Moving to Dublin from the states Dec 3rd, where/how to start looking for a job

Stryker_Echo

Hi everyone,
Well I just decided to take advantage of my dual citizenship and move to Ireland, just can't take listening to the politicians and elections lol.
But seriously, been thinking about it for years and now seems like the right time to make the swim.

My profession is in medicine, cardiac ultrasound but I am not sure if I can get registered in Ireland first off and secondly I dont know if there are any positions available for my specialized field and even so, it would take quite a while I suspect to get eligibility to practice in Ireland.
And my funds will deplete before that happens.

So I need to do just about anything to afford living expenses, even pushing a broom. Not sure exactly what part of Dublin to look for a room to rent and what areas of occupation are my best bet to find quick employment to fund said living expenses.
I know a thing or two about web development, discussion board software (vBulletin), running an online business (research supply) which is what I am currently doing here in the states. Hobbies are video editing for my online projects with final cut pro x and motion, learning 3d animation with MAYA, zbrush for use in my educational videos and of course photoshop and lots of other software.
But I don't know if there is a market for those skills.

Basically I'll be starting from scratch I guess and just wanting to know how to get into the work scene in Dublin and a good area of town on a budget. Not picky in terms of a job neither
Cheers

Equality

Try daft.ie or rent.ie for accommodation.

Drumcondra or Phibsboro are good areas to rent, close to town/a lot of jobs and safe. You could pay anything from 70 euro (cheap) onwards, plus bills such as electricity and heating.

There may be work in the IT area, or just ordinary work in a pub/shop. Now is actually a good time to come to Ireland, as some places are hiring for the Christmas rush.

Best of luck.

MagicMarker

I think by the time you get here most places would have already hired their Christmas staff.

I hope you have enough savings to last you a number of months as unemployment is near 15%, so you may waiting a long time before you get anything.

Stryker_Echo

Thanks Equality, Ill check out those suggestions on where to focus, any areas I should avoid.
Ill more towards looking at pub/shop type work so I can settle in. It'd be grand to get an IT job or a skilled job but actually less responsibility and less money means more time to find friends.

MagicMarker, I hear ya on the unemployment bit, we have a REAl unemployment rate of 12% here in the states, Obama touts 8% unemployment rate but so many people gave up even looking for work and dropped out of the workforce that they arent counted so the numbers look good for the election. But lowest labor participation rate in 30 years. People send out 200 resumes aand get no response.
Anyways, yea I have money to get by, plus I have an online store that when an online order goes thru, I just have my exwife mail it out. Pure profit so I'd just have to drum up more business if necessary so it's not dire but still a job offers much more than just money, like getting out and about and meeting people.
Id just try and get my medical registry sorted out. I know I can get a job in Britain in my field but rather give Ireland a shot first since it's where my family and father grew up and which Ive never lived. Kind of a destiny type thing if that makes sense. But not worrking will definiely get old.
My online business is small but I ship worldwide so I can just ship my inventory over here and ship from here. It's not ideal though, part of moving over was to start afresh but if push comes to shove Ill just start businesses myself

I really appreciate your input, you guys are the first Irish people Ive spoke to about moving there since I decided to pull up stakes a few days ago lol. Makes me feel connected already.

Im thinking of just staying in a hostel til I find a room to rent and a gym to workout but will check out daft.ie
What about Clondalkin? Is that too far from dublin? A gym there called Ironhouse caught my eye but I dont want to be out in the sticks.
Anyone else have suggestions on decent locations

Mrs OBumble

I'd suggest getting the job first, then accommodation.

Ironically, less money = more tired and less energy to make friends etc. You'll fare better on the jobs front if you look for jobs with less competition.

Equality

Clondalkin is in Dublin.

It is mostly local authority family housing. Some of these would be available to rent, but mostly as a family home, not as one room for a single tenant.

Lucan would be near enough to Clondalkin, some owner occupiers there rent out the spare room.

If you run the online business from Ireland, you will need to register as self employed with revenue. This is easy, and free, and gives proof of when you started work in Ireland, in case you later need access to health care or social welfare. Tax is low if the income is low. If there is the potential to employ others, you might even get substantial grants from various sources.

Stryker_Echo

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

I'd suggest getting the job first, then accommodation.

