Hi Liam, That's not terrible, especially since it looks like a one-time fee rather than a Per item charge. I did some more research on the website and it looks like you have to order in-store to have the items delivered, you can't just buy online. I WAs hoping to just buy online and have the items delivered to save a trip into a Dublin. But I guess a 2 hr drive to Dublin is no different than the 2 hr drive we currently have to make to our local IKEA in the US. Looking at a move in April so trying to get our ducks in a row.

Hi Liam, Thank you for your help. About the rate I will paste below from PN 1878a "Standard (Flat) Rate of Customs Duty Customs Duty is charged at a standard rate of 2.5% on goods of a non-commercial nature provided that the value of goods subject to such duty does not exceed €700 Per traveller. In determining if the total value exceeds €700, the monetary allowance of €430/€215, if applicable, and the value of goods not subject to Customs Duty are taken into account." So in our case the max value at which we will get taxed at 2.5 % is 2100 euros I presume. But again how much I would think or hope to get for a thing is not really what you would get if you try to sell it and I will have to leave country in lets say one week. The main idea is that they do not have any other means of evaluating your belongings. Thank you. Ruben

... provide "full cover" but require a co-payment and only pay partially. Your quote will vary, but plan on an additional €150 or so Per Person extra for medical coverage. From the Laya email: If you are taking out health insurance in Ireland for the first time or it has been 13 weeks since you last had private health insurance with an Irish health insurer, the following WAiting Periods may apply. A 52 week WAiting Period applies to maternity/infertility benefits. A 5 year WAiting Period applies to any pre-existing condition. The definition of a pre-exis ...

... purchase coverage from a company like Cigna where coverage starts immediately. Cigna will sell me a policy. I don't need to be living in Ireland yet, in fact it will cover me everywhere in the world except the US. Which WAs good to hear if one plans to travel while living in Ireland. The quotes are good for 45 days, but since the certificate needs to be submitted with the Leave to Remain application, that means that the insurance needs to be purchased while WAiting for a decision on the Leave to Remain, which can take from 2 weeks to 90 days. We may enter ...

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.

@cfinegan anyone who needs more than the 3 free hours will need to pay to have the rest of the day covered. The scheme only provides 3 hours Per day which obviously creates a dilemma when both parents have full time jobs.

I received a reply from Damien Shields at Schumacher Cargo Logistics. Here's what he had to say. "From the west coast, an average sized car in a shared container will run approx $1600 or so from LA to Dublin. From the east coast, $1400 or so. These rates include all the US origin charges such as customs clearance/ loading and port fees. Do not include any destination fees in Ireland- they are usually around €500 Per car to get it out of the port. Then there is the usual tax and excise for importing the car, this depends on the nature of the import, and the age of the car." In response to a couple of followup questions, Damien added this: "We usually ship motorbikes, classic cars etc, but we do move some newer models too. The left hand thing is still allowed in Ireland but insurance may be higher etc"

I am UK born Irish bred spent time both sides the WAter living and working. Been here for 8 years exactly and neither of us would go back. You will get a lot of Irish saying how good it is in the UK, lots of Jobs, great roads wonderful heath service and education. The grass is always greener? If you balance out prices there isn't much to chose. Instead of paying £100 Per month council tax, I pay €90 a year. Car insurance is about the same slightly cheaper here once you factor in the exchange rate. Car tax is WAy more expensive but fuel is cheaper s ...

... this fee includes all meals throughout the day - breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, and light tea. The fact that food is included is a huge cost-savings. The one in Wicklow that I contacted is less expensive. The cost for both boys to attend full-time would be 600 a month, including food. The cost difference here probably has a lot to do with it being in a small town (Tinahely), compared to the two in Clonmel. Either WAy, not bad considering we are paying around $1,500/month for full-time daycare in Maine.

... regards weather. Parents the length and breath of the country will be losing sleep and WAtching gray hairs grow at the thought of having less options to keep the kiddos entertained with. Ireland does not exactly have a wealth of things to do indoors for kids. There are some indoor playgrounds, but those can be a bit costly, especially if you're paying for 2 or 3 kids. For example a local place in Cork is charging €7.50 Per kid. That's over €22 if you've got 3 little ones with a bag full of energy to burn. There are some malls (not many outside of Dublin I ...