Hi Jordan, $1000 honestly doesn't seem all that bad. I know plenty of people who have paid over 2k from the US to Ireland. You're not really missing a better option. A long haul flight is the best WAy, even though you could go by sea if you WAnted to spend the time doing so. I personally have not had a dog fly out of Chicago, but have from numerous other airports. Generally, you'll either drop them off with the pet handler company, somewhere near the airport, or you may take them straight to the airlines cargo Area yourself. I've done both. It just depend ...

Hi all, My name is Danny, I'm in my early 30s and I am an Irish citizen born in Co. Antrim but spent the majority of my life in Scotland and England. I'm currently living and working in London and planning to move back to Ireland, hopefully to Dublin Area in about two years' time (aiming for summer 2019, after saving enough money for the big move and to tide me over until I find permanent employment and somewhere to live). I have friends in Dublin so I think the best plan is to rent a flat there with one or two friends while job-hunting. I have 10 years of experience in accountancy and am currently studying business management in accounting with Open University (moving won't affect my studies, I think). I have been doing a bit of research but still can't find anything on how much it would cost roughly to move my flat stuff over to Ireland. Any website suggestions? Or any other tips and advice welcome! 🙂 Go raibh maith agat! 🙂

@cfinegan , thank you so much for your response. This really helps me better understand what to expect in the process - we will be doing the process in a rural Area. I'll be updating as we go along!

@dorzak - are you saying that even if someone moves to Ireland, they may need to maintain a health plan in the US? If that's the case, I'm sure it must be only for emigrants who are not planning on moving permanently out of the US. re:taxes - unless you're personally well-versed in the Area of expat taxes, I highly recommend getting professional help. Based on what David says above, it's not something to mess around with.

When we were in school, at around age 15/16, it WAs very common for kids to go away to a Gaeltacht Area for a couple of weeks or so. It WAs almost like a rite of passage. Although not required, it WAs very useful for topping up on language skills. Your daughter is a bit younger than that, and I'd imagine not as likely to get up to the kinds of things most teens do. As with teen trip away from home for teenagers, there WAs a fair bit of messing around. I can definitely understand your hesitation to send her away. I'd be the same. It's kind of an odd requirem ...

Thank you. The company is located in Bushey, but I believe they would prefer I live with easy access to the M4 corridor, so maybe Reading Area? My plan is to negotiate this if I can, prefer to get farther from London to bring housing prices down. I do get a company car that I can use for personal reasons, so that will help tremendously. Again, I'm hoping it works and I can tough it out long enough to gain citizenship, and since I'll do some traveling perhaps a company in Ireland will offer something.

... regular national/state school and will be learning Irish, are they required to learn any other languages? If so, are the choices limited? From my own experience growing up in the states, I wish that a second language WAs more prominent in the curriculum. Only Spanish and French were offered in the Area I grew up in and it WAs only required for 2 years in high school. So I can really only order food or ask for Directions, haha!

... with the positions I apply for and they are well within my capabilities and level of experience. I have over 7 years experience in office administration and I'm a part qualified accounting technician (as they are known in Ireland) and I would have hoped to have received at least an interview invitation during this time, but sadly none have come my WAy. I check all the common job sites (jobs.ie, irishjobs.ie, ie.indeed.com) and I have been in contact with several agencies (La Creme, CPL, FRS, Brightwater). I am starting to seriously consider moving to I ...

... along with my grandparents are all from Co. Cork. It has been a dream my whole life to live in ireland. I will be needing all information to help me on this move. Of course I have been gathering as much information on the web. I have been trying to understand the schooling and still not sure how to compare it to school here in the states. I currently live in WAshington state, but grew up in New Jersey, USA. I have been looking at Kilkenny Area to live, but that is not set in stone. I am hoping to get a lot of information from this site or ask questions. Th ...

Wow, I'd actually believed we encountered every roadblock possible during our stay here, but apparently we were lucky in this department. Our experience WAs actually rather simple - we purchased insurance with Aviva, a basic policy for the children and myself (as my husband WAs insured through uni). We were required to purchase private as my husband is here on a PhD visa. We brought our letter in and it WAsn't overly scrutinized and all WAs accepted. Our first six months meant pre-existing WAs not covered, BUT all other costs were, and that WAs enough fo ...