That's not what i am saying. Of your own rights that i respect, you seem to prefer Maynooth to Lucan as it has more amenities.
I rest my case! Yet another example of people's defensiveness about Lucan!!
Show me where I said I preferred Maynooth to Lucan? I didn't.
Show me where I said it has more amenities? I didn't.
What I said was: "I often thought life
might be easier if I lived in Maynooth near the train station, but the Maynoothites will help you out on that one". ie I don't know Maynooth well enough to comment on it, other than it has a train station which Lucan has not.
So, you ignored the positive things I said about Lucan (eg "But I do like Lucan itself, especially the village and the older more settled parts"), and picked on the negatives because that is the habit of overly sensitive Lucan newcomers (by that I mean anyone who has moved there in the last 10 years, ie the date from which the systematic ruining of the place began).
Listen, this thread is a joke and does AAM a disservice. The OP asked for honest, informed advice on Lucan and all she's getting is misinformation from people who get uppity when anyone draws attention to the place's evident flaws. I assume those who have claimed Lucan has no traffic problems never leave their homes at rush hour? They certainly haven't tried to get out of Finnstown at rush hour in the morning, or crawled from Lucan to the M50 round-about at the same time. And because they have no experience of this misery they deny it happens!!! Comical.
OP? Please ignore the misinformation here and try to get out to Lucan to see it for yourself. You will see lots that will attract you to the town, and lots that won't. Most of all be aware that the commute to town is a nightmare - and any
impartial observer will confirm that. You could try AA Roadwatch - listen to them in the morning, it's like 'Lucan Gridlock-watch'! If that's an issue for you avoid buying in Lucan, if it's not then it is a place worth considering. Best of luck.
For those who deny Lucan has any traffic problems click http://www.lucanonline.com/lucantraffic.htm (here) and and [broken link removed]. Little or nothing has changed since any of this stuff was written - in some cases it has got worse.