Moving to Tralee from Dublin

Joniamhsean

Hi there. My husband, 2 kids and I are currently thinking of moving out of Dublin. My husband is from Tralee. Has anyone made a similar move? What are the pitfalls?

I am a teacher (secondary) and he is an engineer. He will still work remotely for the same company. I will be looking for work.

We would love a small house on a half an acre to grow veg and teach our children the value of nature etc. We would like to look at sustainable living or at least going towards it.

Are we mad? Any advice would be great.
Thanks

theniamh1

I'd like to see what people think also! Myself and my partner are thinking of moving from Galway to Tralee, he is from Kerry. I'm from Galway! We have a baby on the way.
I'm here thinking are we mad to move???

Joniamhsean

Are you in Dublin currently? Or Galway? I love what appears to be a great lifestyle in Tralee but I suppose, I have the fear!!

theniamh1

We are in Galway. I've mini fear too! We are going down next week to view a house we like! I'm just going to spend as much time as I can there checking the place out! It might put my mind at ease!

amadain

SIRO Broadband in certain areas in Tralee (if it's a consideration)

amadain

Engineer (in Construction or Telecoms ?)

Joniamhsean

theniamh1 wrote: »

We are in Galway. I've mini fear too! We are going down next week to view a house we like! I'm just going to spend as much time as I can there checking the place out! It might put my mind at ease!

Oh how exciting! Good luck with viewing. Such lovely houses at affordable prices too. Mind you compared to Dublin everywhere seems cheap. There really is lovely things to do and places to visit. Mind you Galway is fab too. Are you in the city?

Joniamhsean

amadain wrote: »

Engineer (in Construction or Telecoms ?)

Didnt realise boardband was so bad. Thanks for the heads up. Hubby is a civil engineer.

Fr Tod Umptious

Moved from Galway (working in city living in Athenry) to Kerry over a decade ago.

First child was on the way at the time.

Did not move to Tralee as such but bought in mid Kerry, about 20 mins drive to Tralee.
Worked in Tralee for the first 6 years down here.

Overall I think it was a good move, we are well settled now with 4 kids, but at the same time I'm sure our life in Galway would have been great too.

Tralee is a big town, as big as a town can be without being a city and it has all the amenities and issues that go with a town of its size.

Personally I would never even consider living there, far better smaller communities around Kerry within striking distance of both Tralee and Killarney.

The one drawback about here compared to Galway or Dublin is that there is a much smaller jobs market, espically for professionals in the likes of IT and engineering.

I noticed that when I became unemployed. There are a lot of people in Kerry communting to Limerick and Cork (and beyond) every day.

Joniamhsean

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Moved from Galway (working in city living in Athenry) to Kerry over a decade ago.

First child was on the way at the time.

Did not move to Tralee as such but bought in mid Kerry, about 20 mins drive to Tralee.
Worked in Tralee for the first 6 years down here.

Overall I think it was a good move, we are well settled now with 4 kids, but at the same time I'm sure our life in Galway would have been great too.

Tralee is a big town, as big as a town can be without being a city and it has all the amenities and issues that go with a town of its size.

Personally I would never even consider living there, far better smaller communities around Kerry within striking distance of both Tralee and Killarney.

The one drawback about here compared to Galway or Dublin is that there is a much smaller jobs market, espically for professionals in the likes of IT and engineering.

I noticed that when I became unemployed. There are a lot of people in Kerry communting to Limerick and Cork (and beyond) every day.

Thank you for your detailed reply. I can understand the jobs market is smaller and commuting must be a drain on most people. I wonder is there something in particular that puts you off Tralee? Or is it just being a part of a smaller community you prefer.

Must have a look at some of the places outside of the town. Dont really fancy complete countryside but maybe one of the smaller towns or villages might suit us.

Thanks again.

Fr Tod Umptious

Joniamhsean wrote: »

Thank you for your detailed reply. I can understand the jobs market is smaller and commuting must be a drain on most people. I wonder is there something in particular that puts you off Tralee? Or is it just being a part of a smaller community you prefer.

Must have a look at some of the places outside of the town. Dont really fancy complete countryside but maybe one of the smaller towns or villages might suit us.

Thanks again.

My own personal opinion is that Tralee is a bit of a dump.

Go down to the town center (The Mall) any day and it’s usually full of skangers and the like.

