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Returning to live in Dublin with 9 year old - any advice gratefully received

  • 21-04-2014 8:07am
    #1
    Bodminski
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    Hello folks
    So, my issues are:
    1) I am returning to Dublin after 26 years abroad. Currently my daughter lives in a very pretty quiet town in England and attends a non-denominational school. It is a close community.

    2)Areas I am thinking of living in are either North Strand, Phibsborough, Drumcondra (budget 200,000).

    3) The Educate Together schools I have contacted so far are fully subscribed. My child is not baptised which is proving to be a problem with the other schools as they only have 'church' places left as I did not apply earlier.

    4) I am anxious about her Englishness as I remember some poor unfortunates who were bullied for their accents in my primary school....hoping times might have changed...

    Questions:
    1) In your opinion - will the areas I am thinking of be OK to live in?
    2) If not, are there any more international areas within my budget where my little girl might fit in better?
    3) any ideas on suitable schools and how to get past the baptism issue?
    4) she will have to learn Irish but I cannot see how she will catch up. Has anyone experience of this?

    Many thanks


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