Author: Vicky Moolman
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
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.
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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
“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...
The Mature Student
Written by a member, based on personal experience from 2019 to 2021. Rules and thresholds change regularly so always verify current details directly with SUSI at www.susi.ie and the CAO at www.cao.ie before making any decisions.
If you are over 23 and thinking about going to university in...
Climate in Ireland
What is the Climate of Ireland like? How wet is wet?
For a country with a multitude of names for rain… how bad is that rain?
The climate of Ireland is mild, humid and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. Ireland’s climate is defined as a...
All I want for Christmas is…
This will be our 6th Christmas that we spend in Ireland, but every year, when we set up our tree and the decorations go up, my mind wonders back to that first Christmas we had in Ireland. Like for so many of you, we also had this crazy up and down between excitement, joy, sadness and missing...
Ek is trots Afrikaans…in Ierland
Voor ek hier begin tik, moet ek gou ‘n knoop in my oor maak on nie te veel aandag te gee aan my Spelcheck nie!
Ons is ‘n Afrikaans sprekende gesin, met 3 kinders, waarvan 1 in Ierland gebore is en die ander twee wat 1 jaar oud en 4 jaar oud was toe ons gekom het. Hulle is nou 6 en...
“You are a traitor” and other guilt trips sponsored by immigration
The words that hurt us when we make this choice, and our loved ones do not support our choices
Guilt trip 1:
Many of you have had this. I know we did. That person or people in your world who hears that you plan on moving to a different country, not specifically Ireland even, and...
Food Business in Ireland
How to set up a Food business in Ireland – Written for SA2Eire by Jeanette from UncleBok
So you arrive in Ireland, thousands of miles away from the place you once called home. Its cold, its wet, its miserable and very unfamiliar to name but a few uncomfortable truths but you slowly...










