We stayed with my wife and daughter in lovely Kim's house where we got true Dublin experience as we always wanted to: no posh hotels, no noisy tourists around, very beautiful Dublin area with wonderful parks and river.
House is very spacious and you have everything you need in there. Very convenient if either you use public transport (Luas and bus stop are near) or own car (convenient parking space just in front of the house). Dundrum Town Centre which is one of the biggest shopping malls around is only 3 minutes by car.
Hosts are very friendly.
If you want to stay in the house with authentic experience in a wonderful place - this is your choice.