Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
Dublin city operates very few public toilets, none in the city centre with those to be found mostly in parks. When the only women’s public toilet on Burgh Quay, near O’Connell Bridge, in Dublin was closed in 1919, the then press saw it as an act of “malignant stupidity”. Today, tourists visiting Dublin may find […]
The results are in: Listen below to ten songs Corkonians love the most. Corkonians proved, within the initiative by Cork City Libraries, there are plenty of songs about or related to their home city and they have chosen their favourite one. Cork City Libraries, which ran a poll between November 2019 and January 2020, hoped […]
There is a plethora of things for which Ireland is well-known, and surely one of those is whiskey production. Want to know the distilleries to visit and actually taste some uisce beatha? Have a look at this list of the best whiskey distilleries in Ireland. The exceptional figure of George Bernard Shaw defined it as […]
Someone call a doctor! Not sure who to call? If you’re feeling ill in Ireland, be sure to register with a GP. Not sure how to do so? Read below for more information! If you’re under the weather in Ireland you should go visit a General Practitioner (GP). Also known as a family doctor, GP’s […]
Are you interested in getting a medical card in Ireland? These cards can help reduce the cost of your healthcare services while you are living in Ireland. Want to know more about medical cards or see if you qualify? Read below for more information! Health system in Ireland: all the information you need Emergency health […]
Understanding how health insurance works can be complicated, how it works in a foreign country even more so. We compiled the most important information about health insurance in Ireland for you, to make your life easier! If you are going to live or stay longer in a foreign country, knowing about the health service and […]
Moving from one country to another can be challenging. Sometimes this will mean facing some differences in terms of governmental bodies and social services providers, like, for example, the national health system. Here is all the general information you need to know about the health system in Ireland. How does the Health system work? The […]
The question on everybody’s lips is, Brexit and Ireland – what’s going to happen? After over three years of uncertainty, the United Kingdom is finally set to leave the European Union on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11pm. UK citizens originally voted for the country’s withdrawal from the EU back in June 2016. Since then, […]
As the coronavirus health epidemic spreads around the globe, we get perspective on the feeling from the ground in Wuhan as the Chinese government locks down the city and its citizens suffer the consequences. The Spring Festival is annually a big traditional festival for Chinese all over the world. The holiday of Lunar New Year […]
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