Hi Dinah, There's good and bad to hiring a removal company. In the case of heavy furniture etc, it's almost a must, IMO. However, this site is for people moving to Ireland, and offering advice specifically for that. You might find one that is geared specifically to UK movers out there too.

Hello everyone, I’m planning to relocate to a new house in a few months. Now, I need help with the entire process seeing the numerous and heavy furniture pieces that must be transported from Ireland to the UK. Since it’s my first time to deal with this process, I’m thinking of hiring a moving specialist. My neighbour recommended one of the removal companies Ireland to UK that he knows. Do you think it’s a good idea to seek their services?

We have secured our Stamp O and I WAs wondering what advice people have on the car situation. We are currently doing a monthly car rental, but I WAs hoping to find a place where we could have a six month or one year car lease. I read that some people bring their cars with them, and that doesn't seem as Ideal. We have a lease in the States that's nearly due. I've heard from Irish friends getting an Irish license and car insurance isn't easy on the buying side. Appreciate thoughts.

... been in Colorado USA for the past three+ decades. We are both disturbed by the current political and cultural climate in the states. I have always had a deep desire to live by the sea (Colorado has many fine qualities-- but no sea!). We're looking at a possible move to Ireland as a WAy to address both these things.I'm particularly looking at a move to Northern Ireland in the Bangor/ Donaghadee area. Why? My criteria for an "ideal locale" are #1) by the sea! Ideally I can see it from my house. Or at least be within a minute or two WAlk. #2) a town that is s ...

Hi Danielle, Yes, he will need proof of address too. Your name won't work on it's own. The lease would be Ideal, but if you'd prefer to keep his name off the lease, then a utility bill in his name (both is good too) should suffice. Make it a something that is tied to the house though e.g. an electric bill, internet bill etc, as opposed to something like a mobile phone bill. Liam

Hello, Myself my wife and my 2 daughters would like to move over to Ireland from Leicester (UK). We need to WAit at least 3 years due to my youngest daughter finishing her education. I have before marriage, lived and worked in Dublin during the 1990’s and as a family we visit Ireland regularly. We are Ideally after living somewhere not in Dublin as we would prefer to live somewhere more rural. I currently work as an Artworker/Project Manager for a Graphic Design Consultancy and have been doing so for over 22 years now at various companies. As I am in m ...

Hi everyone, Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but a quick search didn't turn up too much. My wife and I are moving to Ireland from Cape Town in June and the biggest worry for me is finding somewhere to live. We'll both be arriving without work, which isn't Ideal but seems unavoidable, but I do have an Irish passport and my wife does qualify for a Stamp 4 so finding work shouldn't be impossible. I have lived in Ireland previously and so do have a PPS number which should also help. My questions are really as follows: 1. I remember from when I lived in Dublin previously that jobs were essential for renting. If you didn't have one hardly anyone would look at you. We will have fairly significant savings to tide us over while job searching and we will have opened an Irish bank account to hold these savings. Will this help? Is there anything we can do to streamline this? 2. I also remember that letters from previous landlords were quite important. My wife and I have owned our own flat for the past 5 years so we don't have any landlords to get letters from. Would letters from our building's body corporate help? Basically, we are going to be hitting the ground quite cold and any advice to make this process a bit easier would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance....

Hi James, and welcome to the site. It's good to have you here. That's probably one of the toughest things to weigh up right. It's hard to know what a good salary is. It'd be Ideal if there WAs a x amount in one country = y amount in another. Not from an exchange rate, but from the actual cost of living. It'd be impossible for me to give you a number that would work for a family of 4. What's good for one, may not be for another. However, the following may help A post I wrote about the cost of living in 2014 Things I think Americans will find expensive ...

... a decision we don't WAnt to rush, but at the same time we are keen to go - so a dilema for us to resolve. My line of work is Project Management, and i've worked across many sectors (IT/Data/Healthcare/Software/Engine Diagnstics), so i'm not tied to one area. There are plenty of PM jobs in Dublin but that doesn't interest me - the whole idea is to have a quality of life. My wife is a Palliative Care Nurse (Macmillan) but i'd think a change of career is what she's after. If i can support us both then great, but that'll impact the mortgage application i gues ...