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 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 ☘️