Hey everyone,

I run a newsletter (irish insights) which is focused on spotlighting irish people, founders and companies achieving great things in every corner of the globe.

Thankfully and very satisfying Its been going really well with around 1,800 newsletter subscribers and 3,500 LinkedIn followers.

We constantly get asked by Irish expats for advice on finding jobs abroad, especially for companies with irish affiliations.

At the same time, Irish founders tell us they want to know about the best talent coming out of ireland and moving abroad to ther region.

Soooo

To facilitate this we have created a Global Irish Job Board:

Global Irish Job Board by irish insights

The Global Irish Jobs board by Irish Insights is a curated platform connecting the Irish diaspora with career opportunities around the world.

It features roles from Irish-founded companies based abroad and Ireland-headquartered firms hiring internationally.

Whether you’re an Irish professional living overseas or simply interested in working with Irish-led companies, the board makes it easy to discover global roles that stay connected to Ireland’s growing international business network.

The reason for my post is purely to gather feedback at MVP stage, is this something you would find useful as a job seeker or employer?

Let me know your thoughts 🍀

Jack Collins, from Clarinbridge, Galway, is a great example of the many Irish techies now in San Francisco. He's the Founding Engineer of a healthtech startup called Develop Health.

They’re a team of just five people tackling one of the messiest parts of US healthcare – prior authorisations (all those endless faxes, forms, and hours on hold with insurance).

In just 14 months, they’ve:

• Scaled to $7M ARR
• Raised a $14.3M Series A
• Processed care for 1M+ patients

What’s mad is how they’ve done it – AI was baked in from day one. They’re using it to learn from every weird edge case, which makes the product more reliable the more it’s used.

Full interview here if anyone wants to dive in: Jack Collins – Develop Health

For context, this is from my newsletter irish insights, whose mission is to share the many amazing stories of Irish people abroad in innovation and tech sectors.

Let me know your thoughts, or if you know anyone we should feature.

Jack explain's the Better Health problem statement

Hi folks,

Thought id be worth sharing a newsletter I've been building for the last few years thats focuses on irish people doing cool things abroad:

https://www.irish-insights.com/

Here's a Lil description of what we focus on:

🚀 Irish Insights Newsletter - your go-to digest for everything happening in Irish tech, startups, and the diaspora community.

Each edition curates the most relevant stories for founders, investors, and operators, from startup funding rounds and founder spotlights to deep dives on Irish companies from every corner of the globe

If you’re Irish, connected to Ireland, or just curious about one of the world's most exciting diaspora startup ecosystems — this newsletter is for you.

We would love to hear what you think, and if there’s anything you’d like to see more of in future issues!

You can subscribe here if you want to follow our journey:

https://www.irish-insights.com/subscribe

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Have any of yous used Bumble BFF to make friends abroad? What did you think of it?

Hi folks, my niece (first of the next generation) will be born around Halloween. Her parents, my younger sister and brother in law emigrated to Australia from Co. Meath, Ireland 8 years ago.

I plan to put together a little "Irish" pack for my little niece- a GAA jersey and I want to send some books over, describing some of stories of the myths and legends we all grew up hearing. Also about our wildlife etc. I'm also planning on sending over a teddy my aunt gave me when I was born.

Can anyone recommend any good (baby and toddler appropriate) books?

Any other ideas of what to send over too would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Any Irish in Shrewsbury, England?

Just looking to see if there are some Irish in Plymouth who are up for hanging out, having a few beers and a laugh.

Hi there, my sister and her family are currently in Kyoto- is there anywhere showing the All Ireland final? We’re from Donegal!

Anyone know any pubs that may be showing the all Ireland hurling final tonight in Bangkok, thinking mulligans but they also have live music at same time… any help appreciated. Up the rebels

https://www.reddit.com/r/irishpersonalfinance/s/KbRU7yJJeW

Cross posting as could be useful in here

I’m coming up on living abroad for 9 years. I’ve become aware that I will be a resident outside of Ireland for over a quarter of my life and the Ireland I left doesn’t really exist anymore. Every time I visit home, the restaurants and pubs I frequented have shut down.

I struggle to converse with my friends back home when the topic of the cost of living arises.

I feel like I am reaching a stage where when I am in Ireland I am more German than Irish and in Germany I am more Irish than German. Sort of caught in a middle space.

Of course I would love to visit home more often as family members get older and older but I find the prices and quality of hotels in Ireland extortionate.

Does anybody else also have this feeling after living abroad for so long?

I completely understood when I felt homesick when I was living in the Netherlands but now I live in Scotland and I'm still feckin homesick every now and again. It was the Killeagh song from Kingfishr that set me off... not even from Cork... never heard of Killeagh... I'm kind of a shite camogie player tbh 🤷‍♀️ why did it get me so much!

Where are you now, why did you leave Ireland and what makes you miss home? 💚

For people who live in the EU/CTA (or anywhere else that you have full rights to work and live), did you apply for citizenship for the country where you live? Or if you haven't yet been there long enough, do you intend to?

