Ireland

[ultimo]

Yo,

I am thinking of moving to Ireland for work in about 2 years. I realize that this is a while off but thats when I graduate and probably should be planning soon eh?

I was curious if anyone has been there and if they enjoied it, and also if you are from there do you know about getting a work permit? I checked with Canada and the UK embassy here and it seems easy enough. For us Canadians its a passport and a letter from our employer in Ireland...good ol' Commonwealth!

Whats a decent salary for Ireland to live off of also? I am a single guy so no dependents or anything. Just enough to train, supplement a couple times a year and live in a decent apartment.

Thanks in advance

[Elysium]

Dont go to Ireland.

[ultimo]

Dont go to Ireland.

why not?

i was thinking there or scottland...britain is so damn expensive.

do you know the aerage cost of living per year is in the UK?

[novicenovicen]

I was thinking of moving to Austrailia or Ireland. Curious to here from some people there.

[ultimo]

ya the jobs seem pretty promising out in ireland...im checking out what they have in terms of business options and im very impressed

[ultimo]

bump ireland

[nirish_mark20]

if you want to go to ireland or scotland coz its cheaper than britain, id choose ireland, pretty much because scotland is part of britain!

if you have a choice, come here to ireland, itl b expensive (well we think it is anyway) but to you it will be a nightmare. Im not 100% on prices of things in republic of ireland but here in northern ireland we pay in so much for everything. You pay 30 odd dollars for a tub of protein, we pay 30 odd pounds sterling, which is about 58 dollars (im talking US dollars here.)

if i was you and decided to move here, id stick with basics of everything for the whole time and save as much as you can. Then go to the USA, where the money you earned here will buy you twice as much supplement wise in the US!

as for living costs, depends where u stay/what you eat but id say expect to be shocked as to the price difference here than in the USA (i know your from canada but im assuming your prices are similar to the USA, please correct me if im wrong)

dont listen to messy either, lol, hes just looking for trouble from BOUNCER i reckon! lol jk. but if you come to ireland, you wont b disappointed. the people here are probably the most friendly people youl ever meet, and youl meet some brilliant people

[BOUNCER]

Con's.. Ireland is expensive, very expensive. The weather sucks. We've alot of East European and African refugee's and their horrible people. There's big anti-social problems in most of our cities. Drugs and street crime mostly.

Pro's.. the people, the history and untill our culture is further deluted by these refugee's, our culture. You won't meet nicer, more friendly people than the Irish. Lots of employment and generous wages plus social welfare (hense the influx of refugee's sponging off us). We have a skilled labour shortage so get your ass over here.

[3Vandoo]

Actually, it all depend where you planning to go and where you are from.

If you are from canada, and either from Mtl, Van or TO, you will find Eire to be quite boring. What I like is life is relax over, much more relax than ours and they tend to put first their own social good life wellfare first, so I mean they are joyfull, like to have a pint of a shot with lads in the pub, have a good meal, a good laugh and feck the rest. They are easy, laid back people with hell of character.

It is raining, raining and raining, Ask Bouncer, once I said to him whats up!
He replied "Been fecking raining since two weeks non stop".

its green, the girls are nice, the people friendly.

But bouncer is right, bunch of panzies liberals are brining tons of immigrants in, not enought for 800 years Irish had to fight for their identity that they will lose it by their own government!

[Liftnainez]

i visited dublin, ireland for a weekend and had a very good time.. most people were very friendly.. weather was bad and it was a bit expensive but i had a great time..

[ultimo]

alright thanks for the input...im going to go to ireland i think for a bit to get my foot in the business door.

i have no problem ordering protein powder over the internet or something like that. i really have a no frills life with just training, eating, and going out once in a while...i lived in germany for 8 months and traveled all around but i wanted the experience of living the UK...mostly ireland b/c i was going to go to school and i thought the people were awesome who i spoke with.


jobs that im looking at offer 23-28 euros a year...thats minimum..im sure with a degree ill be able to get a bit more...all i need is a small place also.

i come from eastern canada...small town stuff so i love that atmosphere...i hate toronto with a passion...its basically the united states over there.

