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I am certain that you will like Trinity College....look no further!!
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Trinity has the highest international ranking and is in a fantastic location - a beautiful historic campus right in the city centre so it has a great social life. But I'm sure everyone has the same idea so most applicants will have it as #1.

I don't have much experience with Queens, but it is a top class institution and well located. It is of course with the UK so its in Sterling area, so that might (depending on exchange rates) could be a complication for you.

Limerick is a good modern small sized University, but its located at the edge of the city in a big campus - not the best for living or social life. It specialises in a few specific areas of study (it has a world class Sports Science centre) but I think social sciences would be considered a little peripheral so its department might not be the best.

Maynooth is a very small university, located in a nice little town about 25 Km from Dublin. It used to be a seminary so it has quite a catholic ethos.

Cork University is small, but it has a nice campus, just a few minutes walk from the city centre. It has a reputation as a fun place to study, and Cork is a nice small city with lots of character.

Most Irish campuses will have some student accommodation, but I think you''ll find most students prefer to live off-campus. Dublin is the most expensive to live in, but generally rents in Ireland are quite high, that will be your biggest expense, after beer.

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Hi....

Budget taken into consideration.... I'd choose Belfast.

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Belfast, I should point out, is not Ireland; it is British!

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Ha-ha ! !

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I would also go for Trinitiy as my first choice, it has a worldwide reputation.

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I know Belfast is British but its Northern Ireland that why I did put it on my list.

So trinity for now is the one who you advice as number 1.
How much will rent cost a month in Dublin?
I probably will have around 900 euro's a month to spend for everything..so rent, food, books, travel etcetera..
Would that be enough for Dublin?

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Hellojohn you've got a PM!

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yes! that would be enough in my opinion...what about your fees?

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Fees for the university?
I am going with Erasmus so I dont have to pay Trinity but only my own Dutch university so thats perfect!

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Hello John - gotta new motor?

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For choosing between Irish universities, it is not necessarily a question of which has an overall best rating in some, probably not particularly reliable, international beauty contest. Different universities are stronger in different subjects. So you should be more concerned about which has the best social science department and, in that department, offers the courses that most interest you.

If you haven't already done so, you should check out the courses offered, and staff lists, of the social science departments in these universities. These should be available on their websites and list the research interests and publications of the staff, which should help you make up your mind.

For what it's worth, I have an impression that social science is pretty good in Trinity, but for all I know it may also be just as good in the other universities you mention.

For the quality of life in the Irish cities you're looking at, I would definitely go for Dublin or Cork over Belfast or Limerick, but others may disagree. Maynooth would leave you either living in, or daily commuting to, outer suburbia.

Cork should be a good deal cheaper for accommodation than Dublin. 900 euros sounds tight-ish for Dublin to me.

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Thanks.
Trinity seems to have a good social sciences department and also Cork had nice courses in psychology.
So both are good options for me if I only look at the social sciences.

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Why Trinity last?
Galway isnt possible because my uiversity doesnt have any arrangment with that university.
Can you maybe explain your choices..why Belfast 1st, Cork 2nd etc..