Ironically, less money = more tired and less energy to make friends etc. You'll fare better on the jobs front if you look for jobs with less competition.

Can I sleep on your couch then?
I'll have to find accomodation as my blood relatives are further south and Ive never met them so Im just a lonely man with my harmonica on this stroll.
I just need an inexpensive short term homebase til I sort out a more permanent placement. I figure Dublin is the most likely place to find an odd job although Im open to suggestions on that.

I've made less money and more money, but I understand what you are saying, if I had a family to support then less money would make life hard obviously. But Ive got unabashed optimism in making this leap so looking at the bright side of the inevitableness of making less money and that means less responsibility and less work stress and more friends. Dont burst my bubble sugah
So about that couch idea...

But seriously, if not for renting a room somewhere as my move date is set all else be damned, are there other options for accomodation? My plan is just spent 15$ a night on hostels for the first couple weeks to suss things out. Not going to waste money on hotels.
Is there another option available in Ireland to throw my rucksacks and lay my head down in between pounding the pavement morning til night for work?
Or do you suggest just do the hostel thing until I land a gig and then find a room, actually that might be the smartest thing now that you mention it.
I know the unemployment quagmire currently is dublin the best chances for me to find work or another area?
I seriously have no qualms about taking a job that others might look down on, just whistle my way through work. I spent the last ten years working with sick and dying heart patients in my cardiovascular lab, now that leaves one tired and not able to make friends.
I could shovel manoor and have cheerier day than those so Im looking forward to less money (dont burst it).

And thanks again for responding

Stryker_Echo

Equality wrote: »

Clondalkin is in Dublin.

It is mostly local authority family housing. Some of these would be available to rent, but mostly as a family home, not as one room for a single tenant.

Lucan would be near enough to Clondalkin, some owner occupiers there rent out the spare room.

If you run the online business from Ireland, you will need to register as self employed with revenue. This is easy, and free, and gives proof of when you started work in Ireland, in case you later need access to health care or social welfare. Tax is low if the income is low. If there is the potential to employ others, you might even get substantial grants from various sources.

Aww sweet, that's what Im after.
Solid advice. So Clondalkin Ill move down a couple of priorities and take a look at Lucan.
Good idea on registering the business, never thought of the benefits. Maybe I'll make a new online business and sell irish goods back to the US lol.
There's 36 million people with Irish ancestry and they go bananas for anything Irish

Thanks again, got the wheels turning

steveLFC24

There really are so many places in Dublin that you should start doing some research on the areas. For convenience sake I would suggest you try get somewhere close to the city centre. When I say close I mean 15-20 minutes travel time away. Anywhere on the luas line (tram) is a massive plus. Buses are generally good too though. Clondalkin is ok, so is Lucan. It all depends on where you end up working/if you will be driving.

I'm from an area called Walkinstown and its roughly 15-20 mins by bus to city centre, really handy. As someone has mentioned before, Phibsboro and Drumcondra are also good. As are the likes of Artane, Rathmines, Raheny, Glasnevin...too many to name. There are 100's of ads online with people looking for housemates or flatmates. Like someone has already mentioned check out daft.ie and rent.ie. Gumtree.ie is also useful from time to time. Best thing to do is have a look at some of the rooms available, then go on google maps and see where the places are in relation to the rest of dublin...if its too far out etc. I reckon the house share is your best bet for starters. Until you get that sorted there is are loads of hostels in the city centre, a quick google search will sort you out in that regard.

As for work, I suggest you start applying just before you move over. FAS.ie, Jobs.ie, Irishjobs.ie, findajob.ie, monster.ie are to name but a few job websites. There are plenty of IT jobs around (i work in IT myself), as it seems you have a bit of experience in that department. Less so in other employment areas, but if you're not too picky you should be able to get something...although I can't comment on how long it will take, some people get lucky and others don't. Might also be worth firing off an email to the HSE (Health service) and see what the situation is with your qualifications. Should also add that for any employment or immigration related queries (PPS number, tax etc) check out www.citizensinformation.ie, good accurate website.

