Pros/Cons Of Living In Ireland

Pros:

• Good work culture

• Irish are very welcoming and friendly

• Less pollution

• Better pay (**doesn't apply if you are already earning high in India)

• Free education from a certain age - teaching style is different - science projects, book reading etc.

• Eligible for citizenship in 5 years

• No corruption at lower level (brown envelope exists at higher level)

• Rarely water problems/flooding

• No power blackouts (** but there are indications this could happen in future due to big data centres running here)

Cons:

• Rising costs - home prices, rental, electricity, gas

• High car insurance for newcomers

• Getting a driver's licence takes more time and costs a lot due to mandatory EDT lessons, rules, etc.

• Poor healthcare access - gp's charge 60 euro and spend 5 mins with you, hospital appointments have more waiting time - be it for scan/diagnosis/operation

• High dental costs

• Poor public transport connectivity/timetable

• Less food varieties

• Shops/Malls close early

• Not much sun - need to take vitamin D tablets - gloomy weather doesn't help

• Immigration processes slow/painful (** seeing some improvements lately here)

• Some teenagers get spoilt/no manners/drugs etc