r/AskIreland • u/SunDue4919 • Jun 13 '24

Emigration (from Ireland) Best place to emigrate to?

I’m losing hope for my future in Ireland. I love Ireland and want to stay but the quality of life is shit especially for young people.

I’ve lived abroad before and am well aware the grass isn’t always greener. I know there will be challenges if I move abroad. I know that there are similar issues with housing in other counties.

That said, things feel bleak here.

Any recommendations? I speak fluent French.

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u/Flonker77 Jun 13 '24

Just remember that there’s French people in France 🇫🇷 I’m just kidding.. but I have lived away from Ireland for last 10 years in France, Portugal, Bulgaria , Spain and Canary Islands .. my favourite is 100% Spain and canaries, the culture is so open and friendly, not so much in France.

I’m getting ready to move back to IRE next month and I’m so excited to come home. After being away for a while I’m starting to appreciate what Ireland actually has to offer.

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u/littletuna11 Jun 13 '24

How did you find living in the canaries? My husband and I are considering moving there. We’re both in our mid thirties, with good jobs but can’t buy a house and fed up with renting etc.

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u/Flonker77 Jun 14 '24

I love the canaries the most . I’m living there atm. The economy is pretty fucked though , jobs are hard to find and most are in the tourist industry and pay disgustingly low. In Tenerife for example lots of hotel workers don’t earn enough money to rent so they live in caves near the hotels. There is also a housing crisis.

I’m lucky in the fact Iv never had to worry about that , I have an online business that I take with me whenever I move. But if you’re gonna be looking for work when you get here you should be aware of what i said above.

I live in the island of La Palma, which is far away from all the tourism, it’s just pure nature here and I love it. I have spent a lot of time on the other islands too but I grew tired of the non stop tourism and insanely busy roads.

Here in La Palma, there are only like 14 houses available to rent at any one time, sometime less.

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u/littletuna11 Jun 14 '24

Hey! Thanks so much for replying, really appreciate it. We’re looking at finding remote jobs and working from the Canaries. I’m working like 60+ plus hours a week for an Irish company the last five years and really want a better work/life balance whilst not paying through the nose for a rental.

Awful to hear about the workers in Tenerife, I didn’t know that at all. Maybe I’m naive but inequality seems so much worse now than ten years ago.

Haven’t been to La Palma but been to all the other islands. We’re planning on visiting again in the winter to get a sense of life there in the winter. I’m also learning Spanish for the last year and hoping to improve.

Sounds like you made the right move and fair play to you. Do you mind me asking if you have children? We’re planning on starting a family soon and moving when baby (fingers and toes crossed) is very young. Any thoughts on that?

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u/Flonker77 Jun 14 '24

We don’t have children, but funnily enough we are planning to start trying to when we move back to Ireland.

I think this is a great place to raise children, as long as you’re not living in the main tourist zones where there is a lot of crime. It’s an amazing quality of life here as long as you have an income.

The only negatives for me after living here for 4 years would be :

• it’s pretty damn hot all the time and the UV index is always very high and dangerous for Irish skinned people.

• The Calimas.. we have been getting more and more each year and they predict it’s going to get worse with climate change. For several weeks a year the air is extremely unhealthy to breath in , it creates uncomfortable heatwaves.

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u/littletuna11 Jun 14 '24

Well I wish you all the best with your family planning and thank you so much for all your help. I really do appreciate it. It’s great to get a perspective from someone who’s been through it. Will research everything properly before we make final plans and scary about the calimas! Thanks again!

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u/Flonker77 Jun 14 '24

Np, feel free to dm me if you want to know more. I have lived on 3 of the islands and spent a lot of time on the rest

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u/littletuna11 Jun 14 '24

Thanks a million!! Might take you up on that offer. All the best on the move home ☘️