Best of luck with the move and if you want to know any more details feel free to PM me

trad

First thnk on the agenda is do you have the right to work in Ireland without a visa. If you do then you need a PPS number, then get a bank account, most larger employers pay direct to bank accounts.

http://www.integration.ie/website/omi/omiwebv6.nsf/page/infoformigrants-pps-en

somairle

I moved to Dublin on my own not knowing a soul. All I can say is the grass isn't always greener. I love Dublin it's a great city but things like friends and family trump a few nights out and a bit of craic! And if your bored of US politics the village like nature of Irish politics will soon p*ss you off. If you go with it my fiancée works in the HSE and I think there is an official embargo on employment but in practise people are being employed here and there, I'm sure with a specialised skill you shouldn't have too much trouble.

I lived on the south side and if I was going to move to Dublin again I'd of picked somewhere onnthe northside like Drumcondra or Phibsboro like someone else has said, close to the city and cheaper than some of the south side places. Don't live far out of the city of the cheapness, it was a nightmare for me bussing in and out. Employment on a whole is pretty dire but if want a entry level job to tide you over there are ads on pub/ restaurant/ cafe windows. Some people will say your mad moving to Dublin, but opportunites are there is you look hard enough.

Good luck if you choose too, I've made a life for myself here but I do miss home and family, if I wasn't getting married I'd of moved back already.

RADIUS

No offense meant to those from Clondalkin as I know there are nice people out there but it's undeniably one of Dublins rougher areas.

OP Best stick to the East Coast of Dublin if you value your sanity.

somairle

Sorry I've just read you don't want anyone to burst your bubble. Dublin is great, yaaaah

sallywin

Loads of cheap hostels in Dublin OP, most of them around Connolly train station area so you'd be really central too in terms of looking for work. You can also look for longer term accom from there too.

RADIUS

RADIUS wrote: »

No offense meant to those from Clondalkin as I know there are nice people out there but it's undeniably one of Dublins rougher areas.

OP Best stick to the East Coast of Dublin if you value your sanity.

I'd second this. I've family in Clondalkin, over three houses, all of which have had trouble with neighbours/locals. Of course, this is a generalisation, and it's hardly like they're living in a warzone, but I'd recommend leaning against moving there just from personal experience.

In addition, I'm a big fan of the dart. It's (in my opinion) one of the less stressful forms of transport in Dublin (including car). If you're close to the dart line it's definitely an advantage in my book. Dublin Bus can be extremely unreliable and the car traffic can be a nightmare.

Stryker_Echo

Wow, thanks all for the responses. Truly helpful and very appreciated. Im lucky I found this chatboard.

trad wrote: »

First thnk on the agenda is do you have the right to work in Ireland without a visa. If you do then you need a PPS number, then get a bank account, most larger employers pay direct to bank accounts.

Right to work? Visa, huh, you lost me. PS number or PPS number or PPPS X0X0X0
Just joshing, Id be stuffed if I didnt have that figured out. Im an irish citizen. From Birth right. Im bonafide. (100% Irish both sides, father from Ireland, huge dysfunctional irish clan in detroit Michigan married to an Irish woman with a huge dysfunctional Irish Clan from pennsylvania) But if anyone in the future finds this thread, that is super duper important stuff. I have a bank account in Britain but probably wont help here. I dont have a PPS yet (personal public service number) but Ill get that when I swim ashore. Cant get that in advance I read a couple of days ago. That was on my itinerary for day 1 was to put in for that. Kudos for that as that can definitely stuff someone up. Your focus on the frontline troubleshooting, Im guessing you work in either engineering or computers.

Actually, you know what, in light of all the great tidbits of knowledge gleaned in just 12 hours that may help someone in the future. I hope you all dont mind that I take your helpful posts and create a new blog. "On the Run- to Ireland". I was already going to obnoxiously document my travels and tribulations with my high def steadi-cam and then edit them into a video log daily and host to youtube. I might as well do the full-*shut yo mounth* with it. And just make a pro blog on escaping the 2012 presidential election to the USA. Fun---> Full speed ahead~~~~ Make it so No. 1
Scotty: *aye aye Captain*

STEVE-O: Great info, very helpful, Ill definitely PMing you soon. And your spot on at least submitting some CVs maybe get lucky

