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Irish comunity in Adelaide
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13-01-2015 2:50pm#1
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I've been here since ~2009, and i couldn't honestly answer that one for you! :pac: mostly because i tend to stick with the 'inherited' family who, incidentally, are 1st & 2nd gen N.Irish. I know there's a lot of Irish around Adelaide, both 1st, 2nd generation also, and you'll find them all in the Irish Club for Paddys day at leastWhat is the Irish community like in Adelaide?
Apart from that, I'm not into sports & not highly sociable so it kinda leaves me out in the cold.. Check out the Adelaide Irish Connect FB page, i think there's usually plenty going on.
Where are you from? In Adelaide at least, it's like the south of Spain in summer, and the Achill Island in Winter! You can get historical weather data from the BoM. Today, it's a little muggy, warm and humid. Having been to Perth, Sydney, and Melbourne, I'd still choose to live in Adelaide.Also whats the climate like there?0 -
woolymammoth wrote: »I've been here since ~2009, and i couldn't honestly answer that one for you! :pac: mostly because i tend to stick with the 'inherited' family who, incidentally, are 1st & 2nd gen N.Irish. I know there's a lot of Irish around Adelaide, both 1st, 2nd generation also, and you'll find them all in the Irish Club for Paddys day at least Apart from that, I'm not into sports & not highly sociable so it kinda leaves me out in the cold.. Check out the Adelaide Irish Connect FB page, i think there's usually plenty going on.
Where are you from? In Adelaide at least, it's like the south of Spain in summer, and the Achill Island in Winter! You can get historical weather data from the BoM. Today, it's a little muggy, warm and humid. Having been to Perth, Sydney, and Melbourne, I'd still choose to live in Adelaide.
Thanks Wooly, As I say its not to just group together but rather just to hear the odd accent. We would be looking to go to south Adelaide near the coast. Kids will be going to local schools and all that. How is employment there at present? I'm in the ICT sector and the OH is currently training as a nurse.
We are at the start of a long process with saving and having out settlement funds and everything else that goes with it. I suppose making the decision to go is the hard part after that its just keeping the head down and doing whats needed.
Glad to hear that there is a good community there too. How are the locals to "outsiders"? I have been to Adelaide before but only for a couple of days. I really liked the laid back way of life.0 -
Thanks Wooly, As I say its not to just group together but rather just to hear the odd accent. We would be looking to go to south Adelaide near the coast. Kids will be going to local schools and all that. How is employment there at present? I'm in the ICT sector and the OH is currently training as a nurse.
We are at the start of a long process with saving and having out settlement funds and everything else that goes with it. I suppose making the decision to go is the hard part after that its just keeping the head down and doing whats needed.
Glad to hear that there is a good community there too. How are the locals to "outsiders"? I have been to Adelaide before but only for a couple of days. I really liked the laid back way of life.
I works in ICT too, though nothing highly desirable. Like anywhere, it depend on your discipline.. Where i am, there's a lot of work going into developing practical in-house uses for Sharepoint. Business Enablement they call it. Not my thing though, not fond of programming..
South of Adelaide is great for access to beaches and all that. We're hoping to build or buy out that direction in the next year or so. Adelaide as a whole is a very car-centric city though - the bus & train network sometimes leave a lot to be desired - people complain then when one of their precious car lanes is changed to a bus lane.. :eek:
In adelaide, both in and out of work, I have and do interact with Aussies (both real and fake), Saudis, Pakistanis, Indians, Dutch, British, Irish, American, 'wogs', fake mexicans, Filipinos, New Zealanders, Asian, African.. We're all here and we all get along just fine despite the passive racism. But everyone loves an Irish accent
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LOL Great to hear. We wont be able to make our way for about 3 years unless we magicaly stumble across the $35k we'll need + all the other costs, Visas, flights, shipping, animal transportation and so on. We think we should be ok with about €35k to allow all that. Can you tell me how much roughly it cost you to relocate and the number of people you relocated? If not too private. Or Pm me the details? How did you find the whole visa thing? Did you go on a skilled migration?
