Dublin was founded by the Vikings. They founded a new town on the south bank of the Liffey in 841. It was called Dubh Linn, which means black pool. The new town of Dublin was fortified with a ditch and an earth rampart with a wooden palisade on top. What did the Vikings call Dublin? […]

A perfectly safe Dublin neighbourhood that’s undergoing regeneration. Up by the SCR, Gaillot and Gray are among a number of new arrivals. Is sandyford safe? Basically, it’s a safe if unremarkable location. You really don’t want to be going to Sandyford. The only reason I go there is to visit some of the warehouse type […]

Quality of Life in Dublin.Safety comparisons Dublin vs New York, NY. City Crime Index Sydney, Australia 33.63 New York, NY, United States 47.42 Dublin, Ireland 51.71 Prague, Czech Republic 24.23 Is it better to live in London or Dublin? When it comes to the quality of living, Dublin ranks higher than most cities. Dublin is […]

Today, Dublin is a thriving city. It has a small-town feel with capital city amenities, including a great theatre and music scene. Many people come to Dublin for the craic. Translating approximately to ‘fun’ or a place/activity with a certain buzz, the craic is not a drug, but the craic in Dublin is just as […]

Dublin is a relatively safe city when compared to other European cities. People in Ireland tend to have a misconception about the perceived “roughness” of Dublin, as you’re far more likely to hear about a crime in Dublin than anywhere else on the national news. Are there bad areas in Dublin? Perhaps surprisingly, Pearse Street […]

Affluence is found concentrated around east and south Dublin, counties Kildare and Wicklow, parts of Galway and Cork cities and in scattered pockets across the State, with poverty remaining concentrated around north and west Dublin, small towns, some urban areas and along the western seaboard. Is Dublin a wealthy city? IRELAND may have endured four […]

Dyflin. The Viking settlement of about 841 was known as Dyflin, from the Irish Duiblinn (or “Black Pool”, referring to a dark tidal pool where the River Poddle entered the Liffey on the site of the Castle Gardens at the rear of Dublin Castle), and a Gaelic settlement, Áth Cliath (“ford of hurdles”) was further […]