Author: Vicky Moolman

A message of hope to all spouses of CSEP holders seeking employment…

Written on 27 August 2024. Posted in Coping emotionally with the move and motivation. No Comments on A message of hope to all spouses of CSEP holders seeking employment…

If you are reading this then like me you have supported, encouraged and motivated your spouse in their journey towards obtaining CSEP and like me you also know the reality, realization and fear of eventually leaving your job in SA. More so if you have spent years at university and are doing very...

Costs of Pet in Ireland

Written on 27 May 2024. Posted in Pets and moving them to Ireland. No Comments on Costs of Pet in Ireland

What expenses are there around having pets? We asked our members to breakdown some expenses they incur for having pets in Ireland and here are some responses: Vet expenses When emigrating with animals there are a few initial things you need to budget for when you get here. ...

Registering as an Accountant

Written on 26 September 2023. Posted in Certain Careers and the process of registering. No Comments on Registering as an Accountant

Accountants looking to make the move to Ireland… what you need to know first… So, you have noticed that accountants are eligible for that “golden ticket” called a Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP). Golden for many reasons but especially the fact that you can immediately bring over...

How we set up in Ireland and other fun parts of the Housing Crisis

Written on 24 August 2022. Posted in I'm in Ireland now, what if... help!. No Comments on How we set up in Ireland and other fun parts of the Housing Crisis

We were very excited to be given the opportunity to move to Ireland through my obtaining a job offer on a CSEP. We lived well enough in South Africa but had been looking to move for various reasons and one of them, quite honestly, was that after the pandemic and the riots etc, work just...

How to register as a Physiotherapist in Ireland

Written on 24 May 2022. Posted in Certain Careers and the process of registering. No Comments on How to register as a Physiotherapist in Ireland

One of our active and very helpful members, Fran Theron, has been in Ireland many years now. As a Physiotherapist herself, she is able to give guidance on the the process of getting registered in Ireland so that you are able to seek work and a work permit if needed (non-EU passport...

FBR application if you are pregnant

Written on 3 February 2022. Posted in Maternity. No Comments on FBR application if you are pregnant

Foreign Birth regsitration- The process of getting your Irish passport through ancestry (Grandparent usually) If you are pregnant, you can get this process done faster so that your Unborn Child is also then eligible for irish Citizenship at birth Timeline: June/ July 2021 – Made...

Managing your Expectations

Written on 31 January 2022. Posted in Coping emotionally with the move and motivation. No Comments on Managing your Expectations

“Expecting life to always turn out the way you want is guaranteed to lead to disappointment because life will not always turn out the way you want it to. And when those unfulfilled expectations involve the failure of other people to behave the way you expect them to, the disappointment...

Quantity Surveyors and Building professionals

Written on 4 September 2021. Posted in Certain Careers and the process of registering. No Comments on Quantity Surveyors and Building professionals

In the past few years there has been a massive increase in demand for construction professionals in Ireland, and with Brexit taking it’s toll, many of the Blue Chip companies have moved their head offices to Ireland- Facebook, Google, Apple etc. This means more houses, and more office...

Salary guides

Written on 7 August 2021. Posted in Certain Careers and the process of registering. No Comments on Salary guides

SALARIES… all the different jobs and what do they pay in Ireland? These sites will all use different measures to get their stats, so take these as averages, and of course area you live in will make these figures adjust too. Irish times article Central...

My experience of being a creche teacher in Ireland

Written on 25 July 2021. Posted in Certain Careers and the process of registering. No Comments on My experience of being a creche teacher in Ireland

My experience as working as a creche teacher in Ireland I read about creche work in Ireland and thought I would just let you know about my experience. I have worked in three different creches and preschools since I have come to Ireland. One was in Kildare and now I am a relief teacher for...