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sukeysue
  12/26/2004 07:42 EST

I currently live in a very small and rural Midwestern U.S. community. I am contemplating moving to Ireland with my husband and 4 year old son. I have been corresponding with a recruitment firm and I don't think I will have a problem getting a job. I am a speech therapist which are apparently considered to be in need. Anyway...my husband has agreed to quit his job and accompany me on this adventure. (He has never left the country before.) I have so many questions that I can't seem to find an answer to...So if anyone has any suggestions or advice, please let me know. Here they are:
1. Which of the major cities is the cheapest/best to live in for a young familiy who aren't accustomed to metropolian living?
2. Which one of them would be comparable as far as crime, good public schools, etc. to the Midwest?
3. What are the odds that my husband could find a job either legitimately or under the table. If not could we possibly live on my proposed $64K salary?
4. Is a car necessary or is public transportation sufficeint everywhere?
5. Does anyone know of the working conditions of speech therapist there? Why is there such a shortage? Is it too underpaid or too high of a caseload?
6. What age does kindergarten/Irish equivalent start?
7. My husband has very simple entertainment needs i.e. watching American sports, is there much access to NFL and NBA games on television?
8. Should we sell our current house or try to rent it?
I visited Ireland in 1995 and I loved it even though I was sick the entire time. Do I have an overidealized image of Ireland courtesy of the tourist board commercials? Is it worth it? I know that my husband and I have to make these decisions but I would appreciate any input at all. Thanks and sorry this is such a long post.
Sincerely,
Susan Beers

Angharod
  1/2/2005 04:57 EST

"3. What are the odds that my husband could find a job either legitimately or under the table. If not could we possibly live on my proposed $64K salary?"

That you would so glibly contemplate commission of a criminal act tells me that you and yours are not ready to move to Ireland. Do your homework and check out the ample information about Irish laws before you go further.

Start here http://www.irlgov.ie/

And get over yourself; you can't just run away to Ireland and put one over on their laws.

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oaksies
  1/8/2005 19:25 EST

I think that an excellent area to move to would be Galway. We are moving to Dundalk, north of Dublin, next year, only because we have family & land there.

My husband and I were raised in the States, but he's got his Irish passport through his dad. I will be able to work there becuase of him. Are you going there to work through a visa or do you have claim to citizenship? Why can't your husband get the ok to work there too?

I went to school in the midwest, and I think Dublin these days has a high crime rate, very high prices, and it's not really that nice. Galway is beautiful, friendly, and has just enough city stuff to feel comfortable. It's located near the Aran Islands (very beautiful) and on major train & bus routes for other travelling.

Hope this helps. Good luck and don't listen to the pessimists! Sometimes you just have to go for it.:) We will be!

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