My Fiance and I had the best time at Deirdre's home.
Not only were she, her husband, and their adorable dog Ben welcoming, they were genuinely the sweetest, caring people we met in Ireland. I'd never been out of the country and had a very rough day before I got to Deirdre's home. From an awful rental car experience to 7+ hours of driving to the Cliffs of Moher only to not see it from the fog and rain, I was in rough shape.
Dierdre turned my entire day around. She welcomed us with kindness and gave us warm tea and cupcakes. She gave us all the maps we could need for our day in Dublin city and walked us through the train process (highly recommend taking the dart train next to her place to get to city centre and vice versa to get back to her home).
You should absolutely stay here. We felt so welcome, at home, and most of all comfortable. The neighborhood is very beautiful and safe. (The night before we got there we walked to the neighborhood from city central because we didn't feel like taking a taxi *about 3.3km) and we enjoyed the walk. The train station is a quick 3minute walk from her home.
Thank you again Dierdre and give Ben a big hug for me!
Tami