Ship Your Vehicle In Time To See USA’s Autumn Colours
Autumn isn’t the best time for touring around Ireland on your motorcycle. It’s rainy, and the roads can be hazardous. But it’s the ultimate time to see the New England region of the USA by motorcycle,...
View ArticleReplacing Personal Effects vs. Shipping from Dublin
To ship or not to ship, that is the question faced by anyone emigrating. It’s easy if you are living in a furnished rental or at your family home, but if you’ve got your own place full of your own...
View ArticlePersonal Shipping Services for Students Studying Abroad
Now that the CAO offers are out, students across Ireland are weighing up their options and preparing to head off to begin their third level education. Others have their sites set further afield. In the...
View ArticlePreparing to Go – Decluttering before You Are Emigrating from Ireland
If you are considering or have decided to move overseas – or even to move across town – the thought of packing up your personal belongings can be very stressful. Moving house is one of the most...
View ArticleHow to Prepare Your Car for Shipping
If you are moving to another country where people drive on the left, such as Japan or Australia, you might be considering shipping your car from Ireland. With so many bureaucratic details to take care...
View ArticleCan You Move From Dublin As Freely As The Birds?
Students moving overseas to study are not the only ones busy migrating in September. Around Dublin Port and especially at Bull Island, migrating birds are winging their way to their winter habitats....
View ArticleCan You Qualify for a Work Visa to Australia?
For generations, Irish people have found themselves moving to Australia whether driven by politics, the economy or a sense of adventure. The land down under is our opposite in many ways – large and...
View ArticleA Very Quick History of Irish Immigration to the USA
The number of Americans claiming Irish ancestry is now larger than the number of people in Ireland. The journey from Ireland to the United States of American is a well-worn path, and the history of...
View ArticleIs Moving to the UK for Work Still an Option?
The chief Brexit negotiator for the European Union will be in Ireland this week to meet with government officials here as plans progress for the UK to leave the EU. Next month, the Taoiseach will...
View ArticleSurviving Your International Move Solo
Moving overseas as a carefree singleton is certainly less complicated than moving with a partner and children, but it isn’t easy. Going home alone after a day of navigating a new culture can be a very...
View ArticleYour Grandparents’ Move to Britain
Long before Ryanair, your grandparents found cheap seats to Britain on the mail boats. Their experience wasn’t totally unlike ours. They didn’t have assigned seating either, and it could be a bit...
View ArticleGoing Dutch – Netherlands
Irish citizens have a fairly easy time relocating to other EU countries. Historically, we’ve headed to other English-speaking countries, but with the ease of immigrating to another EU country makes a...
View ArticleFollowing the Sun to Spain?
This is the time of year when dreams of moving to a sunnier climate strike. The rain and the cold are setting in and it is only going to get worse. Could you relocate to somewhere warmer? Maybe you’re...
View ArticleWhere Can You Get Less Work and More Weekend?
Sure, many people leave Ireland in search of work. That has been the case both historically and recently. But that doesn’t mean we are nation of workaholics roaming the globe in search of the...
View ArticleCould You Move to New Zealand?
Did the All Blacks catch your eye during the Guinness series and inspire you to learn more about the land of the haka? If you liked the film versions of The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, maybe you...
View ArticleHeading Home for Christmas?
There’s no place like home for the holidays. It’s a wonderful feeling to be surrounded with your nearest and dearest back home enjoying your family and cultural traditions. The whole world agrees, and...
View Article3 Tips for Travelling with Holiday Gifts
Part of the fun of heading home for Christmas when you live overseas is that you can bring your loved ones gifts from where you live, different things they cannot easily get at home, things that...
View ArticleNow Irish Workers Can Stay Longer in Canada
The Canadian government has just given a massive Christmas present to foreign workers who want to spend more than four years in the country. They’ve cancelled their previous rule that stated a foreign...
View ArticleBeyond Britain – Where Else Can You Go?
If you are an Irish citizen, you have the chance to explore life anywhere in the European Union. Traditionally, the Irish have headed off to Britain, but Brexit has thrown some cold water on that...
View ArticleThree Tips for Dealing with Homesickness
Arguably, the Irish are the most homesick people in the world. We’ve settled nearly everywhere, and the proof of this is not dusty old census records. It’s Irish pubs and cultural organization and St....
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