See this recent news piece about bleach being thrown on the slide in the playground.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/kerry-gardai-investigating-childrens-slide-covered-in-bleach-829972.html

I think there are many far better places to live in Kerry within reach of Tralee, but your husband is from there and would obviously would be a better sounding board regarding the town than myself.

Ciarrai76

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

My own personal opinion is that Tralee is a bit of a dump.

Go down to the town center (The Mall) any day and it’s usually full of skangers and the like.

See this recent news piece about bleach being thrown on the slide in the playground.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/kerry-gardai-investigating-childrens-slide-covered-in-bleach-829972.html

I think there are many far better places to live in Kerry within reach of Tralee, but your husband is from there and would obviously would be a better sounding board regarding the town than myself.

Bit harsh! Tralee isn’t a dump, there’s a bad element in every town. It’s not fair to call it a dump with one isolated incident, caused by one individual. There’s ‘skangers’ in every town!

Fr Tod Umptious

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

Bit harsh! Tralee isn’t a dump, there’s a bad element in every town. It’s not fair to call it a dump with one isolated incident, caused by one individual. There’s ‘skangers’ in every town!

Oh I know that, and as I said the OPs husband would be in a much better position to comment on Tralee seeing as he is from there.

But as I said it's my own personal opinion that it's a dump and I'd personally never live there.

Ciarrai76

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Oh I know that, and as I said the OPs husband would be in a much better position to comment on Tralee seeing as he is from there.

But as I said it's my own personal opinion that it's a dump and I'd personally never live there.

Good for you!

uck51js9zml2yt

I was only down there last weekend. Town is improving over the years.
Yes, it has a bad element but so does everywhere.
There are some nice houses in the town at good prices compared to Dublin.

Rows Grower

Joniamhsean wrote: »

Hi there. My husband, 2 kids and I are currently thinking of moving out of Dublin. My husband is from Tralee. Has anyone made a similar move? What are the pitfalls?

I am a teacher (secondary) and he is an engineer. He will still work remotely for the same company. I will be looking for work.

We would love a small house on a half an acre to grow veg and teach our children the value of nature etc. We would like to look at sustainable living or at least going towards it.

Are we mad? Any advice would be great.
Thanks

As the man from Nike said, "Just do it".

What have you got to lose?

And look at all the advantages for you, your husband and the kids.

Take the chance and go for it, if you are confident that it will improve your quality of life now, in about five years time you will only be regretting why ye didn't do it sooner.

Ciarrai76

Joniamhsean wrote: »

Hi there. My husband, 2 kids and I are currently thinking of moving out of Dublin. My husband is from Tralee. Has anyone made a similar move? What are the pitfalls?

I am a teacher (secondary) and he is an engineer. He will still work remotely for the same company. I will be looking for work.

We would love a small house on a half an acre to grow veg and teach our children the value of nature etc. We would like to look at sustainable living or at least going towards it.

Are we mad? Any advice would be great.
Thanks

You're not mad! I am biased as I am from Tralee & live here, but I haven't always lived here. I lived in Dublin for a few years and met my now husband there. He's from the UK, but he wanted to move back to Kerry with me and he loves living here. I wouldn't want to bring up my little boy in Dublin, I much prefer living back home.
I have a few friends from here who have been living in Dublin for many years now, and 2 of them have moved back with their family in the past year and are so glad they did. My other friend would love to, but just can't for work & other reasons.

You don't have to live in Tralee town, there are plenty of lovely areas in the outskirts of town. I would love to move a bit further out, especially to the Spa or even Ballyard, but can't for now (need our house to increase in value a bit more to be able to afford to move!). There are good schools in Tralee, but equally good schools outside of the town too.

Have you a timeframe that you need to move or have you time to suss it all out and figure out where to move to?

hanamandiol

Joniamhsean wrote: »

Hi there. My husband, 2 kids and I are currently thinking of moving out of Dublin. My husband is from Tralee. Has anyone made a similar move? What are the pitfalls?

I am a teacher (secondary) and he is an engineer. He will still work remotely for the same company. I will be looking for work.

We would love a small house on a half an acre to grow veg and teach our children the value of nature etc. We would like to look at sustainable living or at least going towards it.