Radius: Thanks mate, weird you mentioned sanity. I actually am lilving right now in Sanity, Oregon USA. Well more on the outskirts... right on the edge

Sallywin: Im thinking that's the best option to. Live a couple weeks in hostels like im backpacking, and then scout the locations mentioned in this thread after Ive researched it online, check them out on foot (wish I could bring my bicycle over). Get the lay of the land. I am only bringing two duffle bags of clothes and my ipad and macbook so I am portable.

somairle wrote: »

Sorry I've just read you don't want anyone to burst your bubble. Dublin is great, yaaaah

lol, no worries. Good advice you have anyways. Curious on where you are from, from the states or Canada?
Im doing it b/c I got divorced a few months back and dad died suddenly a half hour before my holiday dinner with him. Ive wanted to move for years and years, back when you'd read about Ireland being the Celtic Tiger well before everything went teets up. It's more of a cathartic thing. And well no jobs is good in a way, get in, get settled, maybe buy some property when it's cheap, not wait for when everyone's got jobs and flush cash and the property is skyhigh again. (reinflating my bubble)
As for family and friends I know what youre saying but I have none except for my mom and she's irish and she'd love to visit it me here. My exwife already drove my friends away (I only email with them anyways). So Im going to make new ones there. hehe We can throw a party on my arrival with everyone on this thread. Instant friends

Oh yeah, and the politics, I cant stand either side of this crap here in the states. It's no fluke that I made the decision to get the hell out of this country 72 hours before the election today. This is the worrst election I have seen. When Romney wins, and he's going to in a landslide today b/c 20% more republicans are voting b/c they are pissed off and dems are disenchanted and staying home. There is going to be a civil war with riots in the streets. Uggh, get me away from these nutcases. If there are riots tomorrow when obama loses Im coming early

Stryker_Echo

true-or-false wrote: »

I'd second this. I've family in Clondalkin, over three houses, all of which have had trouble with neighbours/locals. Of course, this is a generalisation, and it's hardly like they're living in a warzone, but I'd recommend leaning against moving there just from personal experience.

In addition, I'm a big fan of the dart. It's (in my opinion) one of the less stressful forms of transport in Dublin (including car). If you're close to the dart line it's definitely an advantage in my book. Dublin Bus can be extremely unreliable and the car traffic can be a nightmare.

I honestly can thank you people enough. I am definitely drawing a line through Clondalkin then.
I am so lucky I got here. I had no idea where to start to even research jobs and locations. I thought to myself: "self... you need to go to a gym so find a gym you like and find a place right next to there to start out with".
So I found Ironhouse gym that looked pretty serious and inexpensive. So I googled info on the location and I found this forum and saved me days and days of googling online. I mean I was going on finding a location next to a gym for petes-sakes.
So you are a wonderful testament to humanity and helping others
And another wonderful bit of insight to look for is the dart system, had to look that up. If possible get next to that. Splendid, even the smallest bits of info like that can help.
Truth be told, here in the states, some years back I bought like an 8kg racing bike which I can cruise at 50 kph on. Even gotten it up to 75 kph on a long descent.
I used to get commute 5 km from my office at the hospital, faster than people were driving b/c of traffic and lights.
Damn, I have to call Aer Lingus and see if I can take that as a 3rd baggage b/c that's faster and more convenient and cheaper than car or public transit.

Which makes me query, how bike friendly are the roads around there? Or am I taking my life into my hands?
Again, you guys and gals are awesome!! I might pass out from delirium whilst weighting for the long national nightmare to be over and this election finally finished. My last one and that is final

RADIUS

Renting near the Dart is a great idea and looking at the Dart stations from North to South I would say that anywhere between Raheny stop in the North and Bray stop in the South minus the 3 main city centre stops (Pearse, Connolly and Tara) are good.

Also add Howth (Not Howth Junction! ), Bayside, Sutton, Portmarnock and Malahide on the Northside - All good.

I also recommend Drumcondra and Ashtown on the west commuter train line.

Rougher areas have cheaper land so sometimes big company's build there so a really flashy gym doesn't necessarily mean a good area. For example Ikea is next to a halting site (Irish gypsy's) in Ballymun. Great place to shop, not so much to live.

There is a great big Gym in Clarehall but anyone will tell you that the estate next door, Darndale is not the kind of place to take an evening stroll.



