How do you emigrate

Decide where you want to go.

Then find out the visa requirements for that country.

Then apply for that visa.

Three obvious places for you

Australia

New Zealand

Canada.

Find out the various visa requirements for each and start applying to the one you think you would like best.

For educated, experienced English speaking people they are easy to get visas for.

If you want something closer or a bit less Anglo centric try Germany or The Netherlands or the Nordics, you could start off with just English and then make a good effort to learn the language quickly. Plus you don't need a visa.

Get on a bus to Leitrim.

i honestly cant understand why the OP didnt just do what you suggested rather than asking the question on here

Look at Scandinavia or the Netherlands I'd say

English speaking but not the UK - I think that leaves you with Malta. Unless you're under 35 and can get a working holiday via in Oz/NZ.

(I'm assuming that if you have skills which would let you get a working visa somewhere, you'd already know about the options for it. )

Effectively I emigrated in my late 30's (though I didn't plan to at the time). I don't recommend it. In the next 10 years, you should be at your career peak. Changing countries takes you back to having few contacts and having to take worse jobs than you are skilled for. It also messes up you pension and welfare contributions.

As Ireland is an island, I made the assumption it is Ireland you want to leave, well it’s plane ✈️ or boat ⛴️

standard practise it to book either via the web, this can be found easily via a google search and the options for both boat 🛥️ and airplane ✈️ are multiple so I won’t list out.

in terms of countries you could then google “countries that speak English”

Or tell you what, just book a week in Lanzarote to turn that frown upside down 🙃 I have come to the assumption of you don’t even know countries that speak English then no chance you will be going anywhere far

Australia has a housing crisis house prices are as high as Ireland you ll be paying high rent if you can find a flat .

It takes 20 hours plus to fly to Australia

I can't think of any English speaking country where house prices are low this is an international trend Gen z pay high rents and require help from parents to buy a house and it's very hard for a single person to buy a house

if you can work at home online you can buy a house cheap in rural areas

Marginal income tax rates matter.

People know them, and use them in decisions whether to work more or not.

The 48.5% marginal income tax rate on any income over 40k in 2023 is bonkers crazy.

Listen. You're taxed a fortune over a pittance... that's it. I'm not bothered listening to some ffg apologist... the top rate of tax in many other countries, doesn't pay until you earn 200-250k. In Ireland, its 40k, I.e nothing

If you get a good job in the UK you may be able to buy a 1bed house , if you get a good job in Australia or Canada to you won't be able to buy a house .it's very expensive to fly to Australia eg you might be able to travel home maybe once a year .theres plenty of Irish people living in UK city's and having a good standard of life .

When you say "English speaking country" do you mean that must be their first language - or just a country where English is very commonly spoken?

I only ask because I go to Germany a lot recently. One of my girlfriends got a long time contract there so we have been flying back and forth a lot recently.

And basically English is spoken everywhere I go almost. Small towns and a few obscure locations English has been a problem. But in general I meet people who speak English as well as you could possibly want.

And right now they are paying really high for skilled and educated people. You could do worse than move there I think at the moment. Though their economy is finally going through a little slow down.

I know a boards regular who lives there. So if you want any more information I can tell you who to message for any questions you might have. But every time I go to germany I come back happy and wonder a little why I dont live there myself.

How to emigrate.

Hop on the bus Gus and make a new plan Stan. There's no need to be coy Roy. Just set yourself free.