Are we mad? Any advice would be great.
Thanks

My wife and i made this very move 30 years ago.Definitely best move we made as we had also lived elsewhere in ireland as well as other countries.Through my work i know Tralee very well and would not hesitate to recommend it as a great place to live.We have raised our family[3]in Tralee,turned out to be fine adults now.Neither of us is originally from Tralee however we both now call Tralee home.You will find good infrastructure ,schools public and private,healthcare public and private ,housing at reasonable prices and a road network which works.You will find a town full of unselfish volunteers from all sporting clubs to litter pickers to all the charity workers.These volunteers help clean the town as well as paint buildings etc.You will also find a small minority of pessimists who can only find something to moan about and get publicity for same.One bad deed gets publicity while 100 good deeds get none.However the best aspect of Tralee,like all places on earth,is its people-open, welcoming,and with big hearts. Welcome to Tralee

Quackster

While there are many lovely areas a short distance from Tralee (indeed one of the best things about Tralee is it's so well located for accessing many of the scenic hotspots in the county and being a few minutes from the Atlantic), the biggest issue I would have with moving outside of town is on then being utterly car-dependant for doing anything or going anywhere.

If I were a teenager, the last thing I'd want is to be completely dependant on my parents for taking me places and collecting me. Then again, parents might welcome the extra element of control that'd give them!

Joniamhsean

Thank you to everyone for their words of encouragement and advise. We are watching daft for any house that might suit us.

Does anyone know anything about the kerries as an area?

Joniamhsean

theniamh1 wrote: »

We are in Galway. I've mini fear too! We are going down next week to view a house we like! I'm just going to spend as much time as I can there checking the place out! It might put my mind at ease!

How did the house viewing go?

Joniamhsean

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

You're not mad! I am biased as I am from Tralee & live here, but I haven't always lived here. I lived in Dublin for a few years and met my now husband there. He's from the UK, but he wanted to move back to Kerry with me and he loves living here. I wouldn't want to bring up my little boy in Dublin, I much prefer living back home.
I have a few friends from here who have been living in Dublin for many years now, and 2 of them have moved back with their family in the past year and are so glad they did. My other friend would love to, but just can't for work & other reasons.

You don't have to live in Tralee town, there are plenty of lovely areas in the outskirts of town. I would love to move a bit further out, especially to the Spa or even Ballyard, but can't for now (need our house to increase in value a bit more to be able to afford to move!). There are good schools in Tralee, but equally good schools outside of the town too.

Have you a timeframe that you need to move or have you time to suss it all out and figure out where to move to?

Thank you for your reply. Its great to hear that other people have taken the plunge too. We dont have a time frame really but with school for children etc I suppose summer is a good time. I know the town fairly well but need to look at houses. The kerries looks lovely but i am not sure. Also hoping the kids will go to the gael scoil so have to bare that in mind.

Ciarrai76

Joniamhsean wrote: »

Thank you for your reply. Its great to hear that other people have taken the plunge too. We dont have a time frame really but with school for children etc I suppose summer is a good time. I know the town fairly well but need to look at houses. The kerries looks lovely but i am not sure. Also hoping the kids will go to the gael scoil so have to bare that in mind.

I went to the Gaelscoil (loonnng time ago!) I loved it. I’m still friends with school friends i started with there! I am hoping to send my little boy there too (he’s not 2 yet, but will need to get his name down soon). The Kerries is a nice place to live.

Quackster

Joniamhsean wrote: »

Thank you to everyone for their words of encouragement and advise. We are watching daft for any house that might suit us.

Does anyone know anything about the kerries as an area?

Lovely area, close to town and the sea. Just be warned, there are plans for the Tralee Western Relief Road to run through the Kerries in the next decade or so. Would be prudent to familiarise yourself with the proposed route in case it has an impact on any specific house you're looking at in the area.

The current road through the Kerries is a bit of a rat-run. Rather narrow and windy and quite busy with traffic so not very safe for cycling on IMO if that's a consideration. You'd be confined to having to use your car to go everywhere, at least until the relief road is constructed.

Joniamhsean

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I went to the Gaelscoil (loonnng time ago!) I loved it. I’m still friends with school friends i started with there! I am hoping to send my little boy there too (he’s not 2 yet, but will need to get his name down soon). The Kerries is a nice place to live.

Great to hear you were so happy in the Gaelscoil that you would send your little boy there too.

Like the look of the kerries so might go and see those houses.