[BOUNCER]

alright thanks for the input...im going to go to ireland i think for a bit to get my foot in the business door.

i have no problem ordering protein powder over the internet or something like that. i really have a no frills life with just training, eating, and going out once in a while...i lived in germany for 8 months and traveled all around but i wanted the experience of living the UK...mostly ireland b/c i was going to go to school and i thought the people were awesome who i spoke with.


jobs that im looking at offer 23-28 euros a year...thats minimum..im sure with a degree ill be able to get a bit more...all i need is a small place also.

i come from eastern canada...small town stuff so i love that atmosphere...i hate toronto with a passion...its basically the united states over there.

Ok, first off we're not part of the UK. Come here and say that and someone will hand you back your ass in a sling.

23-28K, almost minimum wage here. You'll get that no problem.

We're 'small town', meet someone in a bar here, have a chat and buy them a pint and your a 'mate' forever.

[transform]

Ireland isnt part of the UK (we won our independence from the UK in 1921), we're not part of the British Commonwealth either. We're not British or Anglo-Saxon or whatever either. As BOUNCER said, if you start saying we're British and part of the UK and so on then you might upset people..... alot

The republic is expensive to live in, house prices are through the roof in Dublin and having a social life can be very very expensive, but theres plenty of places to rent. Dublin's a great city. Theres lots of history in it, it has a great night life and people are generally friendlier than other major cities (thats been my experience). Theres planty of good jobs around for skilled people too so youd probably have no problem finding work.

[USfighterFC]

Ok, first off we're not part of the UK. Come here and say that and someone will hand you back your ass in a sling.

23-28K, almost minimum wage here. You'll get that no problem.

We're 'small town', meet someone in a bar here, have a chat and buy them a pint and your a 'mate' forever.

He aint kiddin about that buy a pint and your a mate forever shit. I bought him one beer and he tried to get my pants off.

[GQ-Bouncer]

Try Australia, alot of my friends are working out there - awesome place

Alberta is also crazily hiring people, there in an emergency shortage of workers

[J.S.N.]

bouncer if you only knew what the canadian weather was like you'd never bitch again lol. this guy'll think he's moving to aruba.

just curious are alot fo the restaurants in ireland like typical irish food? no offense but i would put irish food not far behind polish and swedish for grossed ethnic food known to man.

[BOUNCER]

just curious are alot fo the restaurants in ireland like typical irish food? no offense but i would put irish food not far behind polish and swedish for grossed ethnic food known to man.

We don't really have a typical Irish dish, unless you want a stew, lol.

No your right, and I don't take offence. We're not known for our culinary skills. But Guiness and Oysters will put the led back in your pencil!.

[Smak]

I really liked Northern Ireland when I visited.

Belfast would be my #1 choice if I was going to work over there. It's a city that's booming fast with tourism and technology since "The Troubles" has pretty much ended.

There are very beautiful in Ireland in general, but I really liked them in Belfast the best. I noticed that women in Ireland have really nice skin with good complexions.

Dublin is too fast paced for me with too many people. It's like the new capital of Europe. As Bouncer say's, there are alot of immigrants that pollute the city which makes it kind of disapointing.

[nirish_mark20]

I really liked Northern Ireland when I visited.

Belfast would be my #1 choice if I was going to work over there. It's a city that's booming fast with tourism and technology since "The Troubles" has pretty much ended.

There are very beautiful in Ireland in general, but I really liked them in Belfast the best. I noticed that women in Ireland have really nice skin with good complexions.

Dublin is too fast paced for me with too many people. It's like the new capital of Europe. As Bouncer say's, there are alot of immigrants that pollute the city which makes it kind of disapointing.

yahoo we have a fan!

yeah women are nice here, just dont go to rough areas, ul nevr see a face as orange ever again in ur life with 3 o 4 inces of make up on!

[ultimo]

Ok, first off we're not part of the UK. Come here and say that and someone will hand you back your ass in a sling.

23-28K, almost minimum wage here. You'll get that no problem.

We're 'small town', meet someone in a bar here, have a chat and buy them a pint and your a 'mate' forever.

ok i apologize for making that mistake...no disrespect intended.

ill keep checking the job listing also..i do not graduate for the next 2 years anyways so i still have a lot of time to look for more prospects.

thanks for all the info though its really great to hear all the different views.

[novicenovicen]

bouncer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How much is real estate. If I move to Ireland I want to be in the country away from people.