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Forum: Republic of Ireland
Aug 22nd 2014, 8:44 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,247
Posted By taragreen

Re: Hoping to move to Ireland! Help?

I find eating out expensive, and sorry to say, usually dissapointing..! Unless it's somewhere very special. I'd rather spend the money at the local market on fresh ingredients and cook something...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Aug 22nd 2014, 8:36 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,247
Posted By taragreen

Re: Hoping to move to Ireland! Help?

Limerick is where it's at, it's the new Dublin - sure there's a long way to go, but the opportunities in the city to start up your own business are huge. There's a real buzz in the town with the...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Aug 20th 2014, 12:57 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 748
Posted By taragreen

Re: Water Debacle....

Undrinkable water for the last 14 years - but we still have to pay water charges | Irish Examiner...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Aug 20th 2014, 12:33 am
Replies: 2
Views: 748
Posted By taragreen

Water Debacle....

Limerick residents told tap water may be undrinkable for a year and a half...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Jul 28th 2014, 9:55 am
Replies: 1
Views: 805
Posted By taragreen

Social welfare question - help!

Hi All

I became unemployed by own choice in March. I applied for JB and was disqualified for 9 weeks, but counted as unemployed. I have followed up the Short Term Enterprise Allowance scheme, and...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
May 18th 2014, 11:30 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,189
Posted By taragreen

Re: Bring car to ireland

http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/vrt/leaflets/tax-relief-transfer-residence.html

Re exemption from VRT.
Forum: Republic of Ireland
May 18th 2014, 11:29 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,189
Posted By taragreen

Re: Bring car to ireland

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving_country/moving_to_ireland/coming_to_live_in_ireland/importing_car_into_ireland.html

tells you all you need to know
Forum: Republic of Ireland
May 10th 2014, 6:12 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,166
Posted By taragreen

Re: Removal Services UK to Republic of Ireland

I found Irish companies quoted cheaper - Eventually Easymoves.com beat every quote and they weren't a bit perturbed about driving their pantechnicon up a 5ft wide boreen. Or having to trolley...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
May 5th 2014, 11:38 am
Replies: 20
Views: 5,130
Posted By taragreen

Re: Struggling in Ireland

I moved here with my partner 19 months ago, my family is irish though my mum was in the uk from late 60's, and she moved back here in 2000. You are just going through a pain barrier in culture shock...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Apr 13th 2014, 7:26 am
Replies: 5
Views: 973
Posted By taragreen

Re: Carbon Tax Increase

€25 for the pleasure of opening a business account, where I get to bank my meagre profits from my plant stall, set up a few months back as I left the part time job at Tesco as they reduced my hours...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Mar 1st 2014, 9:48 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,030
Posted By taragreen

Re: Polytunnel bits

Hi there

alu scaff tubes harder to come by in Ireland, since there are currently two main types of scaffolding in use in Ireland: system scaffolds and tube and fitting scaffolds - System...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Dec 29th 2013, 8:51 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,420
Posted By taragreen

Re: Co Clare

You can only transfer your uk benefit for three months. You will need a form filled out in the uk.
...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Dec 28th 2013, 9:53 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,420
Posted By taragreen

Re: Co Clare

Rent before buying to really scout out an area if you can, buying can take ages here anyway, sort out all your paperwork regarding pensions and tax and benefits before leaving uk, get an...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Nov 14th 2013, 7:12 pm
Replies: 74
Views: 8,718
Posted By taragreen

Re: England to Rep of Ireland-dogs, cars, costs

passport not required, we brought our two jrt's across on the ferry, no questions asked. you can book them a kennel on the ferry, but we left ours in car with sunroof and windows ajar, as they were...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Oct 25th 2013, 2:52 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,008
Posted By taragreen

Re: Has anybody dealt with this company?

No, but I'm intrigued by the massive buddha!!!
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Oct 25th 2013, 1:24 pm
Replies: 74
Views: 8,718
Posted By taragreen

Re: England to Rep of Ireland-dogs, cars, costs

Moved to West Limerick, exactly one year ago today, with two JR terriers. Came over on the ferry with the dogs, no questions asked.

I'm working part time in local Tesco, where I tidy yoghurts a...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Oct 24th 2013, 9:22 am
Replies: 74
Views: 8,718
Posted By taragreen

Re: England to Rep of Ireland-dogs, cars, costs

one good thing you'll find are vets are much cheaper in ROI than uk.
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Oct 3rd 2013, 8:43 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,460
Posted By taragreen

Re: Moving to Ireland

we bought our property oct 2012, for 99,000. Had been on market for two years, started at 185,000. Was on at 125,000 when I viewed in July 2012 - we offerred 99 in sptember once our uk house was ...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Sep 5th 2013, 9:31 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,616
Posted By taragreen

Re: A different angle

Definately a better idea - of course, you're just in the mobey while you do the doer-upper, here's a goodun near me

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/low-road-athea-co-limerick/2276624
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Sep 5th 2013, 9:22 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,616
Posted By taragreen

Re: A different angle

Mind your neighbours though. When we moved in, a couple of fields up from us was a traveller, with a mobile home on a plot of land owned by his father before him. In February this year, the...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Aug 25th 2013, 8:22 am
Replies: 1
Views: 928
Posted By taragreen

Re: Fruit Farms/Pick your own?

Hi GG

Dublin's fruit n veg market would be your best bet, and some towns will have a local wholesaler (who will have done the drive to Dub for you).

A lot of strawberries grown in Wexford (my...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Aug 20th 2013, 8:23 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,400
Posted By taragreen

Re: Help please

Hi

I got my PPS number while still in the UK - The solicitor handling our property purchase applied for it for me with Power of Attorney. You need a PPS number to buy the property.

ALL my...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Aug 12th 2013, 4:35 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,060
Posted By taragreen

Re: Finally got to Cork from Uk...We love it here..

Glad to hear it - we've been here coming up to 10 months, love it.

Don't buy a dog though - plenty will come through friends of friends, check your local animal welfare (Cork branch of DAWG) or...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Jul 28th 2013, 8:11 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,738
Posted By taragreen

Re: Moving to R of I hopefully :-)

[QUOTE=sickntired;10822788]You should consider taking up the offer of joining the local gun club. To get a firearm of any description you need "a good reason". Join a gun club and hunt vermin, get...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Jul 27th 2013, 10:06 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,738
Posted By taragreen

Re: Moving to R of I hopefully :-)

I agree Sickntired - almost every neighbour's third question when we met was 'Did ye get a gun yet?' Apparently it's fairly easy, our Fuel Man (The Man Who Can Get Anything, so it is) offered us a...
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