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Stories from South Africans who have made the move to Ireland

Rebel county

December 03, 2024

Our 1st year in the Rebel County

After visiting our daughter and son in law in Bandon, Co Cork, for a month end 2018, we were sold. Belinda and I made a vow flying back to SA that we would never say good bye to Ireland again. Next…

December 02, 2024

#Our turn!!

It was #OurTurn to leave for Ireland on Saturday evening from Joburg, 31 July 2021. This has been a very eventful and extremely fast paced time, and decision we had made. I had begun looking for…

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

December 02, 2024

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 e…

Managing your Expectations

November 06, 2024

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 invo…

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

November 06, 2024

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 reaso…

Ireland Housing Crises

October 15, 2024

Ireland’s Housing Crisis

What is the Housing Crisis mentioned on the Facebook group and why hasn’t it been resolved? Massive sudden growth in Ireland over the last decade, post-2008 resession has lead to a situation wher…

Rentals in Ireland

October 15, 2024

Rentals and how to find one

Some tips or ideas for: finding a Rental- From a South African in Ireland, an Ex-Housing Agent (auctioneer) As mentioned probably 1 million times previously, the housing crisis is real. How real…

September 26, 2023

Getting married in Denmark (as opposed to Ireland or SA)

Are you struggling with gathering paperwork to get married to you significant other? Then Denmark might be a viable option for you. Often called the “Las Vegas of Europe”, getting married in D…

You Tube vids and social media fanatics!!!! Our famous members!

Social media junkies who want to share their experiences with others… THIS is your spot on our site. Thank you for your support and love of SA2Eire. Its been a pleasure watching your move! B…

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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…

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Religion in Ireland and the other -ism’s (racism, ageism, sexism etc)

Ireland is a very democratic, fair country when it comes to all ‘-ism’s” and has Anti-Discrimination against racism, agesim, genderism, sexism, diabililties and religion. Anti-Discrimin…

EU Treaty and De Facto!! RING THAT BELL!

On the 11th June 2021 my partner, got his 5 year letter. Almost exactly six months after we arrived in Ireland. It was probably one of the biggest “Ring the Bell” moments in our lives together…

The Mature Student

The Mature Student

Here is an synopsis of some info regarding University funding and mature students going to university for the first time or more. (Note from Admin this applies to Irish, British, EU spouses or th…

February 13, 2021

Truth be told, we tried to immigrate 2019/2020 to the Uk. We spent 8 months apart with my husband in the UK working 2 jobs 7 days a week. During that time we were scammed twice, my daughter’s (1 yea…

February 09, 2021

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…

February 07, 2021

Our first 100 days in Ireland

As a young couple both on SA passports – immigrating didn’t seem like a possible reality for either of us. We both loved SA and had no gripes about it – leaving was never a priority for us either. B…

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