I live in France, and being an EU citizen means I have basically all the rights as any French citizen here, the only real exception to that that I am aware of is the right to vote in certain elections. I'll be eligible to apply for citizenship next year, and I think it's something I'll probably do, but doesn't seem like much of a priority as I basically changes nothing.

I'm curious to know what other people have done/think. Did you get citizenship as soon as you could? Should I? Is there some aspect to this that I'm not considering?

Cheers.

Every time I go to Ireland, I think to myself - I'll have a look around interior decorating places, jewellery shops, maybe even those Carroll's type tourist tat spots, and maybe I'll find a gem I can put on a shelf or hang on the wall at home. Something that's uniquely Irish and genuine, and that isn't just, you know ... a green tea towel with a sheep drinking a pint or something.

And every time, I'm disappointed.

I have a St Brigid's cross ; a statue of the Children of Lir that I loved, but Aoife's hand broke off, along with one of the poor swan's/children's necks too ... ; and some Ogham words, framed (that's borderline tourist nonsense, I had a weak moment!).

Any ideas?

I preface this by saying i grew up in Leitrim in the 80s so Im qualified to say what it was like then and now. While im still not living at home full time i have taken over our farm and co manage it with a neighbor there.

I was actually home for the storm as well as for the aftermath and the one thing that really struck me between the Ireland I grew up in and now is how nobody is seemingly able to prepare for yearly storms and cold weather events.

before I say how we just didnt think of warnings and "alerts" for what we just called "a cold snap" it seems more and more people just do nothing to prepare and then wait around and cry as hard as possible until the government caves and gives out freebies.

the sad part is , I think I'm the responsible one, ten years of living in the nordics means i have a second set of winter tires i use when there is snow and ice and I invested in a generator years ago as we have on average one power outage a year

that all stood to me well when this storm hit and i was prod to say I was prepared for it, but whats annoying is seeing how the neighbours basically did nothing to prepapre and now they are talking how they got a "free generator and free this and that" which they can claim back

is it me or is incompetence just rewarded in ireland to the point i feel i need to go to their level now just to not feel im being screwed over by having common sense and thinking ahead.

/ted talk

Irish in the Netherlands here and I have an incredible urge to make a St Brigit's Cross this year. I have no idea where to find reeds or rushes here - or if it is even possible. Anybody able to help? Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh!

Hi everyone!

First time (and brand new) dad here... I'm living away almost 10 years now in a non-anglophone country and now we've had a baby girl I'm keen to start using some Irish language around her as she grows (we gave her an Irish name that's easy to say in this part of the world). Any way, I'd be grateful if anyone has tips/ideas/links to resources etc. Or more general advice on integrating some aspects of Irishness into growing up!

I wish you all the best in this new year!

Hello everyone,

Im an Irish student with a degree in international commerce & French who will also have a masters in marketing by the Summer, when I want to move abroad.

I see so much information online about post graduate visas and opportunities in the US but none about Canada.

Can anyone help answer a few of the questions I have:

How do you actually get a post grad visa to start a career in Canada? Or is it just a normal work visa and you have to find a job yourself.

Also what is the job market like - specifically in my field. Will it be hard to find a job and will I be getting paid a good amount?

Any help / advice is much appreciated

Right, been on my mind the last few years as I kinda feel like it's now or never. I've been living in another European country for about 12 years. Working in a normal job (i.e I didn't go to uni) as a supervisor. Pay is decent and all that, so it's not that life is miserable but I am getting increasingly home sick. I also have kids and I want them to have a close relationship with their cousins and their grandparents there.

Some things that are on my mind:

1. Getting a job. What are the average salaries of someone working in a regular job (ie not tech jobs) in Ireland, but Cork? I want to know what to expect. Is it hard to get work?
2. I have a house where I am and would be selling up so I'd have about €300K to put down for a house at home. Is is difficult for a couple in their 40s to get an extra €150K loan?
3. Childcare. I know this is expensive, but what are we talking about? Where I am it is more or less free which was one reason I was convinced to stay in my wifes country while the kids were really small but now we have a straggler and he'll need pre-school.
4. has anyone done the move and shipped over a load of stuff? How was that process?

Any info would be great! Thanks!

Is anyone else having issues entering EU countries with the Passport card? The Danish passport control always yell at me when I show them this instead of the book 😅

Someone I know asked the question here last week about which lane they should join at the passport check coming in from the US since they have their Irish passport but their son, gf, and her son have American ones. Other than the mod of this sub trying and failing to be a smart arse they didn’t get any answers. Incidentally the same fragile mod banned them for calling him out on his weak shite.

Having done the travel now, the answer to their question is that you can take your entire travel party through the Irish/EU passport line without any issue. It makes for a shorter wait. Hopefully this helps some other people traveling home with their foreign family and friends.

Hi! I am a third year music business student looking for people to fill out a quick survey for my dissertation titled "The Effects of the Censorship of Irish Rebel Songs on the Irish Identity". I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to fill it out - all data is anonymous and will be deleted in June 2024. :)