... We would be leasing our current property in the states while running the BnB in Ireland for at the very least a good 10 years. From what I've read so far I don't see any restrictions about buying property as a foreigner but I can't find info about using the property itself as a business and living there while doing so. We are not of Irish decent, have no current family in Ireland. So why Ireland? For me it's been a childhood dream to visit and live in Ireland. I became infatuated with ireland through literature, music, poetry, Film and my short stint of ...

... what worries me, what confuses me and how to go about job hunting 🙂 We are planning a move to Dublin next summer (probably August) and our biggest question right now is how easy it will be for my husband to get a job permit and a job. We are both currently employed but expect that it will be easier for him to get a job in Dublin while it might take longer for me. He is a solutions architect for a telecom company and has over ten years experience. I recently switched careers from nonprofit fundraising to public health. I graduated with a masters of public ...

Good afternoon everyone! I WAnt to share my experience, and perhaps get some input from others, of the process of getting married to an Irish Citizen as a non-EU Citizen (in my case, I'm American). This is a lengthy post, and a lengthy process. So, here we go! Ireland requires a three month advance notification to your local Civil Service Registration office. This notice can be done online here: Civil Registration Service You put in your name, some other basic info, and choose a date/time in which you will meet the Registrar. When you make the appointment ...

... sit right on top of rivers, or near a WAtershed and there's usually a pretty even mix of businesses and residences. A lot of time these rivers are very high to begin with, so when there's a big storm like the one that just passed, there's only one place for the extra WAter to go. Also, a lot of the farmland that WAs affected is very low lying, so when a large river floods it spreads out pretty fast. I think the problem with one towns flood Protection having a negative affect on another town is very likely. I remember seeing similar things in CA with coasta ...

How do we choose a place (anywhere in Ireland) that is least prone to flooding? I have heard that some flood Protection works have recently saved certain towns but then their neighbouring town downstream (which never previously got flooded) is now suffering flood damage as a consequence. Does Met Eireann have a flooding map?