Lots of questions but I had better do some work here If Im to get the cash required...
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Not to private at all for the most part. Unfortunately for you, my 'journey' is very different to what yours will be. My OH is Aussie - or as I like to call her, 1/4 Irish as her father is Northern Irish! Anyway, I migrated on a partner migration visa. All I brought with me was a backpack full of drea.. I mean, clothes, and whatever cash I had. I completed the entire visa application myself, and found it to be relatively straightforward, but long. Those immigration folks were lovely and helpful anytime i spoke to them. Moving straight in with the OH, I didn't have the same worries about where to live, how to get around, getting a bank account straight away, etc. I think about that sometimes and how fortunate I was when I see others asking for advice on these forums, so I try to help of I can. But, sometimes I just don't have any answers. Except, you know, alt+tab and win+m! 0 -
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woolymammoth wrote: »Not to private at all for the most part. Unfortunately for you, my 'journey' is very different to what yours will be. My OH is Aussie - or as I like to call her, 1/4 Irish as her father is Northern Irish! Anyway, I migrated on a partner migration visa. All I brought with me was a backpack full of drea.. I mean, clothes, and whatever cash I had. I completed the entire visa application myself, and found it to be relatively straightforward, but long. Those immigration folks were lovely and helpful anytime i spoke to them. Moving straight in with the OH, I didn't have the same worries about where to live, how to get around, getting a bank account straight away, etc. I think about that sometimes and how fortunate I was when I see others asking for advice on these forums, so I try to help of I can. But, sometimes I just don't have any answers. Except, you know, alt+tab and win+m!
Yep Definitely a different situation there alright. We don't have any family there so that visa is out of the question. From my initial inquires we should both be ok with our professions and qualifications.
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Irish club is good for a bit of craic on Paddys day. When it lands on a weekend there can be a pretty big queue out the door. Zee Gurman club is much better on October :pac:RustySpoon wrote: »Don't hang out much with an Irish community (never been to the Irish club in fact but I do like a pint in the Dan O'Connell from time to time) but do have a couple of Irish and English friends as well as a good few straylians.....
My favs for guinness are the Gov (free tram kids), the Whitmore, and i have yet to drop into the Brecknock, despite living within walking distance.. 
, but i heat it's good. I think down south way, a lot of folks hit up Mick O'Sheas, though i never been myself. The quality of the guinness has gotten a lot better sine they started brewing in SA. 0 -
woolymammoth wrote: »My favs for guinness are the Gov (free tram kids), the Whitmore, and i have yet to drop into the Brecknock, despite living within walking distance.. , but i heat it's good. I think down south way, a lot of folks hit up Mick O'Sheas, though i never been myself. The quality of the guinness has gotten a lot better sine they started brewing in SA.
German club is great at all times, lovely Wheat & Dunkel beers ah.......
Brecknock isn't all that, it's weird that when you need to go to the toilet you walk into a brightly lit Chinese after being in a dingy Irish style pub. Mates say it was way better before.
Barossa this weekend for me so no beers, just some fine Shiraz.0 -
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LOL, Yeah your right. So what about all the aforementioned baddies? Are they going to be in my house? :pac::pac:
Unlikely.. when i moved over, i lived in a bit of a sh!t-box. There were a couple of huntsman that would hide under some massive curtains that were never opened. They're 100% **** scary, and 100% harmless. let 'em outside, or whack 'em with your shoe. I've only seen one in the last three years. none in the last two.
Redbacks can be everywhere outside. They're poisonous so avoid or kill. They like dark little corners, under the eves, steps, patios, outside furniture. You're unlikely too see them unless you go looking for them. Standard pest control should eleminate them, or keep them away.
I'm actually not even sure there are any crocs in SA. Never seen a snake, but there are brown snakes everywhere apparently. They are poisonous, and should be avoided. Haven't seen any jellyfish either, but then again, i never get out of my own depth to find out. And i've never seen a shark. Dolphins, yes. But no sharks.
So, for the most part, you're pretty safe around Adelaide, or any major city. Maybe others here could correct me.
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