Great round up of costs here in Ireland. I don’t know if you mentioned how you heat your home, but heating oil & gas can be an expensive but necessary cost here. While we do have a public health service (the HSE), a lot of people here also have private health insurance (often provided by an employer) as hospital waiting lists are long. If you have a long-term illness like diabetes, you can get a Long Term Illness card, which entitles you to all your medication and associated devices / products free, such as insulin, insulin pump, glucose monitoring, etc. This is not means tested.

We may have a decent enough benefits system but to pay for it income taxes IMO are high.

Sorry you’re paying so much in rent. It’s gotten crazy in the last couple of years because of the drop in supply. Good luck in your naturalisation process 🤞. Happy to have you here 🇮🇪

You don't mention Child Benefit so I don't know if you are claiming it. It's a fairly substantial payment and it isn't means tested so it sounds as if it would be safe to claim.

Thanks – good info. I have been in Dublin for a month now. Rents here are double what you quoted for Dunvegan. And getting an apartment is so difficult. I was so lucky to get a fab apartment right on the seafront but only because I had a relocation agent looking for me. All other costs are very similar or cheaper than South Africa. Here you pay for what you need. No security companies, car guards etc
I take public transport to work and that is capped at 2 euros a trip within 90 minutes so that is an affordable alternative to owning a car.
Look forward to more videos!

I loved that phrase also! Your dad is a wise man and you are a ‘chip off the old block.’ Folks who are unnecessarily taking advantage of their fellow tax payers should take note. I was born in the Emerald Isle and grew up in rural Cork. I dearly miss the green green grass of home and my dream is to end my days there. My needs are simple so I could easily afford it on my retirement income.☘️💕🇮🇪🙏

Ye are always very attractive.I hope things go well for ye.I pray that they do.

This is definitely a lot more affordable than where we live in Australia! Thanks for sharing all of this as I believe this would be similar to our possible living expenses. Although we have two border collie dogs, renting with pets over there seems like a very confusing process of if and how.

That was SO helpful! Thank you so much for all the info! It gives a good idea of what to expect when we move back. Big hug from Chile!

Another great video. Very informative. Hopefully I will hear in a couple of weeks if my Ireland journey will begin and this video will be super helpful.

You don’t claim what you’re entitled to. As an Irish person I find that concept totally alien 😀

Hi Bronwen from Youghal!

anlattıgınız her neyse anlamasamda ızledım türkçe tercüme olyormus ama ben bilmiyorum bilene sorcam bıara sizi anlamak acısından turkiyeden sevgıler😊

Really enjoyed your presentation🥰. Just a heads-up, you left one beeeeeg box back in South Africa – Mom and I waited on the docks, but for some unknown reason we were not loaded. So, that's why we popped out to you the other day to catch up with our beautiful Irish family. I loved your phrase that you "are not living off Ireland, but living for Ireland." Well done my Sunshine. Oh yes, your are a family of five …… plus a dog 🐕😉

Thanks very much for this video. It made things a lot clearer. Have a great weekend for yourself as well.