Living
Considering The City
Dubliners may complain about the weather, the prices and the poor transport system, but everyone agrees on one major advantage: the compact city centre. This makes finding your bearings in Dublin an easy task, and you’ll be whizzing about the city streets on foot in no time.
Although there is some fear that the economy is starting to slow down, it is hardly flailing, and there are still more jobs than people so your chances of finding work are pretty good. Particular sectors, such as financial services, IT, engineering, nursing and construction, are especially easy to find a job in. The work ethic tends to be more relaxed than in America or England, with less of an emphasis on working longer hours to impress the boss, and the atmosphere among colleagues usually being friendly and casual.
While the job market is good, it is wise to check it out before you arrive, especially if you work in a field that is not overly specialised or in which there are not labour shortages. In some fields, getting a job is largely based on contacts, so think about whether you are willing to work in a job unrelated to your profession, or maybe do some volunteer work until you find what you’re looking for. Salaries are pretty good but the cost of living is high, and you might not save much.
If you are not an EU citizen, or the holder of a highly specialised skill, getting residency in Ireland can be difficult. It is best to read up on the procedures and regulations of gaining legal residence status in the country before you make the move.
However, once you’re settled, have made friends (which is easy to do) and regularly make the most of the great nightlife (there’s everything you could want in terms of drinking, dancing, theatre and music), you will probably find that Dublin feels like home and that, depsite the ups and downs, you love the ‘dirty old town’.
Although there is some fear that the economy is starting to slow down, it is hardly flailing, and there are still more jobs than people so your chances of finding work are pretty good. Particular sectors, such as financial services, IT, engineering, nursing and construction, are especially easy to find a job in. The work ethic tends to be more relaxed than in America or England, with less of an emphasis on working longer hours to impress the boss, and the atmosphere among colleagues usually being friendly and casual.
While the job market is good, it is wise to check it out before you arrive, especially if you work in a field that is not overly specialised or in which there are not labour shortages. In some fields, getting a job is largely based on contacts, so think about whether you are willing to work in a job unrelated to your profession, or maybe do some volunteer work until you find what you’re looking for. Salaries are pretty good but the cost of living is high, and you might not save much.
If you are not an EU citizen, or the holder of a highly specialised skill, getting residency in Ireland can be difficult. It is best to read up on the procedures and regulations of gaining legal residence status in the country before you make the move.
However, once you’re settled, have made friends (which is easy to do) and regularly make the most of the great nightlife (there’s everything you could want in terms of drinking, dancing, theatre and music), you will probably find that Dublin feels like home and that, depsite the ups and downs, you love the ‘dirty old town’.
