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Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by koriolis » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 10:12 PM UTC

Kudos wrote: post #27

shaydoc wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends who you work for, Ireland is full of big name companies, Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Twitter..... Not only that there us a tonne of big financials there too... So, there's a wealth of choice.. From what I hear, the Google offices are really something, they have an amazing setup... I live in Belfast, and there isn't the same variety of big tech, but still tonnes of IT jobs If I lived in Dublin, I'd go al…

I'm sure large corporations like Google would suit some people, for everyone else there are plenty of startups hiring in Dublin. Unless you're a sysadmin, I don't think there are a whole lot of jobs going in Ireland at Facebook, Twitter or Amazon.

Just to give an Irish example: http://www.workwithpaddy.com/search.php?org=PADDYPOWER&cws=1...

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by nandemo » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 11:40 PM UTC

EamonLeonard wrote: post #32

nandemo wrote: post #19

One piece of advice that's missing: be sure to be born in Europe.

If you're from outside EU / EEA and are looking to startup something, this might be helpful: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/types_of_emp... http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/Start-a-Business-in-Ire... If you're looking to work, you need a company to sponsor you, there's a green card programme, and in practice, it's not that difficult to get in if you're a programmer with a CS degree or equivalent…

Still, if you restrict your search to companies that offer sponsorship then you're much more limited than an EU citizen. But I'll take a look at it. Thanks for the tips.

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by heldervasc » Tue, Oct 01, 2013, 3:58 PM UTC

raverbashing wrote: post #44

Sorry for the rant, but as someone who has done the process I find this post cringeworth (and not only because of the lowercase 'I's or the huge image on the header) 1 - Daft.ie. Period. 2 - It's not a "Welfare office", and you should go there (or not) depending on your address 3 - Or you just slide it on their mailboxes (depending where you are, the mail option may be more convenient) 4 - NIB? Well, AIB is good (but…

it is not 40%, it depends on your civil status and your tax credits. For single person your annual salary will be taxed at 20% until €36,400 and taxed at 40% the rest. You have to pay also the Universal Social Charge.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/incom...

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by raverbashing » Tue, Oct 01, 2013, 5:16 PM UTC

heldervasc wrote: post #53

raverbashing wrote: post #44

Sorry for the rant, but as someone who has done the process I find this post cringeworth (and not only because of the lowercase 'I's or the huge image on the header) 1 - Daft.ie. Period. 2 - It's not a "Welfare office", and you should go there (or not) depending on your address 3 - Or you just slide it on their mailboxes (depending where you are, the mail option may be more convenient) 4 - NIB? Well, AIB is good (but…

it is not 40%, it depends on your civil status and your tax credits. For single person your annual salary will be taxed at 20% until €36,400 and taxed at 40% the rest. You have to pay also the Universal Social Charge. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/incom...

And that's why I said "around 40%" but you're right, civil status changes it significantly

Well, effective final % as taxes/gross pay relation is more like around 30% unless you have a very high salary.

There are some online calculators that make it easier to calculate