Advice on living in Dublin (ie. don't)

[Juhniallio]

@caoimhaoin

85% PT/Coaching/Movement therapy. Just doing the odd day building. Have to give a lot of work really. Renting a gym now off a well established physio practice with other therapists like accupuncture in there. Modern type physio which is great. Small but we’ll equipped gym, lots of people like that. Only doing a bit of advertising and marketing as we speak. Will take a bit of work and to be honest my GAA involvement was stalling everything. I had to drop one team (they were a joke shop anyway and I had 50 reasons to leave) so that freed up some time. Hoping to get into a couple of schools as well teaching FUNdemental Movement in the new school year. That would be both profitable and enjoyable.

Licence apparently means nothing to the insurance companies. Because we have not had insurance in Ireland d in the last 3 years means we start from scratch. My 15 years no claims bonus not worth a fuck. Jokeshop. A friend told me they threw that in when they saw people coming home with plenty cash from Oz etc.

Whats the story with the school work, Kev? Do you join a scheme or set up yourself and try to get schools interested yourself?

[Gman]

really? thats mad, times obviously changed anyway. yeah the no claims thing is a pain in the hole alright. I was being rode solid on it when I came back, but worked around it and I wasnt gone for more than 3 years anyway. the visas are an utter pain in the hole here too, and impossible to deal with. The dept of foreign affairs are pretty useless as well. Getting the employment permit is a nightmare and worth fuck all in the scheme of things if its an inter changeable job.

best of luck with the other venture too.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Try kennco.ie for insurance or wrightway.ie

[Big_Dan_Campbell]

The one bit of advise I would give is don’t live in Dublin, live in Fingal

[mickee321]

@caoimhaoin

Getting herself a bank account the hardest job of all. Absurd efforts needed for it.
She has been given the run of a new cafe so she’s happy out with that. The coffee growth here is great for her, Aussie generally miles ahead of Ireland in that regard.

really Kev?
a PPSN and a proof of address should be enough, she’s an abbo right? she should be in the same category as say an afghan asylum seeker

[caoimhaoin]

One legged abbo, she should be getting disability as well

[Julio_Geordio]

@caoimhaoin

One legged abbo, she should be getting disability as well

[caoimhaoin]

Proof of address was a nightmare. As was pps. You need an address for a pps but you need a pps for everything else. Nothing bar Internet was in our name and I foolishly just did it in my name not thinking anything about it. Initially stayed at family home and despite bills, a letter from my parents etc saying she was staying with then nobody, especially the cops, would accept it as proof of address.

Administrive cops are arguably the most useless cunts in Ireland. Felt really sorry for the non-nationals who wouldn’t have the support system or maybe a great grasp of English who were going thru the same thing. Cops were incredibly ignorant to them

[caoimhaoin]

I haven’t joined a scheme anyway? Fill me in?

As of now i’M using friends who teach as contacts to get into principals. Was into my own school and they were mad for it but my own club pulled the plug saying it would upset the hurling coach already in there They just don’t understand how it could work in tandem and help the kids. Crazy stuff.

But never a prophet in your own parish as they say.

[Nembo_Kid]

As long as you have the INTERNET, everything else is secondary.

[balbec]

@caoimhaoin

Cops were incredibly ignorant to them

Hard to find a non ignorant cop anywhere.

[Fran]

@Tim_Riggins

The Farm used to be dicey but is basically a different area anyway.

+1, harmless enough apart from a few low level undesirables.

[balbec]

@caoimhaoin

Stayed in Cork. There has been pro’s and cons. Work would have been easier and faster building in Dublin but i’M getting established now but it’s a much tougher business environment. Caught a couple of breaks profile wise which might now be starting to prove worthwhile.
Been hard on the Aussie. Ireland is extremely difficult to set up in compared to other countries. The pOwer of insurance companies and general red tape here is unbelievable. Getting a car and insurance for her is ridiculously over priced. Our combined insurance is just under 4k.

But as I said to someone last week, it’s dawned on me, if I wasn’t from Cork i’d definitely be living in the States or Melbourne. It’s the perfect t size town/city in many ways

Coming back to the Irish weather must be a right cunt.

[farmerinthecity]

@caoimhaoin

One legged abbo, she should be getting disability as well

Ha Ha! That shut that prick up.

[caoimhaoin]

Weather doesn’t bother me at all. I love wind and rain as much as the sun. Affected herself alright a few weeks ago when it was really shit and there was homesickness. I hate it very hot more than extreme the other way anyway.

[artfoley]

@caoimhaoin

One legged abbo

Problem with her stamp?

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

Great fucking thread

[Julio_Geordio]

@caoimhaoin

I’ll need some help on copywriting and all that if anyones into it.

Copyrighting or copy writing?

[caoimhaoin]

Typorighting

[Fagan_ODowd]

Just for anyone thinking of staying in the Parnell Square region of Dublin for a few nights, I’d heartily recommend the Best Western there off O’Connell Street, a De Luxe hotel in an up and coming neighbourhood of Dublin, already nicknamed EaCo ( East of O’Connell Street ) by its bohemian and hipster residents.