Tom went out of his way to make us feel welcome - he spent lots of time with us to help us get our bearings quickly in Dublin and around, both in practical terms (supermarkets, transport) and for typical tourist staff. Upon our departure he even described for us the shortest way out of town...
The apartment was just as we expected it - large enough to allow us to be at ease, clean and fully equiped. It was also pretty quiet (thick walls and inner courtyard, but thin doors).
The neighbourhood looks safe and it's conveniently out of the city centre. Conveniently for it to be a real neighbourhood, not one made up for tourists and conveniently for the centre to be reached by tram.
All in all a very good experience. We warmly recommend the apartment and especially Tom as a host.