Moving to Ireland
Thousands of people are still moving to Ireland for work.Migration has provided an important source of labour for Ireland since around 2015.The share of non-Irish nationals in the labour force was at 16.3% in 2018 (same as the 2008 peak). There is likely to be more non nationals in the labour force as we are … Read more
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