Practical matters first:
- For starters I hope the 2 of ye have Irish citizenship established before you even consider this major move, as it is essential. Second, unemployment is still quite high here.

- It rains, A LOT, more than I could have ever imagined. I moved to West Cork from Boston 17 years ago. I never thought I would miss New England winters; I'd now take them any day than winters with never ending rain (never ending rain is typical nearly all year long).

- Ireland is VERY expensive!

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Hi,
I recommend considering the west, and maybe Galway rather than Limerick, as you are so young. (I'm in Limerick, and the city has lots to do, but it skews a bit older and less arty.)

If you have specific skills, there are a ton of jobs here. One of the big reasons unemployment is so high is that there is an education & skills gap. I get jobs postings every day from the three major sites, and I am signed up with two recruiting agencies, and I see new postings every day - but only for qualified, certified, experienced employees, like programmers, coders, foreign language fluents, chefs, hotel management, and data specialists. I am even starting to see a small comeback in admin & PA support staff, but only if they have solid experience and can run multiple software packages. So as long as you have a solid skill, you will find work, so you should spend the next two years putting experience & a certification (& a foreign language?) on your CV.

Of course, if you are bringing your own proven business here, you'll be welcomed with open arms, especially if your business provides jobs or exports. (Exports are big, obviously. Even something like a proven Etsy store that nets you €20,000/year based on exports rather than Irish sales, would likely set you up, and if that business is expanding, so that you will need to take on one or two employees, all the better.)

The west has the best outdoor activities, as well. There is surfing all along the west coast, and kayaking & sailing on the coast & in the inland lakes & rivers. There are lots of high hills for hiking, and a bit of rock climbing. Slieve League and the rest of Donegal are probably the best for outdoors, if you like living/visiting that far north.

One other thing to consider, if you're into sports: London, Paris, and Limerick are the finalists to host the 2018 World Gay Games. If Limerick wins (host will be announced in October), the Shannon Region will host a lot of supporting events in the next five years, and the working committee will be looking for volunteers and staff in a number of areas, from people experienced in staging major sports events to software specialists to maintain the databases and results program.

Best of luck,
Kate

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Hi,
I recommend considering the west, and maybe Galway rather than Limerick, as you are so young. (I'm in Limerick, and the city has lots to do, but it skews a bit older and less arty.)

If you have specific skills, there are a ton of jobs here. One of the big reasons unemployment is so high is that there is an education & skills gap. I get jobs postings every day from the three major sites, and I am signed up with two recruiting agencies, and I see new postings every day - but only for qualified, certified, experienced employees, like programmers, coders, foreign language fluents, chefs, hotel management, and data specialists. I am even starting to see a small comeback in admin & PA support staff, but only if they have solid experience and can run multiple software packages. So as long as you have a solid skill, you will find work, so you should spend the next two years putting experience & a certification (& a foreign language?) on your CV.

Of course, if you are bringing your own proven business here, you'll be welcomed with open arms, especially if your business provides jobs or exports. (Exports are big, obviously. Even something like a proven Etsy store that nets you €20,000/year based on exports rather than Irish sales, would likely set you up, and if that business is expanding, so that you will need to take on one or two employees, all the better.)

The west has the best outdoor activities, as well. There is surfing all along the west coast, and kayaking & sailing on the coast & in the inland lakes & rivers. There are lots of high hills for hiking, and a bit of rock climbing. Slieve League and the rest of Donegal are probably the best for outdoors, if you like living/visiting that far north.

One other thing to consider, if you're into sports: London, Paris, and Limerick are the finalists to host the 2018 World Gay Games. If Limerick wins (host will be announced in October), the Shannon Region will host a lot of supporting events in the next five years, and the working committee will be looking for volunteers and staff in a number of areas, from people experienced in staging major sports events to software specialists to maintain the databases and results program.

Best of luck,
Kate

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Have you considered moving north from Cork?

I moved here in 2010, and so have had four summers here, two of which (2010 & 2013) were gorgeous, with weeks on end of sunshine and temperatures in the 20s.

Granted, there's not much you can do about the winters, no matter what part of Ireland you're in, but here in Limerick I would estimate we get sunshine & blue skies for at least an hour, 300 days a year.

-Kate

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