You can live 5-20 mins from the middle of the city and the trains are really inexpensive here compared to UK for example. (Just look at Londons train fairs :eek: )

Here is a map of the Dart and Commuter line.

Mrs OBumble

Stryker_Echo wrote: »

Can I sleep on your couch then?
I'll have to find accomodation as my blood relatives are further south and Ive never met them so Im just a lonely man with my harmonica on this stroll.
...

Or do you suggest just do the hostel thing until I land a gig and then find a room

That's exactly what I did when I came here with my Irish passport in hand a few years back.

www.hostelworld.com - real hostel reviews by people who've stayed in places recently.

I was thinking that as soon as I got a job, I'd head into BnB, because it would be too hard to live in a hostel and work. As it turned out, the job wanted me to travel for a couple of weeks almost immediately, so staying in the hostel meant I could use their luggage room while I was away, provided I was going back there. I found that it was quite manageable living & working (short term) - because the staff knew me by then, and tried to put the working people in rooms together. Was stunned at breakfast the first week, seeing just how many other workers were also staying there.

If you look for a room, then some landlords will want to sign you up for a 6-month lease (and you often don't even get to pick your own flatmates here, due to tax reasons). Bit of a pain if you then get work on the other side of the city.

Also, if you pay up a few weeks in a hostel, they will give you a letter saying you are resident there. You take that and your passport and long-form birth certificate (get that from home and bring it with you) to the Welfare (Department of Social Protection) to apply for a PPSN (govt ID). [NB do google to double-check what docs etc you need to take, the rules might have changed since I did it.]

You will need this ID number to register your business with Revenue (look on www.revenue.ie for information about moving to Ireland). (As an Irish citizen, you do need to report your worldwide income here - but you will get credit for any taxes that you already pay on it in your home country.)

You can also take your passport plus the letter that Revenue send you saying what your number is to a bank, and with them you should be able to open a bank account. (Though some of them may want to see a letter from an employer as well.)

Sorry to hit ya with the officialdom, but it's a lot easier overall if you do this stuff the right way from scratch.

foxinsox

Great info on here for you.

I would be slightly wary of being in a hostel and trying to get a job?

Would employers not see that as you not really committing to stay?
I'm not saying it is, just something to think of.

I'm not sure and Mrs OBumble seemed to get on great.

That's the only thing I can think of to add, a room in a house might work out better and cheaper.

St James's Hospital has a fantastic cardiac unit, maybe check them out.

Best of luck.

RADIUS

A room in a house share in a nice area is a good idea, you can get a small room (Sharing facilities with the other housemates) for about 80 euro a week in a nice area.

IMightKnow

Just to check, as am a bit unsure with "cardiac ultrasound", are you actually a doctor?

There's no shortage of positions for doctors here, in fact we have to take in huge numbers of Non Consultant Hospital Doctors from abroad to fill positions in hospitals across the country.

Details on registration are available here: http://www.medicalcouncil.ie/Registration/

There is an exam that has to be sat by non-EU trained but there may be exceptions.

Hope this helps, Apologies if i've misunderstood

Stryker_Echo

IMightKnow wrote: »

Just to check, as am a bit unsure with "cardiac ultrasound", are you actually a doctor?

There's no shortage of positions for doctors here, in fact we have to take in huge numbers of Non Consultant Hospital Doctors from abroad to fill positions in hospitals across the country.

Details on registration are available here: http://www.medicalcouncil.ie/Registration/

There is an exam that has to be sat by non-EU trained but there may be exceptions.

Hope this helps, Apologies if i've misunderstood

Nope, just managed a cardiologist's laboratory, which was my lab that I ran and ran the pacs system for imaging and IT system. Different profession but think of ultrasound. Only I specialize in all the stuff testing of the heart in my lab. Checking carotid arteries for build up that may lead to a stroke or be the source of afterwards.
My job is basically to look inside people without cutting them open.

To be honest, I'd be in a padded cell somewhere if I was a physician in this field. Cardiologists have it as bad if not worse than oncologists in some respect. The initial shock and grief of the family that a cardiologist has to explain versus an oncologist who has to tell a person they are dying. We did plenty of that too in heart failure patients and cardiomyopathy patients etc...(faces of patients flick before my eyes in typing that out and how not to shortshrimp them).
A job where you really, actually know you are doing good but really know it's taking a toll on your family.