Thanks a mill for your reply

uck51js9zml2yt

Joniamhsean wrote: »

Great to hear you were so happy in the Gaelscoil that you would send your little boy there too.

Like the look of the kerries so might go and see those houses.

Thanks a mill for your reply

As a Dubliner, the Kerrie's is a nice spot but bear in mind quaksters advice

Joniamhsean

Quackster wrote: »

Lovely area, close to town and the sea. Just be warned, there are plans for the Tralee Western Relief Road to run through the Kerries in the next decade or so. Would be prudent to familiarise yourself with the proposed route in case it has an impact on any specific house you're looking at in the area.

The current road through the Kerries is a bit of a rat-run. Rather narrow and windy and quite busy with traffic so not very safe for cycling on IMO if that's a consideration. You'd be confined to having to use your car to go everywhere, at least until the relief road is constructed.

Thank you for that wise suggestion. Wasnt aware of the new road. So glad you pointed that out to me.
Also the being in the car side of things is unappealing. Have a vision of being more active and walking and cycling everywhere. So its another consideration.

Joniamhsean

Elliot Disgusting Rabble-rouser wrote: »

As a Dubliner, the Kerrie's is a nice spot but bear in mind quaksters advice

What area would you reccomend? Thanks for the reply btw!

The house prices vary so much and as you say, as a Dub, its hard to imagine why when everywhere looks lovely!!!

uck51js9zml2yt

Joniamhsean wrote: »

What area would you reccomend? Thanks for the reply btw!

The house prices vary so much and as you say, as a Dub, its hard to imagine why when everywhere looks lovely!!!

It really depends on what your tick list is and your budget. I'm still in Dublin but have good friends in Kerry and am down frequently.

Ciarrai76

Joniamhsean wrote: »

Thank you for that wise suggestion. Wasnt aware of the new road. So glad you pointed that out to me.
Also the being in the car side of things is unappealing. Have a vision of being more active and walking and cycling everywhere. So its another consideration.

I wasn’t aware of a new road planned either! There’s so many nice areas on the outskirts of town that you have your pick!

uck51js9zml2yt

Joniamhsean wrote: »

What area would you reccomend? Thanks for the reply btw!

The house prices vary so much and as you say, as a Dub, its hard to imagine why when everywhere looks lovely!!!

Have you made any decisions yet on location?

theniamh1

Joniamhsean wrote: »

How did the house viewing go?

Didn't end up going to that viewing but ended up buying!! We hopefully will be moving to Firies. Well still in the process but nearly there!! Sorry for the delay in replying baby brain has took over!!

James 007

theniamh1 wrote: »

Didn't end up going to that viewing but ended up buying!! We hopefully will be moving to Firies. Well still in the process but nearly there!! Sorry for the delay in replying baby brain has took over!!

My god, one pub, one shop and one chip van. Fair play to you for taking the plunge. At least the airport and train station is not far from you. The biggest plus will be the scenery and the country lifestyle. The biggest minus will be the rainy weather.

theniamh1

James 007 wrote: »

My god, one pub, one shop and one chip van. Fair play to you for taking the plunge. At least the airport and train station is not far from you. The biggest plus will be the scenery and the country lifestyle. The biggest minus will be the rainy weather.

Not too much of a culture shock im originally from a place with no shop or pub!! 😂 I can't wait!

Rows Grower

theniamh1 wrote: »

Didn't end up going to that viewing but ended up buying!! We hopefully will be moving to Firies. Well still in the process but nearly there!! Sorry for the delay in replying baby brain has took over!!

Congratulations Girl!

It will without one shadow of a doubt be the best decision ye have made as a family.

I'm absolutely delighted for ye, well done!

Ciarrai76

theniamh1 wrote: »

Didn't end up going to that viewing but ended up buying!! We hopefully will be moving to Firies. Well still in the process but nearly there!! Sorry for the delay in replying baby brain has took over!!

Congratulations! Great news. Hope you are all really happy here in Kerry.

uck51js9zml2yt

James 007 wrote: »

My god, one pub, one shop and one chip van. Fair play to you for taking the plunge. At least the airport and train station is not far from you. The biggest plus will be the scenery and the country lifestyle. The biggest minus will be the rainy weather.

Don't forget the undertakers:)
Passed through a few weeks ago and the queue to view the body was the length of the street!

