When it comes to total population rise (i.e. natural change plus migration), Ireland had the fourth highest relative rise in population in the EU in 2016 (+10.6 per 1,000 residents). This meant Ireland had a total population rise of just over 50,000 in 2016 bringing it to 4,774,800 on 1 January 2017. Ireland had the […]
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Moving to Ireland
Irish Economy 2017
The Irish economy is showing good signs of continuing recovery. In 2016 real GDP grew by 5.2%, well above the euro area average. The European Economic Forecast said that some of the impressive headline GDP figures are still heavily distorted by the activities of large multinationals . However , domestic activity appears to have been […]
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UK Jobs Moving to Ireland
Brexit is on the way – and already some big businesses are planning to move staff out of London to other EU countries – with Ireland being one of the popular choices. JP Morgan announced their intention to move hundreds of London banking jobs to Dublin after Brexit. The numbers moving could grow even more […]
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Sending Money from the UK to Ireland
For anyone that is moving to Ireland from the UK – either permanently or temporarily – transferring some or all of your money to Ireland is going to be a requirement. But – What is the best way of sending money from the UK to Ireland ? The currency used in Ireland is the Euro […]
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Car Tax Rates Ireland
Car Tax Rates Ireland 2017 Car Tax rates in Ireland were last increased in the 2013 Budget – so the current 2017 rates of Irish Motor Tax have been the same since January 2013. The total amount of car tax paid by all motorists in Ireland in 2015 was €1.2 Billion Euro. There were 2.57 […]
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Television Licence Ireland
In Ireland it is a prosecutable offence to be found in possession of an unlicensed television set. An Irish TV licence costs €160 . Fines for not having a licence can be up to €1000 for a first offence. Any person in occupancy at an address in Ireland where a television set is held is […]
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Irish Visa Offices
Visa applications for Ireland These are the contact details and locations of Irish Visa offices in UK, China , India , Nigeria , Russia , UAE and Turkey Visa applications for Ireland are made online – but paper forms , passports etc need to be delivered to an Irish Visa Office in your country – […]
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