Help a foreigner find his way to Dublin

IDMUD

Hello there, Irish people.

Quite unexpectedly I was called back by a recruiter in Dublin for a position I applied to as a joke mostly.

But the more I think of it the more tempting it sounds, moving abroad could be a fun change. So here's the question, what should I know of the city and region in general. Also, they offer a salery of 27k euro per 11 month contract, is that enough to get by or would I be fighting bums for thrown out food? I don't have to live in the middle of the city, I'm quite used to a bit of a commute (1hr/each way).

I'd be moving from Sweden so it's not that far away, but it'd feel a lot better knowing more of the region.

Oh, and how difficult would it be to understand the people living there? The accent seems to vary a lot in the UK so I guess the same goes for Ireland?

Lenny

27k, would be grand to live with renting a place & feeding yourself and haveing a bit of social i think,
where abouts is the location of your job and who is it you will be working for?

IDMUD

Lenny wrote:

27k, would be grand to live with renting a place & feeding yourself and haveing a bit of social i think,
where abouts is the location of your job and who is it you will be working for?

West Dublin and IBM as far as I can tell

ballooba

I think 1 hour commute would be unusual for most people living in the city. If you want to live on the opposite side of the city from where you work then by all means do so. I would think that commuting in London is a lot worse.

You probably will have trouble with the accent at first but people are generally quite accomodating and you will soon pick up enough lingo to get by.

You sound like you would enjoy living here. You wouldn't have to fight with the bums for food but you could if you want to just for sport.

Be warned though cost of living is quite high here. Expect to pay 400 to 550 rent per month for a double room. Beer averages €4.50 per pint.

IDMUD

550 is about as much as I would pay here. By a long commute I ment living in a suburb that might be cheaper? I don't know.

I think I'll go for it. Heck it can't be that bad, same yearly income as here and 15% lower tax has to balance things out.

ChRoMe

Moving from sweden your going to hate our net connections

That and the crazy price of living. Other than sure its grand

ballooba

IDMUD wrote:

550 is about as much as I would pay here. By a long commute I ment living in a suburb that might be cheaper? I don't know.

I think I'll go for it. Heck it can't be that bad, same yearly income as here and 15% lower tax has to balance things out.

IBM is in Blanchardstown which is a suburb on the western outskirts of Dublin. One option ould be to live near their but you would be quite far from the excitement of the city (if thats what your after).

Or you could travel to Blanchardstown from one of the areas half way between city centre and Blanch.

Some of areas of Blanchardstown are not as nice as other parts of Dublin btw.

fightin irish

Well my friend, I assume your talking about IBM in the Damanstown Industrial Est?

About 3 mins from this estate(where IBM is located) there is a huge residental area called Castaheney/Clonee, houses are forever for rent / buy etc, i live here myself, a nice are i must say.

27k would be plenty if renting, You would have a very nice social life on that salary, Just dont go to city centre on a saturday night, always end up with NO MONEY and that feeling of being afraid to look at ur wallet the next morning :eek:

All in all, you could be on a nice little number :cool:

ballooba

Clonee is a nice area but a little quiet?

IDMUD

So I sent the final part of the application. Dublin doesn't seem all that bad after reading about it on the net.

oceallachain

Feel free to bring over some fine lookin' Swedish with you my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fightin irish

ballooba wrote:

Clonee is a nice area but a little quiet?

It is indeed m8 , both nice and quiet...but hey...i'vbe settled down now :rolleyes: altough ya never have to go too far to find trouble/mad night out etc

Victor

IDMUD wrote:

So I sent the final part of the application. Dublin doesn't seem all that bad after reading about it on the net.

:eek: Dublin can be very variable and the official websites tend to gloss over things.

Third_Echelon

If you're looking for a bit of a social life you'd be better living in the city centre or one of the close suburbs. This way there is plenty of public transport from the city centre area to blanchardstown area where IBM is and you wont have to pay a lot in taxis etc if you are on a night out on the town.

On 27k you will be able to live very comfortably in Dublin. Max rent you'll probably pay for a room in the city centre is about 550. The further out of the city you go it goes down to around €350 -> €400 range per month.

One place were a load of swedes hang out is a bar called 'Whelans'. Its a live music venue type of place. Nearly everyone you talk to in there is swedish!!! So there is plenty of your countrymen and women if you need to speak to someone from home

Living in Dublin isn't that bad really. Like any city its got its problems and problem areas, but you get these type of issues in most cities... Rent is higher than anywhere else in ireland. Going out is expensive. Pint of beer is between €4 - €6 depending on the bar or type of place you go to. Eating out can be expensive as well. Grocery shopping is pretty expensive compared to other european countries, but coming from sweden im sure that you wont find the price of things that much of a shock.

If you are looking for a place to live the best site on the net is DAFT:
http://www.daft.ie
That will give you an idea of the price and areas of dublin.

The accomodation/property forum on boards has some good info as well:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?forumid=38


Hope all goes well for you with the job...