Naw, I prefer to walk about Dublin and work low pay jobs than to that again

tatli_lokma

Stryker_Echo wrote: »

Right to work? Visa, huh, you lost me. PS number or PPS number or PPPS X0X0X0
Just joshing, Id be stuffed if I didnt have that figured out. Im an irish citizen. From Birth right. Im bonafide.

so you have an Irish passport then? because if not, I would recommend getting one before you arrive. It will make things easier for you than if you arrive on your US passport. Also, some HR people are a bit thick (no offence to the decent HR people that post on here ) but nonetheless there are some right thickos in HR and when applying for a job, being able to prove your right to work in the format of an Irish passport makes things much more simple. If they think that you need a work permit (and they might assume this from not having an Irish passport) some of them won't even give you an interview. So having an Irish passport makes a lot of things easier.

petethebrick

I may be mistaken but I think you need an address in Ireland to get your PPS number. You may be able to use a Hostel address, maybe someone can clarify this. You may as well try to get a place to live within the first week or two anyway as there are plenty of places available and the rent is fairly cheap (for house shares).

You would be much better to rent a room in a house/apartment as opposed to your own place. You won't have to sign a lease or contract -simply pay one month rent and one month deposit. You also won't have to go to the hassle of putting all the utilities etc into your name.

If I was you I would rule out Lucan and other such places which are just too far out of town. If you're going to be living here as a single man you'll want to be within walking distance of town I guess. There is nothing really to do in the evenings far out in the suburbs.

I second recommendations for Phibsboro, Drumcondra and Smithfield.
You could also check out Rathmines and Ranelagh on the southside.

Mrs OBumble

petethebrick wrote: »

I may be mistaken but I think you need an address in Ireland to get your PPS number. You may be able to use a Hostel address, maybe someone can clarify this.

You need either an address in the Republic of Ireland, or a reason why you don't have one (eg living in the North but working down south, on a ship, various others).

You can use a hostel address - just so long as the hostel will give you a letter. Most of them have a rule saying you need to have paid up X weeks to ge tthis.

I didn't find having a non-permanent address was an issue with employers. In fact, with email and mobile phones you don't even have to tell them your physical address these days. Just leave it off the CV.

OP - here's a thought for you: with your experience, could there be any opportunities for you in the medical devices industry? Lots of MD companies over here in Galway, a single-man-with-harmonica will fit right in to the social scene, and it's only 2.5 hours on the bus from Dublin for the times when you need a dose of big-cityness. And it might be that the lack of registration might not be an issue if you're not doing patient contact work.

If you decide that Galway is an option for you, then the same advice applies: don't get accommodation until you know what side of the river you'll be working on. Nothing worse than having to commute over it every day.

Stryker_Echo

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

You need either an address in the Republic of Ireland, or a reason why you don't have one (eg living in the North but working down south, on a ship, various others).

You can use a hostel address - just so long as the hostel will give you a letter. Most of them have a rule saying you need to have paid up X weeks to ge tthis.

I didn't find having a non-permanent address was an issue with employers. In fact, with email and mobile phones you don't even have to tell them your physical address these days. Just leave it off the CV.

OP - here's a thought for you: with your experience, could there be any opportunities for you in the medical devices industry? Lots of MD companies over here in Galway, a single-man-with-harmonica will fit right in to the social scene, and it's only 2.5 hours on the bus from Dublin for the times when you need a dose of big-cityness. And it might be that the lack of registration might not be an issue if you're not doing patient contact work.

