I had never been to Ireland before and had no idea what to expect from the country, the people, and the place I was staying. The last thing I want to worry about traveling is the place I'm staying. Ingrid and her home thoroughly impressed me. She was kind, communicative and helpful. She worked with a crazy plane schedule and gave us excellent travel suggestions. The place was excellent and while at first I was worried the location was too far out of the city, I was quite glad in the end.
Sandyford is off the beaten path and you meet people who are genuinely excited you're there. People will want to talk to you--and in our case, even buy us drinks--and I would highly recommend that anyone staying take at least an evening to check out the area and have a night off Dublin.
Airbnb is sort of a bizarre phenomenon that might have some travelers weary, but I say this in all honesty: my stay with Ingrid embodied the best parts of Airbnb, which is, of course, meeting new people and experiencing the place they live.