Moving to Ireland
People are asking about Brexit and the effect on Irish people in the UK and British citizens in Ireland. There is an arrangement between the UK and Ireland called the Common Travel Area.The CTA is a long-standing arrangement between the UK and Ireland that has its origins in the 1920s, long before either the UK … Read more
The Irish economy is in a strong position having recovered from the financial crisis and the subsequent recession. In early 2012, the unemployment rate in Ireland was 16% and almost 50,000 Irish people emigrated that year. At the start of 2019 the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down to 5.7% a and involuntary emigration has … Read more
In Ireland the PPS Number ( Personal Public Service Number) or PPSN is a personal reference number that allows you to gain access to social welfare benefits and other government services in Ireland. It used to be known as the PRSI number. A PPS number is the equivalent of the National Insurance number in the … Read more
The Possible Effects on Ireland of a British Exit from the EU Two way trade between Ireland and the UK is worth over EUR €1 billion per week. Ireland is the UK’s fifth largest export market and imports more from the UK than any other country. The UK accounts for 30% of imports into Ireland. … Read more
The percentage of households in Ireland with a broadband internet connection has grown a lot in the past few years – Fixed Broadband subscriptions in Ireland reached 1.29 million in summer 2015 The estimated household (fixed and mobile) broadband penetration rate in 2015 was about 80%, just over the EU average of 78%. Average broadband … Read more