should we move to ireland?

Question

my partner and i have been together for 6 years and are both in our 30s and planning to start a family. my partner is irish but she has been in england for 11 years. as she gets older she feels a greater pull to return to ireland especially with the view to bringing up children. i have been to ireland many times and i could not ask for better inlaws and we would certainly be able to afford the way of life we want that we can't afford in england, ie. large house in the country with lots of land. my only concern is that i feel very 'english' when i'm over there and look forward to coming back to england. i love the diversity of england and the opportunities the country gives me re. employement etc. we both have senior positions within the NHS and i don't know if many job opportunities would be available to us in ireland. we are also a lesbian couple and having donor insemination and don't know how well that would go down in a little irish catholic village

Answer 1

Great idea. Ireland is a great place to be. Also think for your children, Ireland has a really good education system and your children would benefit from that. But, true about the employment, but why not try to work online, you might find something there, i don't know. The other point, people should accept you for who you are and who who spend time with, it doesn't if you are straight or lesbian. If you don't find yourself at home in Ireland, England isn't very far away, but you should try it and see, remember what you said, you have family there who would help you out.

Answer 2

There are jobs available in the HSE, a quasi-equivalent to the NHS. The Catholic thing wouldn't be that much of an issue, your child would not be shunned, whatever influence the Catholic Church thinks it has, is minimal at best. Ireland is diversifying, for the jobs you're looking for a large town is going to be your best bet, so village mentality wont be an issue either. If you are civil servants there is a push to decentralisation, so jobs in more rural parts are possible and for the most part these departments are in larger towns. www.publicjobs.ie would be a good site for jobs in the HSE or other government bodies.

Answer 3

Before you get lost in the beauty and history of the Emerald Isle, remember that it has not secured an effective ceasefire with the I.R.A. and warring faction groups on the other side. While the British troops are present, there are still possibilities of problems. I realize you are going to the Republic of Ireland, but it affects the whole region because certain underground groups are involved and the governments of Ireland and the U.K. have a stake in this. While Northern Ireland is not in a state of chaos and disarray, it hasn't been effectively governed since at least 2002.

Also, Ireland is a cold and rainy country and people are more rural in nature, outside of Dublin. They have great beer, incredible music, charm, castles, Celtic stories, nice landscapes, good homestyle food, etc. I would visit for a month, not go and live there.

Answer 4

You should compare living in the English countryside to the Irish countryside. It sounds like you're comparing an English urban area where you live now to the Irish countryside. That's not a fair comparison. It's usually more liberal in an urban setting, Ireland or England.
the two countries are very close. Is it possible to get a leave of absence and try it out for a while?

Answer 5

There's a bigger question here and it's why would you have insemination when there's lots of adorable orphans just waiting for someone to love them.

Even bigger is a concern as to why you would intentionally bring innocent children into your lifestyle and consider forcing them to live in a Catholic community that you already know would likely shun them for your sins (wrong as that may be).

I agree with the other guy who said you should lock yourselves up, at least until you get your head screwed on straight.

When you decide what you're gonna ultimately do, I hope you put your childrens' best interests FIRST and not be so selfish.

Answer 6

Banana B you idiot there's no terrorism in the Republic hasn't been for years the IRA disbanded years ago you haven't a clue what you're talking about- and ladies I wouldn't worry about the lesbian thing people are a lot more open than they were 11 years ago
Only think I would advise you is to have lots of money - it's an expensive place to live and property prices are extremely high

Answer 7

i moved from northern Ireland to Dublin 6 years ago i love living in ublin the catholic thing could be a problem not so in the big city's but in little village,Dublin is the most expensive place to live in Europe IE,a 3 bedroom ex council house can cost 500,000 euro in the country it is a little less but not much .still its a nice place to live, best of luck

Answer 8

Your ancestry makes no distinction by any capacity. Irish isn't an ethnicity or breed or in spite of you want to call it, it is merely a nationality. maximum Irish people produce different bits in them as properly, like Spanish, French, Moroccan, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. As an American, it is totally very perplexing to visit any eu united states of america, including eire, in case you at the instant are not independently prosperous to the quantity which you do not could paintings to make a living right here. in case you may paintings to stay right here, you may require an employment visa, and those are basically issued to those with particular academic skills and expert skills. the only way you will get in based on your Irish ancestry is this: you have a ensure or grandparent who exchange into born in eire and alter into nonetheless a citizen once you have been born. in any different case, ignore the completed thought, by way of fact it is not happening.

Answer 9

Ireland is a beautiful and wonderful place. If you aren't happy once in Ireland, would your partner consider coming back? I'm sure that if you are willing to accept a catholic community, they will accept you. Good luck x

Answer 10

if you are happy to stay in ireland,why not? the economy in ireland is getting better and better.and there are so many foreigners working in this land and even neighboring europe they are flocking in ireland for a greener pasture...there's no harm in trying....well think it over and over again before you regret by making a wrong decision.best of luck to you.