Anyone thinking of emigrating?

I also found that some of my friends who stayed in Ireland are doing okay , but haven't been able to save as much cash as me to any degree due to the high tax and high cost nature of the state. Still they take a few foreign holidays a year so they cant be too badly off.

And partly due to the RIDICULOUS capital gains taxes on stocks and pensions 33-41% many have no or little stock investments. Almost all wealth depends on their real estate.

Wages havent kept up with the US and some European and Asian countries growth over the last five to ten years, theres a creeping devaluation of earnings also as the Euro weakens..There are some high paid jobs of course its not all bad.

Obviously as you look around there seem to be plenty of Irish still doing well but I highly suspect that is mainly an older crowd.

Cost of things like hotels and eating out are massive turn off but it seems many are willing to pay the crazy prices. Its hard to see my own country its getting so expensive now. I started to feel nostalgia for the 'bad old days'.

You often find the complainers and whingers here don't change just because their surroundings have.

It can be a toxic work environment over there more than here though. Long hours, on call expectations, limited holidays is what I witnessed. Very stressful.

Your posting about his views on Ukranian refugee polcy is irrelevant..

Whats your view on refugees in Ethiopia ? Or Liverpool vs Manchester.

NOBODY cares.

Its irrelevant. Its boring.

Anyone young or unattached, would be off their rocker to stay in this secomt world backwater! You'll be the one paying outrageous rents and taxes, to pay for a large cohort here, living a way higher quality of life than they would in other European countries, this better quality of life, is paid for by your much reduced quality of life.

Get the degree and get out! the quality of politician in this country is in the gutter...

I refuse to take anyone with an edgy signature on their posts seriously.

I worked in six different companies over six years in America, IT contracting mainly.

I found it no more toxic, no more stressful, no longer hours, no greater on call expectations than I have in my 20+ years doing the same type of work in Ireland.

You only see emigration as a solution because you don't know anything about the actions of governments in other countries.

The problem is that the thought of emigrating from Ireland is to a certain extend sadly driven by the low and often poor choice of housing in the country, especially in and around Dublin.

This automatically begs the question, why should Ireland house refugees if Ireland can't even house their own?

Also, it's a different discussion and understanding if a Ukrainian already has family in Ireland with whom he or she can stay.

But if one has no family ties to Ireland, but can apparently afford a plane ticket, but expects to be housed and there is no housing available, it automatically raises certain questions. And it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Ireland does have a housing crisis in terms of availability and prices.

Also the discussion about this subject has gotten sadly a bit liberal-left-ideological in Ireland and other opinions aren't often liked, which doesn't help the situation at all.

Even more, it's ironical, the ones coming to Ireland, demanding shelter from war, the other ones leaving, as they're not finding any perspectives.

Unfortunately, these are the last people who'll emigrate. By definition, they won't do anything to improve their lot in life, otherwise they'd have done it by now.

I can't shake the idea of going back home at some stage. A few years turned in to a decade plus change. Parents are getting older.

What can you say about the political situation over here (UK), it's madness and yet a good chunk of the populace still support them - mind bottling stuff.

Still at present, I think the quality of life is better here, the weather is definitely better (10 degrees warmer here than in Dublin yesterday), the childs school is amazing, the missus will not swap working for NHS for HSE, she'd rather pack it in. . .ah if only life decisions were simple

You want to emigrate because of Covid (a global pandemic) lockdowns and multinationals (clue in the name there...), where is this mythical land that escaped these twin scourges?

You'll never go anywhere chief. You have it too easy here.

Visas would be an issue for you.

Even if the company is US headquartered that doesn't mean they are willing to give you a transfer and thus an L1 visa, or sponsors you for a H1B.

It doesn't matter if your wife can work from anywhere in the world, she will need a visa to be able to work from the US.

What a load of bollix

It doesn't matter how long you have been out of the country, you are still an Irish citizen and have full rights to live and work in this country.