Why not try looking at it from the other way, what about Wicklow? Maybe look at places in Bray and Wicklow and go in on the train?
In my opinion Bray is a bit of a kip as well. (I'm sure some of it is lovely etc but the Sea front is a kip).
A relative of mine who lived in Clondalkin for in excess of 10 years (until 2 years ago) told me that "....its reasonably safe.....as long as you dont get on the wrong side of anyone in the drug gangs and turn a blind eye to their activities.......never ever report anything to the Gardai, even minor non-drug stuff as you cant take the chance that the person you report is part of a gang...."
'nuff said!A relative of mine who lived in Clondalkin for in excess of 10 years (until 2 years ago) told me that "....its reasonably safe.....as long as you dont get on the wrong side of anyone in the drug gangs and turn a blind eye to their activities.......never ever report anything to the Gardai, even minor non-drug stuff as you cant take the chance that the person you report is part of a gang...."
Also said:
"Clondalkin is a lot richer that most people realise.....there is a lot of money in the place and a lot of people there have a lot of disposable income, which trickles down into the local economy.......the place has got a lot richer since cocaine use among the middle classes increased...made members of the local gangs a lot richer...."
A relative of mine who lived in Clondalkin for in excess of 10 years (until 2 years ago) told me that "....its reasonably safe.....as long as you dont get on the wrong side of anyone in the drug gangs and turn a blind eye to their activities.......never ever report anything to the Gardai, even minor non-drug stuff as you cant take the chance that the person you report is part of a gang...."
As with everything else you've said about Clondalkin in this thread, this is an incorrect statement. Bray has a population of nearly 32,000, whereas the population of Clondalkin is 57,000. Given that the population of Clondalkin is close to twice that of Bray, you would expect crime figure to be double also..but that's not the case based on the latest figures available per Garda District in the Greater Dublin area (which includes Bray)However Bray is in the ha'penny place for crime compared to Clondalkin
Have you been in any of the good areas of Clondalkin? Would you like to live in these? What do you mean by "have been in"? Did you stay for long, or was it a drive by, I mean drive through? I'm not sure I know of anyone who would want to live in a bad area, be it Clondalkin, Bray, D4, Dun Laoghaire or anywhere else!have been in some of the bad areas of Clondalkin and would not like to live there.
I'm as hard as a tub of flora zapped in the microwave for 10 minutesI don't want to get on the wrong side of you boaber, you live in Clondalkin and no one gives you any hassle so you must be mad hard!
I wasn't... I was just asking the question who would WANT to live in ANY bad area WHEREVER it be.To suggest that the social problems there are comparable to Dun Laoghaire is ridiculous.
To be honest, I thought the exact same a few years ago, but circumstances meant that Clondalkin was one of the areas I had to look to buy in. Glad I did!! My previous unfounded prejudices about the area were wrong.I would not like to live in any area of Clondalkin and would certainly not like to raise my family there
but it is accurate to say Clondalkin is not a good area.
Boaber, with all due respect you're not being entirely fair. Some posters have gone over the top but it is accurate to say Clondalkin is not a good area. Fair enough, you live there and you're going to defend it but the OP has a choice and given the choice there aren't many people who would want to live in Clondalkin. I mean, be reasonable, you said yourself circumstances forced you to live here. Try and be fair to someone who actually has a choice in the matter. I've read through this thread and what I'm hearing is the equivalent of "I've one leg too and it's grand, plenty of people are missing a limb...you should try it". Put simply, if you can avoid it don't live in Clondalkin.
Look, this is a site which is supposed to help people. Telling people Clondalkin is a "good area" and that they should move there given the choice is bad advice. It is not a good area...nobody would choose to live there, they're there because of circumstances. There are plenty of similar threads discussing areas like Whitechurch or Ballymun with people claiming these areas are grand...well we owe it to people who have come here looking for advice to be honest. OP, read the thread in detail and make up your own mind. My own tuppence ha'penny worth is you should steer clear of Clondalkin.
Never lived in c'dalkin but indeed I haven't lived in 99% of areas in dublin but still entitled to an opinion about it. My impression is that clondalkin is for the most part a pretty rough area that you would want to think long and hard about moving to is a pretty genuine observation that many would share. Sorry to be frank but I'd rather give someone an honest opinion than to pretend that clondalkin is an area where I would recommend someone buy a house.
I mean, be reasonable, you said yourself circumstances forced you to live here. Try and be fair to someone who actually has a choice in the matter.
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