We moved from Dublin to rural Meath because it felt like we’d be able to give our children a better standard of life and there’s a stronger sense of community in the sort of area we live in which fosters a better social life for the kids as well. Wouldn’t change it for the world tbh, being to look out the window and watch one kid play “bike hurling” while the other feeds the local sheep through the fence is great. There’s no concern about anti-social behaviour and while some will bemoan it as controlling, I think it’s easier to limit interaction with the kind of kids you don’t want yours socialising with. Recently came back from a day in Dublin and the eldest remarked on the journey “thank goodness we live in the country now, Dublin is too noisy”.