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Moving to Ireland

  • 18-06-2015 11:37am
    #1
    richniamh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    We are a couple thinking of moving to Ireland around spring 2016. I am english and my girlfriend is Irish. She has family in Cork so would be looking to live and work around cork/kerry area. I am a chef and my girlfriend is qualified in childcare but has some hospitality experience.

    What is the job situation like in Ireland at the moment? It would be a big move for us. From what we have seen rent seems to be very expensive around Cork city. We would like to have our own place but were considering doing a live in job to start off. Where do hotels etc advertise jobs like this?

    Does anyone have any advice?


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  • #2
    MagTuired
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭MagTuired


    Not sure about live-in jobs, but as a job hunter in Cork myself I do see a fair few chef jobs advertised - though to be honest I am not really equipped to say how many competing job hunters there would be, nor do I know the difference between the levels of chefs and what suits you.

    Hospitality also seems to have a fair few offerings, but seemingly mainly on the menial/entry level scale. There is always the call center option, which has an abundant supply of jobs if that's your kind of work. It's a field with a high turn-over rate, but I guess that's partially due to more temporary workers coming from Europe for language roles and then moving on. Some call centers, such as Voxpro (specifically the AirBnB account) are meant to be better than others, and offer pretty decent benefits.

    If you drive in Cork, you can get rent for cheaper for outlying areas (but still close enough to the city). City center places are pricier than they have been in the past, and the quality for some of the places is pretty dire. The further you move away, the better the rent and quality. Found a fair few lovely, well priced houses near Kent Station. Not much around that side of the city, but it is close to the very center and handy for transport links.

    Perhaps a mod could move it to the Cork forum? But I suppose ye'll be wanting the Kerry perspective too.


  • #3
    richniamh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭richniamh


    Hey thanks for the info. Good to know that there are jobs in hospitality. I am in charge of a small bistro in England but a lot of the jobs seem to be in hotels where I think I would be working in lower down role.

    Not sure that call centers would be something for us but still good to know could be something to fall back on. Good idead about Cork forum, may try posting in there too.


  • #4
    MagTuired
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭MagTuired


    richniamh wrote: »
    Hey thanks for the info. Good to know that there are jobs in hospitality. I am in charge of a small bistro in England but a lot of the jobs seem to be in hotels where I think I would be working in lower down role.

    Not sure that call centers would be something for us but still good to know could be something to fall back on. Good idead about Cork forum, may try posting in there too.

    No worries!

    http://jobseeker.fas.ie is probably the best place to turn for an idea of the type of jobs available for you guys. Maybe check Kerry and Cork and then the 'Hotel & Catering' section and you'll find listings that might work for both of you.


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