LIFE
Ewa Butler is on the underwriting team at Generali PanEurope and lives in Meath
For the past six years I’ve lived in Edmondstown, a small parish on the border of three counties: Meath, Louth and Monaghan. It is a very nice place to live, with easy access to towns like Navan and Dundalk not to mention being only 70km away from Dublin.
I enjoy sightseeing and Ireland offers an abundance of historical sites and beautiful natural landmarks. The best thing is that I don’t even have to go that far as Meath has so much to offer with Newgrange, Hill of Tara and Mellifont Abbey less than a half an hour drive away.
I try to make time to visit museums, exhibitions and gigs. I like going to the Spirit Store in Dundalk; it’s great for gigs and stand-up comedy.
There is a lovely restaurant just around the corner from where I live called Dooleys of Edmondstown. It’s perfect for a special occasion or a Sunday carvery lunch.
Ireland is home to a large number of multinational companies who always look for multilingual staff to join their operations, so I really like the fact there is multiple opportunities for foreigners, not to mention a good salary and benefits package. However, what really makes me like working in Ireland is my Irish colleagues who are very friendly, approachable and really thoughtful. They always make me feel like one of them.
The standard of living in Ireland for young professionals is quite good as the salary and benefit package allows you to enjoy other things in life like travel, social outings. This, combined with the welcoming and friendly nature of Irish people, make Ireland an excellent place to live for someone like me.
Paul ter Horst, Applied Scientist at Microsoft, lives in Killiney, Co Dublin
I’m from The Netherlands and I have been living in Dublin for almost four years.
I’m lucky enough to live close to work, a bikeable distance. Microsoft Ireland makes it possible to balance work and life. I can plan my own working hours and I can work from home whenever it suits me. It is obvious that Dublin is trying hard to provide biking facilities.
Dublin south is a nice area to bring up kids. There are plenty of schools and sports clubs and lots of green areas. On the weekends I like to go sailing in Dun Laoghaire or biking in the Wicklow Mountains. I joined a sailing club when I moved to Dublin. With my colleagues from Microsoft I go road biking: last September, 24 of us rode from the south of Ireland to the north; from Malin to Mizen Heads. That was a fantastic opportunity for me to see lots of Ireland.
It’s a well-known fact, but Irish pubs are very cool. We get many foreign visitors and when we take them around we always try to slot in a visit to Johnnie Fox’s for some live music.
Living in Ireland, we felt obliged to drink Irish whiskey. Luckily there are plenty of good Irish whiskies. My favourite is a peated Connemara.
The climate is a drag, but that is compensated by the beautiful countryside and seaside. And I must admit: the climate does allow for winter sailing, and that is a good thing.
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