We might relocate to Ireland after Brexit. My husband has been offered a job in Dublin, the nearest station would be Monkstown. We haven't lived in Ireland before.
He is actually able to work remotely from home as much as he likes- he doesn't have to go into the office regularly- but ideally he would want to be in the office 2-3 days per week as he doesn't like being at home every day. He would want to either cycle or use public transport to get to work. If we lived far away he would be willing to stay overnight in Dublin one night a week to have two days in the office without going backwards and forwards each day, and the other 3 days at home.
Luckily my job is flexible and I would be able to work pretty much anywhere in Ireland.
The things we are looking for in an area are:
- good schools (our eldest will be 5 in sept 2019 so I think we would be applying late to schools and dependent on where there are spaces, so it would seem sensible to choose an area with several good schools rather than just one)
- not car dominated- we dislike driving and would like to not need a car day to day. We also dislike areas with lots of congestion where it's hard to cycle or walk due to the car traffic, we would like somewhere where it is pleasant to walk and cycle day to day. We would also like good public transport links. We would be ok to use a car for weekend trips
- good open spaces nearby (whether parks, beach or countryside)
We currently live in London and are used to city living, but happy to have a change.
In our current area of London a small 3 bed house with small garden is around 2500 euros per month to rent, a nice area with a park and good schools nearby. Although we could pay more if needed, we would probably want to not live somewhere more expensive.
Can anyone recommend any areas? I have been looking at various areas of Dublin which looks like a good fit, but frustrating to be paying similar rental prices to London as we don't need to be in the city.
I'm also not sure how difficult it is to find a school place arriving out of sync. Our current primary school is fantastic so it's daunting to move away being unsure what we will get.
Thanks for any advice.