Taking Sides: Dublin v. Cork

I have never been to Cork, so I'm prepared to believe that Dublin mizzles all over it.

vs Cork cf. also Myles na G.

Apparently there is massive rivalry between Sligo and Galway as to which is the most important town in Connaught. This mainly goes unnoticed by the good folk of Galway.

Alex T I am positive I read this story when I was at your place in Brighton a few years ago - do you remember this.

Wacky Corkonians or pompous Dubliners?

I'm glad someone brought up the Corky accent. It is very funny, and is part of what I love about the place.

We should have an amusing accents thread.

what you mean Dublin people are rude, you arse monkey? Fuk yopu cnuty. You are dead.

however, i suspect that dublin wins out over cork because it has the irish film centre and cork doesn't.

But Cork isn't a huge building site, isn't full of tourists, and hasn't turned itself into a theme park version of Irish culture for yankee dollar. And, all joking aside, the dance scene in Cork is reputedly way better than that in Dublin, and it's not just Corkies who say that. And Cork does feel a bit like those European cities you mentioned.

Someone mentioned Dublin pompousity v. Cork whimsy - yet Cork is the city where importers are known as Merchant Princes. I think Dublin bands only seem pompous because the heyday of Dublin bands was back when all music was pompous.

Sir Henry's in Cork is a GRATE club. Allright, it's a bit dirty and minging inside but there's always a fantastic vibe there. The only experience I had of Dublin club culture was The Kitchen which was disapointing to say the least. Well, it's allright if you don't mind being in complete darkness and dealing with snooty arsehole bouncers.

I remember hearing about how at Feile one year Niall from the Sultans of Ping fc called out to the crowd "Anyone here from Cork?" and then when some people hollered that they were he rejoinded "Well fuck off back home then"

dave: can you go to see films like Together (Tilsammans) in cork? i went to see Together last night - it's completely brilliant and i'd recommend it to everyone who wants to come out of a cinema feeling all happy and warm inside.

i forgot to mention that cork has a much more impressive and less stinky river than dublin. and it has the Jack Lynch tunnel, which surely whups the arse of the Matt Talbot bridge (ahem, so to speak).

actually, according to a friend who did move down to Cork, everyone there is obsessed by Sport. And you don't want that.

I also wandered round the town centre and its immediate environs. I decided I liked Cork. It's big enough to feel like a city but is nevertheless on a human scale and gave me the (probably false) impression that everywhere is in walking distance. I particularly liked the hilly bit just north of the city up around where the church with the fish is (I think it's the Church of Dagon or something) - the windy streets were very atmospheric.

The other great thing about Cork is it seems to be properly old.

I gather the problem with Cork if you live there is it's full of sports obsessives.

And the area around that church does have the kind of windey twistey streets you'd expect in one of Lovecraft's towns.

(It ended on 10 Sept 2001!)

I am in FUNLAND on O'Connell Street and trying to make contact with people.

Greetings, ilx. The sun is shining. But not in here.

I have never posted to ilx from a place like this before.

Dublin is extremely warm today, I am dying of the heat.

Hey, Ronan -- we should meet, some time.

It is nice the way people have posted to these Dublin threads. It is cheering.

Dublin: Fancy A Pinefox?

RTE report that 2 bids are shortlisted for the new alternative rock franchise for Dublin: Two Dublin stations on BCI rock shortlist

Phantom Fm [backed by U2's manager Paul McGuiness]
vs
Zed FM [backed by Niall Stokes of Hot Press magazine and Bob Geldof]

background info on the bid process: Sunday Business Post

Capital Radio Group failed to make the final 2 shortlist to inflict the Irish with a format similar to London's Xfm.

Who deserves to get the alt-rock radio franchise for Dublin? Phantom FM or Zed FM ?

Paul McGuinness v. Niall Stokes - clash of the shitans.

However on the other hand I hope it doesn't because, "FUCK THEM AND ALL THEY STAND FOR" etc. What I find curious is how this affects the relationship between the two men, and their respective interests.

i would like to visit Cork, Dublin hasn't impressed me much the few times I've visited.

Loooool @ this thread!

Cork:
Pros: great people, great bars, Kino, compact, the west (esp. Bantry), kinsale, cobh, Munster Rugby (sort of)
Cons: provincial capital, tiny, everyone know's everyone, stuck up it's own arse, twee ta fuck (note: family originally from Cork, cousins there are total pains therefor colours opinion somewhat)

Dublin:
Pros: Shithole but home! foreigners all over the place improving things, decent bars and clubs (mostly). Luas. Dart. IFI. Denis Hickie.
Cons: Dirty, crowded, expensive to rent buy or even eat, up it's own arse. Snobs (I know, I know oh the ironing etc etc)

For both: NOT LIMERICK!!!

oof

are you moving to cork?

no, corks moving to cork

nb I'd love to live in cork for a while

I did not know that upthread about Sligo thinking it was an important town in Connacht. how amusing. it's barely an important town in Sligo.

seldom seen shade like that thrown over those sunless climes deems la

what makes u so fond of cork all of a sudden

Cork is trendy now what with the Rough Guide singing its praises as the best place to visit in Ireland.

there was a new york times travel article about it a while ago which seemed to gild the lily excessively even within the genre of travel journalism

Cork is nice tho

too many langers

things about cork

1. the late house producer and dj romanthony, who sang on "one more time" is a revered figure in cork, due to playing at their long-running deep house night, fish go deep. his track "ball and chain" is particularly popular and has youtube videos with photos of cork.
2. another house producer legend, kerri chandler, lived in cork for a while.
3. in about 1995 i was in a chipper in cork and the man ahead of me asked the manager who was serving him if the sauce in the kebab was spicey, he said "i'll go and check it for you now, cos i love spicey food boy, do you like spicey food yourself boy?"... he then went and checked and came back "that's not spicey at all boyyy!" - i can't forget this.

lol

I've always liked cork, it actually feels like the interesting town packed into a city that galway claims to be but isnt

I'm not purposely running Sligo down so much as maybe surprised that Sligo wouldn't know its place.

never met anyone from sligo. not convinced it exists.

Cork is the only place I've been subjected to xenophobic abuse.

he was just telling you the kebab wasn't spicy

in cork for the weekend, what's recommended these days, esp for a night out tmw?

if no recommendations are forthcoming, you could always fall back onto the nearest neighborhood pub

bless you aimless. was in dublin before christmas so will weigh in authoritively later

address everyone you meet as "langer" or "langers" for plural

if you are on good terms with someone calling them a "massive langer" is a nice way to show that.

I live in Cork. Get in touch if you need a guide. Crane Lane is always good for a late pint and some live music

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