North Side and South Side are massive generalisations. From the historical point of view the North Side used to be the posh one - Henrietta St was once the most desirable street in Dublin. read more
Dublin is divided into two areas mainly: North Side and South Side. The division is made based on the Liffey River, so north of the river, you will find Dublin areas with odd numbers (Dublin 1, 3,5,7..) and south of the river, all the even number(Dublin 2,4,6..). A generalization would be that North Dublin is bad, South Dublin is good. read more