... in Irish people being reluctant to have pets in the house. Also, it just traditionally has not been a 'thing'. The 'pet friendly' option on the home sites is often a little hidden. Dig for it, and/or use keywords to help with your search. Loyalty programs - you won't find many options here for CC's or airlines. Ireland (maybe the EU too) just hasn't caught on to it the same WAy as it is done in the US. However, you will find the likes of Ryanair, who offer very low-cost (no frills) travel from around Ireland to multiple destinations. And for CC's I'd recom ...

Hi Liam, I'll give you a few quick responses, and point you to resources as appropriate. Broadband - check out the coverage map here Healthcare - private is definitely a better option if you can do so. The public health System isn't quite at the level of that in the UK. Passports - can your wife apply for an Irish one? Who knows how things are going to pan out post-Brexit. Driving license - if you move before Brexit, I'd recommend 'trading in' your license. It'll make life easier in the long run, and again, who knows how the rules will change in the coming years. Cars - you'll find them more expensive in Ireland. Weigh up the cost of bringing it over (registration, testing etc) vs selling and re-buying. Buying a house - pitfalls? Haha, you bet! Read more here Banking - might be easier to switch to an Irish account. I don't know of any HSBC locations in Ireland. If there are, then that might work out too. Overall, depending on your current setup, you might be in for a little bit of shock in rural Ireland. It's not going to have the same level of service (buses etc) as what you might be used to. However, I think the move won't be a huge culture shock or anything, especially if you've been making regular trips back over the years. I hope this helps 🙂 Liam

Hey all, I'm trying to get some advice on moving to Ireland, my husband holds Australian/German/British citizenship and while ideally UK is our first choice we have had some issues and are looking at Ireland as a second choice so I'm just WAnting different opinions on moving to Ireland but I'm very it very difficult to get much information, so I WAnt the good/bad advice and why it WAs good/bad I'm specifically after advice on the following. My husband is a radiographer is there enough work for someone in that field and what would the working conditions be l ...

For those of you who had chatted about this some time back...there is possibly going to be an update to the Catholics-only policy, or whatever form that policy takes, in the near future. It seems like they're proposing scrapping it, or modifying it, to allow for non-catholic kids to attend those schools. There's talk of a 'catchment area' policy too which is probably something similar to how the US System works, whereby preference is given to local kids. Some details at these links: Removing 'Baptism Barrier' from schools still an uphill task: School baptism rule to be scrapped:

Just an FYI - we have a car test in Ireland (the NCT), that older cars must pass at frequent intervals (2 years for most I think), so factor that in when buying a used car. Also, depending on the seller-type (probably doesn't apply to private parties), this may be done in advance, so you're getting a car that has been NCT'd for at least the next 2 years. For those of you familiar with the US smog test, the NCT is a far more thorough test, which checks the mechanics, tyres, road suitability etc, of the vehicle. There are many reasons a car would fail it, however, a Japanese GPS System shouldn't be cause for failure 🙂

Wow! You got a deal. 7k for a Toyota with 40,000 on it. You must have super-human negotiating powers 🙂 I'm sure you could find someone in the know to rip the right wire out of that GPS System. Or maybe it can be updated with an English version. Or hang around a Japanese language school, and pay some kid 10 euro to fiddle with the settings 🙂

Great info! Thank you David and Liam. I am going to look at some of those websites today. Having a 3rd row will be optimal, so its nice to know about the ISOFIX. I'm assuming the ISOFIX is similar to the LATCH System? David, the fusion/mondeo should work out well for you. We have had various models of that car over the years and it worked out well. We traded it in for the FLEX once we needed the 3rd row. The issue we face with the car seats is mainly when they are rear-facing. Does anyone know the standards for rear-facing in Ireland? Is it rear-facing until 2 like it is in the states now?

I have 1 in school and 1 home school child this could go either WAy on arriving in Ireland as we haven't decided which WAy to go on this but would like to know more about the school System for exams and colleges etc as 1 in school is 14 and I have heard home schoolers have to register on arrival anyone have any info on this?

I'm going to do my best to request information on a lot of the questions that have arisen here. Should be able to find a lot of it under Freedom of Information. One issue I can speculate on regarding some of the article's commenters talking about healthcare, a few of them may not have been referring to insurance per se more the burden put on services themselves. Understandablely, many retirees wish to live in the more rural parts of Ireland, many of which are far from hospitals, may be struggling to keep doctors in pratice and may already have a closed police station. Unfortunately, many of us tend to need more medical care as we get older so having an increased older population in these areas could put further strain on the System. Of course, the government should ensure everyone on the island has access to healthcare whenever they need it but the hospital bed saga has raged on in Ireland for years with constant complaints about people left on trolleys. It's still not right but if I myself had to pull for a reason why these changes might have happened (not an opinion of IrishCentral!) I'd say that easily could have come into it.

I read the article in the IrishTimes and WAs happy to see that there are going to be discussions. I WAs a little disappointed by some of the comments left by a couple of people that seem to think that retirees were going to take jobs from the local (apparently they don't understand the meaning of retired), also mentioned several times that retirees would become a burden on the health care System, but failed to understand that retirees would be required to have personal health insurance just like most of the other immigrates are require to have. Then there ...