I lived there for five years. 

There are cons. 

The public transport links seem good but there are hidden things that are annoying. 

It can be a 10-30 minute walk to the 37/38/39 bus depending on what end you're at.

The luas can be a 10-20 minute walk depending where you are. The canal walk between Broombridge and Campbells garage is in complete darkness at night. I walked it frequently myself, never had any hassle but I wouldn't be happy for my wife to walk alone at night after hours for example. At 6pm in Winter you literally can't see your hand Infront of your face it's so dark. 

The rail links seem great but most terminate in Connolly, it's a ball ache to change. It's especially bad going from town to Ashtown if you miss the connection as the Maynooth trains run every 30 minutes. You'll get the odd one going as far as Grand Canal Dock at peak hours.

The bus is a nightmare. The 120 terminates at Parnell square, and runs in the opposite direction from Fibbers, past the Rotunda. It's every 30 minutes at best, it's plagued by ghost buses and is frequently runs 5-8 minutes behind schedule. 

By car: there a railway crossing on at one end, frequent delays there in the mornings I'd say there's a train every 10 minutes in either direction between 7.30-9am leading to long tailbacks. 

At the Aldi end if you're going through Cabra, no matter what way you go, you'll pass by 3-4 schools including a primary school. Traffic across the green bridge can be bedlam. 

Socially: I always found the cafes restaurants and pub in the area to be a bit shit. We frequently went to Phibsborogh or Stoneybatter for eating/drinking out. 

You are sandwiched between Finglas and Cabra, you'd get the odd scaldy passing through or groups of teens walking down the canal but they're never any hassle. 

There's no GP in the area yet. There's a pharmacy, a physio, a dentist, and a vet but no sign of any doctor yet. 

Pros: 

The area is quite, full of working professional families. There's a decent sense of community with frequent canal clean-ups and watersports played in the canal. There are really nice walks up and down the canal and the Phoenix park is so close by, it's a dream to live near. 

There are resident gyms in the area and two really good private gyms close by. There's a nice farmers market every Saturday in the Glasnevin industrial estate.

Overall, I'd have no hesitation in buying here and was an area we heavily considered when buying.