Thinking of moving to Ireland
Discussion
Has anyone relocated to Ireland?
Just spent a few days in Wexford with friends and I'm very tempted. Not much to stop me, renting at the minute and my rent level will get me a whole lot more house over there. Salary is double what I'm getting in sterling (though I know it will be less when the euro is not one to one with the pound)
What struck me most is how accommodating the people are over there and the friendliness and relaxed atmosphere.
Will sleep on it but very very tempted.
Hmmm.
Just spent a few days in Wexford with friends and I'm very tempted. Not much to stop me, renting at the minute and my rent level will get me a whole lot more house over there. Salary is double what I'm getting in sterling (though I know it will be less when the euro is not one to one with the pound)
What struck me most is how accommodating the people are over there and the friendliness and relaxed atmosphere.
Will sleep on it but very very tempted.
Hmmm.
Edited by Glocko on Sunday 29th March 22:28
If you lose your job here, the dole is €204...
Beer, food, and clothing will cost you a good bit more here, as will road tax.
Expect taxes to increase a lot in the coming year as the government tries in vain to balance the budget.
Train schedules are only a rough guess, people are always late, broadband a bit patchy, roads potholed..., but it is a lovely wee country just the same.
And no need to learn a foreign language. Less than one percent are fluent in Irish although they will try to convince you otherwise.
Beer, food, and clothing will cost you a good bit more here, as will road tax.
Expect taxes to increase a lot in the coming year as the government tries in vain to balance the budget.
Train schedules are only a rough guess, people are always late, broadband a bit patchy, roads potholed..., but it is a lovely wee country just the same.
And no need to learn a foreign language. Less than one percent are fluent in Irish although they will try to convince you otherwise.
Hammerwerfer said:
If you lose your job here, the dole is €204...
Beer, food, and clothing will cost you a good bit more here, as will road tax.
Expect taxes to increase a lot in the coming year as the government tries in vain to balance the budget.
Train schedules are only a rough guess, people are always late, broadband a bit patchy, roads potholed..., but it is a lovely wee country just the same.
And no need to learn a foreign language. Less than one percent are fluent in Irish although they will try to convince you otherwise.
And every other building is a Pub....... Beer, food, and clothing will cost you a good bit more here, as will road tax.
Expect taxes to increase a lot in the coming year as the government tries in vain to balance the budget.
Train schedules are only a rough guess, people are always late, broadband a bit patchy, roads potholed..., but it is a lovely wee country just the same.
And no need to learn a foreign language. Less than one percent are fluent in Irish although they will try to convince you otherwise.
I don't know what the irish would think of this article in the Sunday Times today, but definately worth reading.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/eco...
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/eco...
If there's nothing holding you to where you're currently living then why not give it a go...nothing to lose. But only if you have a job lined up!
Things are really dear in the south and they seem to have a tax on everything! But I do love it when I go down to Dublin or Galway (I live in Belfast).
Things are really dear in the south and they seem to have a tax on everything! But I do love it when I go down to Dublin or Galway (I live in Belfast).
Sorry but the outrageous taxation below would put me off entirely, they can keep the bloody place.
http://www.irishlinks.co.uk/car-tax-ireland.htm
http://www.irishlinks.co.uk/car-tax-ireland.htm
Loose_Cannon said:
Sorry but the outrageous taxation below would put me off entirely, they can keep the bloody place.
http://www.irishlinks.co.uk/car-tax-ireland.htm
Yep. I wouldn't move anywhere which was that anti-car.http://www.irishlinks.co.uk/car-tax-ireland.htm
Edited by V8mate on Monday 30th March 08:59
sussexjob said:
I don't know what the irish would think of this article in the Sunday Times today, but definately worth reading.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/eco...
Although there were some truths in the article, the tone was way too excessive and rather insulting. Ireland desperately needed to improve its lot compared to where it had been since independence in the 1920s. This it did in the 1990s. There certainly were aspects of the boom economy that smacked of a certain "un-Irishness" but such social change could be said for the UK too. Many people here think that affluence has changed how people behave in Britian. In Ireland, it just happened over a shorter timescale and appeared more dramatic as a result.http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/eco...
