tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51449412024-02-20T17:13:41.417+00:00Living In IrelandInformation about Living in Ireland and Moving to IrelandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-38055924048481544682015-04-29T13:22:00.003+00:002015-04-29T13:22:49.596+00:00Ireland - a Country with a Good Sense of Community Humans are social creatures. The frequency of our contact with others and the quality of our personal relationships are thus crucial determinants of our well-being.
Helping others can also make you happier. People who volunteer tend to be more satisfied with their lives than those who do not. Time spent volunteering also contributes to a healthy civil society. According to an OECD report -Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-27203734525057061932015-01-26T18:59:00.001+00:002015-01-26T18:59:08.507+00:00People Moving to Ireland - Some Figures from 2014
Students from outside the EU:
Ireland continues to attract non-EEA students to study at degree level and also for English language training. For the period January to end November 2014 almost 49,500 people were given permission to be in Ireland as students. This compares with 45,800 for the same period in 2013.
All non-EEA nationals remaining in Ireland for longer than 90 days are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-31685279215404186102015-01-16T09:38:00.001+00:002015-01-16T09:42:43.933+00:00Skills Shortages IrelandThese are the 10 job types that employers in Ireland have the most difficulty in getting workers.
The reasons for these jobs being harder to fill are varied. A shortage of qualified people is a major factor in most jobs - but for jobs such as Labourers - it is probably the poor pay and conditions that make the job unpopular.
If you want to make yourself wanted by Irish employers - these Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-40477570106292996132015-01-16T08:53:00.000+00:002015-01-16T08:53:02.870+00:00Moving Your Business to IrelandIreland is an attractive destination for global companies and was recently awarded the
top spot in Forbes’ Best Countries for Business list. Ireland continues to attract companies from a variety of sectors including ICT, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Engineering, Digital Media, Computer Gaming and Social Media
Ireland can give companies a strategic European base from which they can
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-46785975718771851532014-12-04T11:05:00.000+00:002014-12-04T11:05:55.230+00:00Top Secondary Schools in Ireland 2014There are no official statistics published by the Irish government about the performance of secondary schools in Ireland.It is hard to compare schools without any data to use . The Sunday Times (Irish Edition) usually compile a League Table of schools based on the numbers of pupils getting into Third Level courses.It's not an ideal method of comparison - but until teachers and the government Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-51171972569683452712014-07-29T20:04:00.001+00:002014-07-29T20:04:28.243+00:00Quality of Life in Ireland
The results of a recent survey of all EU countries found that most Irish people are happy with their quality of life. The survey results showed that 94% of Irish respondents were satisfied with the quality of
life in their area (EU average 85%).Accommodation: 95% of Irish respondents were satisfied with their house or flat (EU
average 89%). Health : 92% of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-18187517605469269682014-06-01T10:36:00.001+00:002014-06-01T10:36:19.825+00:00Top 20 Towns in Ireland - according to Retail ExcellenceThe results of a survey organised by "Retail Excellence" - ended up with this list of the top 20 towns and cities in Ireland. The survey was based on answers to questiona about things such as facilities, shops, restaurants, Westport County Mayo score 85.61% Killarney - Kerry 84.58% Swords - Dublin 83.92% Ashbourne - Meath 82.28% Dungarvan - Waterford 80.40% Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-12651437380469223372014-06-01T09:44:00.002+00:002014-06-01T09:44:12.650+00:00Charges for Water in IrelandFrom October 2014 all households in Ireland will be charged for water. The average charge is supposed to be €240 a year - but the charges could range from €0.00 to €700 a year.Eventually - the plan is - that most homes will have water meters and charges will be based on usage. There will be a certain amount of water that will be "free" - this is expected to be the first 7500 litres each quarter (Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-56573052280550359412014-01-06T20:02:00.007+00:002014-01-06T20:02:57.680+00:00Thousands of People are Still Moving to Ireland Moving to Ireland is still a choice made by many thousands of people.Ireland’s non-Irish population makes up 12% of the total population (about 544,000
people.) The majority are from EU countries.
In 2013, approximately 166,000 new applications (i.e. visa,
residence, protection and citizenship) were received by the Irish
Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS).
The 2013 year endUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-14093119892746789432013-10-22T19:13:00.001+00:002013-10-22T19:16:31.483+00:00LPT - Property Tax for 2014 Property Tax for 2014 will soon be due for payment by hundreds of thousands of people in Ireland.
Yes - you're probably thinking I've got my dates mixed up - but it's true. The 2014 liability date for the LPT is Nov 1st 2013.
The tax is due by Jan 1st 2014 - but for the majority of people who paid by debit card or credit card or cheque - the payment will need to be made in November 2013. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-60844657444736497432013-09-03T14:13:00.001+00:002013-09-03T14:13:40.109+00:00Budget 2014 On the WayIrish people have had 3 years of Austerity Budgets - with cuts in welfare, increases in taxation and loss of public services. The 2014 Budget is going to be the last one under the EU/IMF bailout program - and we can expect more of the same stuff. It is expected that another €3.1 billion will be found by making more cuts in spending, more cuts in welfare and more increases to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-8782087578918196652013-09-03T14:00:00.000+00:002013-09-03T14:00:40.289+00:00Online Shopping is Growing in Ireland
Spending on online shopping by Irish shoppers hit €1.4 billion in 2012 and is predicted to rise to €2.8 billion by 2018.
A report by Mintel also found that 35 per cent of people in
Ireland had shopped online in the previous three-month period, ( The UK figure was 65%) .
Overall in Europe , online
shopping is probably still in its infancy, with ecommerce sales not exceeding 10
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-84981076209749765082013-06-29T11:00:00.001+00:002013-06-29T11:50:37.702+00:00Numbers of People Moving to Ireland The latest figures on people moving to Ireland show that about 52700 people moved to Ireland from overseas in 2012. These numbers are about one third of the numbers that moved here in 2007 .
