Great location if you want to walk to Dublin's tourist areas. Some areas a little bit of a stretch (Guinness Storehouse, St. Pat's), but still doable. Easy walk to Croke Park if you need to go there for a match or concert. Plenty of eating and drinking establishments nearby. Someone else mentioned road noise, and it is present but not enough to interrupt our sleep. It's a townhouse type setup in a commercial area (shops all around up and down street) so the outside area looks a little rough, but it's a well travelled street and we never felt uncomfortable at any time of the day or night (or late night!).