Ireland is a great place, but as others have said the recession is biting hard and the government is planning a second emergency budget in 6 months (our Taoiseach (prime minister) has told us all to expect a 10% drop in our standard of living) which will probably mean tax on everything skyrocketing.
There are 500 jobs being lost every day in our country of 4 million people and there is little sign of recovery in the short term. I don't think the country will go bankrupt, I believe that to be media hype, but I do believe we have some barren years ahead.
However the recession has lead to a reassesment by Irish people of whats important (once we got over the initial shock) and people actually seem happier than they have in a long time. Suddenly its ok not to have a new car (in fact many would consider it vulgar) or 750,000 house etc... we may have lost a lot financially but we've regained our perspective and I think thats a great thing.
I would like to see more leadership from our politicians, nobody minds taking some pain if we can see a way out of this at some point but we don't wan't to see our money being wasted when we hand it over.
In short, yes Ireland and Irish people can be great, but as with anywhere else there are a
holes, our economy is not strong so be prepared to shoulder some of the burden if you move here. Also as has been said our government is very hard on motorists, car prices, motor tax, insurance are all very high and we are getting a network of speed camera's at some point too. So balance it all up, and make your decision.
There are 500 jobs being lost every day in our country of 4 million people and there is little sign of recovery in the short term. I don't think the country will go bankrupt, I believe that to be media hype, but I do believe we have some barren years ahead.
However the recession has lead to a reassesment by Irish people of whats important (once we got over the initial shock) and people actually seem happier than they have in a long time. Suddenly its ok not to have a new car (in fact many would consider it vulgar) or 750,000 house etc... we may have lost a lot financially but we've regained our perspective and I think thats a great thing.
I would like to see more leadership from our politicians, nobody minds taking some pain if we can see a way out of this at some point but we don't wan't to see our money being wasted when we hand it over.
In short, yes Ireland and Irish people can be great, but as with anywhere else there are a
holes, our economy is not strong so be prepared to shoulder some of the burden if you move here. Also as has been said our government is very hard on motorists, car prices, motor tax, insurance are all very high and we are getting a network of speed camera's at some point too. So balance it all up, and make your decision.The Taoiseach is paid more that O'Bama and the TDs have just given themselves a €3000 pay rise.
Meanwhile the rest of us are being told that times are tough and we have to pay more taxes and put up with less public services.
Makes a lot of sense. Sort of like Charlie Haughey telling the populace to tighten our belts not that long ago.
The politicians and civil servants are a law unto themselves.
Meanwhile the rest of us are being told that times are tough and we have to pay more taxes and put up with less public services.
Makes a lot of sense. Sort of like Charlie Haughey telling the populace to tighten our belts not that long ago.
The politicians and civil servants are a law unto themselves.
As someone who lived in Ireland for many years and now lives in UK, I would think moving from the UK back to Ireland is a bit pointless if your reasons for moving are quality of life. To me, life in Ireland and the UK is very similar with the same frustrations like chavs, high cost of living, choked roads etc etc but with even worse weather! Years ago, many Irish ex-pats living in the UK would return back for the easier way of life but that's gone. Personally, the only places I would consider would be the ol reliables - Canada, Oz and New Zealand.
My in-laws have recently returned back to Ireland after living in Oz for 10 years. The wheels have come right off now and they can't get work so they are heading back to Oz. Ireland's best days are behind it now and for some time to come. It will take years for the economy to recover. As much as I like Ireland, I've never loved it, much prefering life in the UK, even with the frustrations. Now that Ireland's economy is on its knees, its a brave person who decides to move there.
My in-laws have recently returned back to Ireland after living in Oz for 10 years. The wheels have come right off now and they can't get work so they are heading back to Oz. Ireland's best days are behind it now and for some time to come. It will take years for the economy to recover. As much as I like Ireland, I've never loved it, much prefering life in the UK, even with the frustrations. Now that Ireland's economy is on its knees, its a brave person who decides to move there.
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