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How to register as a Paramedic in Ireland

Written on 13 May 2022. Posted in Seeking work and Registering certain careers. No Comments on How to register as a Paramedic in Ireland

Written for SA2Eire by a Member Some of you have asked how I moved to Ireland, as a Paramedic, what is the process, how does it work, etc. Please note, I am not nearly an expert! This is just some of the things I have figured out, and some of the steps I have taken so...

Beauty treatment costs in Ireland

Written on 8 December 2021. Posted in Tax, Finances and Budgets. No Comments on Beauty treatment costs in Ireland

Hair, nails, massages, treatments…. what do these cost in Ireland? “Whaaaaaat?” “So much?” “you coating my hair in gold leaf for that price?” Many of you will probably have one of those reactions when you see the price of personal body...

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How to register as a Quantity Surveyor in Ireland

Written on 4 September 2021. Posted in Seeking work and Registering certain careers. No Comments on How to register as a Quantity Surveyor in Ireland

Written for SA2Eire by a Member In recent years there has been a massive increase in demand for construction professionals in Ireland. The housing crisis is real and ongoing, foreign direct investment continues to drive demand for commercial and data centre construction, and the pipeline...

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Carers / Caring / Health Care Assistants

Written on 7 August 2021. Posted in Seeking work and Registering certain careers. No Comments on Carers / Caring / Health Care Assistants

Can I work in Ireland as a Health Care Assistant? Since caring (Health Care Assistant/HCA) was moved from the ineligible list to the General Work Permit list, we at SA2Eire have been talking to various recruiters and caring companies. The general consensus and feedback: this is going to be...

Salary guides

Written on 7 August 2021. Posted in Seeking work and Registering certain careers. No Comments on Salary guides

Salary Guides: What do different jobs actually pay in Ireland? Before diving in, there is one thing worth knowing upfront about Irish salary data. The national average salary looks impressive on paper, but it is heavily skewed by the large number of multinational tech and pharma companies...

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How to register as a pre-school / creche teacher in Ireland

Written on 25 July 2021. Posted in Immigration Stories, Seeking work and Registering certain careers. No Comments on How to register as a pre-school / creche teacher in Ireland

Written for SA2Eire by a Member Note this career is not eligible for a work permit. This career is for EU/ Irish / British passport holders and their spouse or the spouse of a work permit holder. I read a bit about working in childcare in Ireland and wanted to share my own...

Legal professionals wanting to work in Ireland

Written on 19 July 2021. Posted in Seeking work and Registering certain careers. No Comments on Legal professionals wanting to work in Ireland

We’ll be honest – feedback from legal professionals who have made this move is pretty thin on the ground. If you’ve done it, we’d genuinely love to hear from you admin@sa2eire.com What we can tell you is that the two legal systems are quite different, and the path to...

Saffa to Irish and Irish to Saffa translationsAre you Ireland ready? Take this fun quiz and see!

Written on 28 March 2021. Posted in Immigration Stories. No Comments on Saffa to Irish and Irish to Saffa translationsAre you Ireland ready? Take this fun quiz and see!

Lost in translation? Here is some help… We have all done it! Excitedly telling a new Irish friend about how nice it was to be on the highway and get to the circle and not the robot, just to be met with a blank, blinking face in a bit of a frown and a quiet “How do you...

Navigating the rollercoaster of “In the Beginning”

Written on 9 February 2021. Posted in Coping emotionally. No Comments on Navigating the rollercoaster of “In the Beginning”

Navigating the rollercoaster of “In the beginning“ It’s been lovely reading everyone’s blogs on SA2Eire. And it’s great to know we are not alone in finding the whole experience really challenging! It has certainly not been smooth sailing in our household. Packing up and saying...

From Jozi to Cork – A Tweens story

Written on 7 February 2021. Posted in Our kids and teens. No Comments on From Jozi to Cork – A Tweens story

Written for SA2Eire by a Member I was born in Johannesburg, and spent the first 9 years of my life living there, before my family and I moved to Ireland 3 months before I turned 10. When my parents told me we were emigrating, I felt kinda nervous, and definitely sad because I had to...