If you decide that Galway is an option for you, then the same advice applies: don't get accommodation until you know what side of the river you'll be working on. Nothing worse than having to commute over it every day.

lol, yeah me and my 'monica as I call her. Actually funny you mention Galway as the only position in my field that wasnt through a placement agency was at the Galway Clinic. The closing date though is Nov. 16th and I was thinking of putting in my resume for the position knowing full well that they probably have to fill it sooner than I can manage hopping through paperwork hoops. Worth a shot I suppositioned............................................................................................................................................ ........ . . .' No way really around patient contact as when I am looking inside a person I have to put my ultrasound probe directly on the chest above the part of the heart I am looking at. And if I am working in the cath lab, well then we puncture the femoral artery in the groin or nowadays in the wrist in the US. Cant phone that in unfortunagely .............................................................................................................................................................. ..... . . . You convinced me with your first post though about accomodation validated what I was thinking. When a person is planning a move, sometimes it's hard to think clearly. So yes, hostels til I suss out the job scene or slyly join a commune or cult and pretend Im a true believer only to steal away in the night (or morning) and find a job. ................................................................................................................................................. . ,. . I think you are reading my mind as I also was thinking of the medical sales bit of things, particularly Phillips which is what we all used in the US. That would be a good avenue actually, ~moving that up on my priority list .......................................................................................................................... ... . .. .. Cheers Mrs O'bumble, your help is really helping. And everyone else, I told my mom about all of you and your help and advice and it changed her mind about my decision. A few days ago when I told her she said she never wanted to talk to me again, after relating this thread and your advice. She put 1500$ into my account as a going away present. Not only given great advice, you all restored a mother's love and procured me a 1500$ bonus to get me by lol. Pizza party Dec 3rd, dublin airport, my dime

petethebrick wrote: »

I may be mistaken but I think you need an address in Ireland to get your PPS number. You may be able to use a Hostel address, maybe someone can clarify this. You may as well try to get a place to live within the first week or two anyway as there are plenty of places available and the rent is fairly cheap (for house shares).

You would be much better to rent a room in a house/apartment as opposed to your own place. You won't have to sign a lease or contract -simply pay one month rent and one month deposit. You also won't have to go to the hassle of putting all the utilities etc into your name.

If I was you I would rule out Lucan and other such places which are just too far out of town. If you're going to be living here as a single man you'll want to be within walking distance of town I guess. There is nothing really to do in the evenings far out in the suburbs.

I second recommendations for Phibsboro, Drumcondra and Smithfield.
You could also check out Rathmines and Ranelagh on the southside.

Thanks Pete, See that's the bit I am trying to make sense out of. On one hand. You have my natural inclination to be mobile and Mrs Obumble talks to that frequency/groove. I think being mobile or the ability to pack up and shuffle to a new location has always been the advantage of getting the jobs I wanted. ......................................................................................................................... . .But the other bit is, well preferably I could find someone to host me and pay them 10-15$ a day rather than a hostel. Couch vs cot My ex-wife and her parent's are Australian. Her parents are extremely religious but I think it's all a subterfuge for an elaborate worldwide travel-club. They host people in Sydney from everywhere on the globe that belong to their church and they go everywhere too.At first it was bizarre but now it makes sense. Forget hotels and time-share ripoffs. They get a place to stay, a host and a tour guide all in one. ....................................................................................................................... . . RECREATING THAT! I can could make someone alot of money using social networking business algorhythm. I mean to socialize travel to Ireland so the consumer meets a host family and emails and gets to know them, then decides on which person to go with and then you can share traits and likes etc. .......................................................................................................................................... For other countries. for those who want to bypass hotels and for host houses who are just depressed and bored and like to have a traveller light up their life and get paid in return. Just one of my ideas on starting a business when I swim ashore................................................................................................................................... ...................... But the whole thing is this, can't I just rent a mailbox for mail? I rent a mailbox here for six years. Even if I move or change apartments. I dont go through the hassle and costs 10$ a month. That was part of my day 1 itinerary. I hope that a post office box will solve that Thanks again to everyone from my mom

Stryker_Echo

Just wanted to drop all the helpful people a note again to say thank you!!

I made it to Dublin alright, here I be

Staying in Temple Bar area

Not sure on my plans now as I have a few job offers in my cardiac medicine field in the UK.
So until I find out where I am working, no sense in finding a place. All that I know is that they just about triple the rates for hotel rooms in temple bar area for the weekend.
Guess Ill be heading for the travellodge by the airport on Saturday.

Anyways ,
Cheers everyone who helped me here in this thread and others as well

Oh and its quite wonderful, way better than any city in the US, guess the grass is greener here

Mrs OBumble

Let us know how you feel about the place in six months time.