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Stories from South Africans who have made the move to Ireland

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RISK. I’m asking you to be honest here.

Were You a Calculated Risk Taker, or Did You Just Jump? When you decided to move to Ireland, which one were you? I have met both kinds in this community. Two types of movers There ar…

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South Africans getting married in Denmark

Written for Sa2Eire by a Member Are you struggling with gathering paperwork to get married to your significant other? Then Denmark might be a viable option for you. Often called the “La…

Stone cottage pub covered in colorful hanging baskets and ivy at dusk, with outdoor seating outside a flower-adorned wall.

December 03, 2024

Our 1st year in the Rebel County

Written for SA2Eire by a Member From Joburg at 38 Degrees to Cork at 5: Our Permanent Move to Ireland After visiting our daughter and son-in-law in Bandon, Co Cork for a month at the end o…

Luggage cart piled high with suitcases and bags under an Arrivals sign at the airport

December 02, 2024

#OurTurn: Nine Weeks from Job Offer to Dublin

Written for SA2Eire by a Member The beginning I had begun looking for work in Ireland in January 2020. Then COVID hit and everything went dead. In the interim I had Lyndon update my CV, re…

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December 02, 2024

One Saffa’s Job Search Story

Written for SA2Eire by a Member If you are reading this, then like me you have supported, encouraged and motivated your spouse through their journey towards obtaining a Critical Skills Employ…

Person with a rolling suitcase stands in an airport terminal, watching a sunset over the runway with a plane outside the glass wall.

November 06, 2024

Managing Your Expectations: A Love Letter to Reality

“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…

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

Religion, Equality and the “-isms” in Ireland: What You Need to Know Ireland is broadly a fair and open country when it comes to discrimination. It has strong anti-discrimination laws that cover…

The EU Treaty Route as a De Facto Couple

Written for SA2Eire by a Member NOTE: This was Pre-Brexit, Pre-Covid, Pre-Visa so only some content still applies On 11 June 2021, my partner got his 5-year letter. Almost exactly six mont…

Saffa to Irish and Irish to Saffa translations

A Fun Translation Guide “Lost in translation? Here is some help…” We have all done it. Excitedly telling a new Irish friend about “how lekker it was to be on the highway and get to the circle…

February 07, 2021

Our first 100 days in Ireland

Written for SA2Eire by a Member As a young couple both on SA passports, immigrating didn’t seem like a possible reality for either of us. We both loved South Africa and had no gripes about it…

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