It's a nice spot though. Only 30 minutes to Inch.

kaykay27

Hi guys

I’m also in the position of considering moving to tralee from Dublin but the only concern I have is jobs...my husband and I are both in financial services (insurance particularly) and was wondering what the market is like for financial services jobs? Do most people commute to limerick and cork? Any insight appreciated.

Ciarrai76

kaykay27 wrote: »

Hi guys

I’m also in the position of considering moving to tralee from Dublin but the only concern I have is jobs...my husband and I are both in financial services (insurance particularly) and was wondering what the market is like for financial services jobs? Do most people commute to limerick and cork? Any insight appreciated.

People would commute alright. Limerick is only 60km away from Tralee and I’d say a lot of people do commute there. A friend of mine commutes from Limerick to Tralee every day to work in the college.

road_high

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

People would commute alright. Limerick is only 60km away from Tralee and I’d say a lot of people do commute there. A friend of mine commutes from Limerick to Tralee every day to work in the college.

Isn't more like 100km and a bitch of a road? Through Adare, Newcastlewest etc. Sounds daily torture.

Quackster

road_high wrote: »

Isn't more like 100km and a bitch of a road? Through Adare, Newcastlewest etc. Sounds daily torture.

Yep. Until at least Adare is bypassed, it's not something I'd countenance. My sanity is much too important to me!

And Cork would be even worse. When Macroom-Ballyvorney is bypassed in a few years time, Killarney will be under an hour away from Cork and that would be my personal limit if I were considering commuting.

uck51js9zml2yt

A friend is living on the abbeyfeale side of tralee. just near the devils bit view and commutes to limerick daily. Hes on the tralee side of limerick.

the alternative if in tralee is to go the coast road via tarbert. its better than newcastlewest/adare.

uck51js9zml2yt

Quackster wrote: »

Yep. Until at least Adare is bypassed, it's not something I'd countenance. My sanity is much too important to me!

And Cork would be even worse. When Macroom-Ballyvorney is bypassed in a few years time, Killarney will be under an hour away from Cork and that would be my personal limit if I were considering commuting.

Its possible to bypass adare !! Not a great road but its better than sitting in traffic

kaykay27

road_high wrote: »

Isn't more like 100km and a bitch of a road? Through Adare, Newcastlewest etc. Sounds daily torture.

Not forgetting abbeyfeale....is the train an option do
You think?

kaykay27

Quackster wrote: »

Yep. Until at least Adare is bypassed, it's not something I'd countenance. My sanity is much too important to me!

And Cork would be even worse. When Macroom-Ballyvorney is bypassed in a few years time, Killarney will be under an hour away from Cork and that would be my personal limit if I were considering commuting.

Commuting to cork from tralee...would the train be the way to go?

uck51js9zml2yt

kaykay27 wrote: »

Commuting to cork from tralee...would the train be the way to go?

Would you not have to change in mallow?

kaykay27

Elliot Disgusting Rabble-rouser wrote: »

Would you not have to change in mallow?

It looks like that! Really trying to make this move work but our jobs are a massive stickler....oh to have a remote based role

James 007

Elliot Disgusting Rabble-rouser wrote: »

Don't forget the undertakers:)
Passed through a few weeks ago and the queue to view the body was the length of the street!

It's a nice spot though. Only 30 minutes to Inch.

Yes, forgot them, they are really based in Castlemaine, next town over. Its nice, but hell very quiet for my liking. At least you know where to go when you move on.

uck51js9zml2yt

We'd move down to Kerry in a heartbeat if possible. Have a lot of friends in Ballymac

Joniamhsean

Elliot Disgusting Rabble-rouser wrote: »

Have you made any decisions yet on location?

Hi again. No decision made on location yet. Saw a couple of houses on the listowel road that look close enough to town but still with room for a veg patch. Down in a couple of weeks hoping to view them then. Mind you the Estate Agents are telling me everything is selling like hot cakes. Maybe thats true or they hear the mention of Dublin!

Joniamhsean

theniamh1 wrote: »

Didn't end up going to that viewing but ended up buying!! We hopefully will be moving to Firies. Well still in the process but nearly there!! Sorry for the delay in replying baby brain has took over!!

Omg well done to you managing to buy with baby brain and all!! I will be dying to hear how you get on. Good luck with the buying and moving.