanmire has all these so for anything else you get the bus into town.
I never lived in the area so don't want to comment either way.