Nationalities of people moving to Ireland in 2012
People with Irish nationality made up the biggest percentage of "immigrants" - with 20600 returning in 2012.
People moving to Ireland from the UK Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-54482436884133613042013-04-04T15:40:00.003+00:002013-10-29T19:06:16.099+00:00Household Budgets and Living Costs in Ireland 2013People are always interested in the Cost of Living in Ireland - especially if they are planning on Moving to Ireland.
There has been some recent publicity in Ireland about some new Guidelines on Reasonable Living Expenses that are due to be published by the Insolvency Service. These guidelines are aimed at people who are planning on looking for debt relief (getting debts written off) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-33772883226966663942013-03-24T14:47:00.003+00:002013-03-24T14:47:51.726+00:00Unfinished Estates and the Property TaxAbout 1320 unfinished estates containing about 40,000
houses were exempt from the €100 Household Charge in 2012.
The list of Unfinished Estates that will be exempt from the Property Tax for 2013 until 2016 has been released. There are significantly less properties on the Property Tax list than there were for the Household Charge. The Dept. of the Environment estimate that there are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-46362334492597424312013-03-08T15:44:00.003+00:002013-03-08T15:44:48.168+00:00Top Reasons for Moving to Ireland
A 2013 survey of about 140 IT
professionals who have moved to Ireland from abroad found that the thing they most liked about Ireland was the Irish people. 36% of respondents said that the people was the thing they liked
most about Ireland . Job opportunities were also important - with 12.7% saying it was the best thing about Ireland The top reason for moving toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-49444345951256708012013-03-02T13:45:00.003+00:002016-12-06T16:09:54.823+00:00Sky Broadband Ireland Prices
Sky - better known for it's satellite television - began offering telephone and broadband in Ireland in the Spring of 2013. Sky don't provide broadband via their satellite dishes - it is provided down the same phone lines that Eircom use.
There is no need to get a dish installed if you don't want Sky TV - all you need is an Eircom compatible phone line.
You don't need to sign up forUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-57897635996996897392012-12-18T17:48:00.000+00:002012-12-18T17:48:30.298+00:00Grants for Septic Tank Repair or UpgradeWe wrote earlier in the year about the need to register septic tanks and all other domestic waste water treatment systems in Ireland.
The protectourwater.ie website allows online registration of septic tanks - and the fee is €50 . Registration must be carried out by Feb 1st 2013
The latest news is that if a septic tank or other treatment system FAILS the inspection - then the owners can apply Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-40958856884975772012-11-29T22:32:00.001+00:002013-03-12T15:12:19.706+00:00Property Tax Ireland - How Much ?Property Tax in Ireland is on the way.
If the government and the Revenue can get things sorted - they hope to be collecting the tax from July
2013
It won't be easy - given the poor registration levels for of the Household Charge. Thousands won't bother registering at all - and it will take loads of man hours and letters and money to track down all the homeowners in Ireland.
Eventually Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-91264309972639937132012-11-29T16:16:00.000+00:002013-03-24T14:43:03.611+00:00Property Tax In Ireland - CalculatorThe implementation of a Property Tax in Ireland should be complete by July 2013.
The amount of Property Tax you pay will depend on the market value of your house.
Who decides what your house is worth ? You do !
Property Tax Valuation Map
The government haven't got the time or the money to send staff around all the houses in the country to value them - so they expect home owners to do Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-14434790464246701742012-10-24T13:02:00.003+00:002012-10-24T13:02:17.797+00:00UK Buyers looking for Bargain Houses in Ireland
British residents and Irish migrants moving back home are taking advantage of lower house prices in Ireland. The weakness of the euro against Sterling has made prices for Sterling buyers even better.
House prices in Ireland seem to have hit the bottom in 2012
after falling by 50 per cent or more from the market's peak in 2007. Prices have begun to rise - with 3 months of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-17193420306693657812012-10-07T10:37:00.001+00:002012-10-07T10:37:30.503+00:00Euro Exchange Rate ForecastThe European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged at 0.75% at its October meeting. With muchattention focused on the ECB’s new sovereign bond buying scheme launched last month – Outright Monetary Transactions (OMTs) – ECB President Mario Draghi was at pains to stress the importance of the conditionally element. The ECB will activate the programme only after governments commit to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-85203281465185725152012-10-07T10:32:00.004+00:002012-10-07T10:32:52.310+00:00Dublin in top 10 Best Cities for Start Ups
Fortune magazine in the US has named Dublin as one of the seven best cities in the world for start-ups.
The top 6 was mad up of Copenhagen, Oulu (in
Finland)), Eindhoven (Netherlands), Stockholm, Zurich and Singapore.
Fortune
said it looked for cities that share the San Francisco Bay
Area's "potent combination of creativity and capitalism".It started with data from the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-76626927126304744592012-09-25T09:31:00.003+00:002012-09-25T09:31:42.007+00:00Health System Reforms in IrelandThe introduction of a new type of health service in Ireland - operated on the basis of a universal health insurance, should be completed by 2016.The Department of Health has detailed the steps it plans to take in the nest 3 years - and how the new system will work.Under universal health insurance every person will be insured for a standard package of services. It will be Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144941.post-15223302198734675072012-07-30T16:06:00.001+00:002013-04-15T09:18:05.423+00:00Mobile Phone Charges in IrelandIreland is one of the biggest users of mobile phones in Europe. The average number of monthly call minutes per customer in Ireland is 247 - that is 35% above the EU average.
The average number text messages sent is of around 250 a month .
In Ireland Comreg say that 75% of all mobile voice minutes in Ireland in 2011 were classified as
mobile-to-mobile . About 11% Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1