This place is great! In a quiet street in Ranelagh within short walking distance of lots of nice bars and restaurants (we recommend Urban Health around the corner for a healthy and hearty breakfast!) and just 30 minutes walking distance from the city centre.
It's also conveniently close to the RDS stadium. We went there for a rock concert (direct with bus 18) and walked home afterwards in half an hour. We can confirm Clive is a great host: he was very welcoming when we arrived and helped us out with an iphone adapter as we didn't bring our adapter. And the leaflet with tips for bars, restaurants, outings etc locally and further away was very helpful.