First of all, Dayane and her partner are DEFINITELY superhosts! The went to great extents to make us feel welcome and to give us information about the apartment. They met us promptly at the place even though we arrived a little early, and made sure we had everything we needed. Five stars for communication, friendliness, and thoughtfulness!
The apartment itself was solid - it reminded me a lot of a New York City place. It is small but the interior space is efficient, well decorated, the beds are good, and the linens and pillows were great. The Wi-Fi was also high speed, something we had difficulty finding in other settings around Ireland, and it had all the essentials. The view out the window isn't stellar, but not many people travel in order to hang out inside staring out the window.
Your view of the location of the apartment is going to depend a lot on your life experiences. I've lived in US cities and overseas in developing countries, and I was very comfortable with it. A clear positive is the proximity to the center of Dublin and the Temple Bar area - the walk is a pleasant 15 minutes down a main road with a lot of interesting businesses. The walk takes you through a progression of immigrant neighborhoods, starting with a preponderance of Portuguese and Spanish immigrants around the apartment, through an area with many African immigrants, and then "Chinatown" with a mixture of Lao and ethnic Chinese businesses before reaching Temple Bar. The diversity was refreshing after a week traveling through the Irish countryside, and a real plus in my book. The only downside to the location is the short streets leading to the apartment are extremely narrow and can be a bit of a challenge navigating and parking. However, I would definitely stay here again.