Someone please!
We're irish, living in the UK. Moved here as youngish adults and have been here 8 years. Had our two children here. Thought we would stay here forever - we love it here.
Now DH has been offered a job in Dublin. It's not something we can turn down, it's exactly what we were aiming for when he started his career. But I am really torn - I don't know dublin at all, and I don't know how things work in Ireland.
I don't know what to do about a school for 5yo DD1. That's far as i can gather, there are no catchment areas - I should just decide on the school we want and email them to ask if she can join. Is that right?!
I work part-time in a good job here, but my career was always secondary. I will need to work but only want to work part-time, is this usual in Ireland?
I do still have friends and family in my hometown but all the mothers have given up work since having children, and all their children are sti toddlers, so I have no one to ask about this stuff!
I am fairly confident that we will be really happy in Dublin. I'm just worried about the culture shock, as the Ireland I remember from when I was growing up was a very different place to where we live now.
Any help or advice would be very gratefully received
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LucilleLeSueur · 28/05/2015 07:21
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