What about the Healthcare? It's difficult to find a doctor and doctors can't do much for chronic conditions, medication is tough to come by, hospitals have a long waiting time if you have an emergency. Some people actually go to other European countries for surgeries as you get placed on a waiting list in Ireland and alot of people have their surgeries cancelled!
People who are visibly foreign no longer get a welcome. This is because the government has allowed tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to enter the country at taxpayers expense and many of them have abused the hospitality of the Irish, and have abused the asylum system. Anger at the government also gets directed at visibly foreign people. This problem has grown rapidly in 2023 and is now a permanent feature of life in Ireland. The government hides this fact but definitely for the first time ever, almost all visibly foreign people are unwelcome, this situation applies to the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren who are born in Ireland as well. This problem is going to get a lot worse in the next few decades unless the government deports the majority of the hospitality abusers.
@Michael Penka I've recently started researching Ireland to possibly move there from Jamaica, but between other videos and yours about the country (I've watched a few now) it seems to be more negatives than positives. It seems to be one of the safest and most peaceful European countries, which is a big plus, but the housing crisis and high tax obligations have me questioning even more if Ireland would be a good choice. If there was a country you'd recommend to move to, which would it be?
Everything I said about Ireland either positive or negative is true. Other countries you could think off is Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany etc. These are safe countries with a good tax, salary and accommodation
It's becoming very unsafe now. There are child trafficking gangs here taking photo's of children on the streets and lots of people are going missing. The government are playing divide and conquer games with the people. They have opened the borders to allow all sorts of criminals in. Ireland used to be a very safe country but not any more since they allowed all these criminal gangs in. When we protest about it they call us racist but Irish people in general are very welcoming and not racist. We just want to protect our culture. But because foreigners are getting free houses while so many Irish people are homeless it's breeding resentment. The bankers are destroying our country. They are destroying the whole world.
Ireland is a great country to live in. But you have to be prepared before you move. So if you earn 40,000 your taxed at 20%. So you earn 32,000 euro after tax, then you move to the 40% tax bracket on anything over 40,000 so if you earn 50,000 you earn 38,000 euro after tax
The homeless figure in Ireland is many many time's worse than what the government is saying, but they have caused this problem and they will never be able to solve it. Each day things are getting much worse, Ireland is an illusion, it's false completely.
@@michaelpenka seems on lower side. What will the average saving with family of 4 on this salary and living may be around 25 to 30 km in radius to Dublin
Trouble is... you pay a lot more tax on your income than just 'income tax' per se. Effective rate is definitely over 50 something cent in the euro above that threshold. PRSI, USC etc. Your pay slip is a list of acronyms and minus figures. Ireland punishes ambition and also as Michael Penka stated rewards indolence. Unlike other northern European lands, you don't get value back in terms of public services and goods. Healthcare, education, policing, parks, roads, public transport - mostly substandard or antiquated. Dole is generous though, if that is significant to people. And if you get elected as a TD, pay is generous.
As an Irish native who's lived here all my life, I 100% agree with all the points you raised. Ireland USED to be a very good place to live and raise a family, but sadly the standard of living here has taken a serious nosedive over the past few years. Over the past 10 years rents have more than tripled in some cases. The same holds true for the cost of basic necessities like electricity/gas/insurance/food... In parallel to all these rises, salaries have only increased marginally. A lot of people's wage increases are eaten by the tax system. Rental costs have pushed MANY people and families into poverty... This includes many people working fulltime with a decent salary. To compound this issue, many private landlords are selling up and moving abroad due to the ridiculous taxes here. Buying a house is simply impossible for many. A typical family home is 300k+ I can easily afford the mortgage repayments, but the banks won't look at me unless I have at least 30,000 in savings (min 10% deposit) You are also right that the government here REWARD lazy people. I know of some people who haven't worked for years and pay a "contribution" of 35euro weekly for their "council house" There are plenty of others who have been milking the system for years, paying almost nothing for their Irish council house and regularly jetting off abroad to 1 of their overseas properties. Others families who are ib genuine need of help are on the housing list for over a decade... There are more than 10,000 such families in Cork city alone... To summarize, Ireland is no longer a nice place to live in, unless you're extremely wealthy or already got onto the property ladder when times were better. Thanks for posting this video!
I'm a 63 year old who has lived in England all my life. Sadly, much of what you say is also the case here in the UK. I think it's a growing trend in the Western world. What we experienced between, say, 1950 and 2000 was what I call the golden half century, when ordinary working class people like you and I had never had it so good. Welcome back to the living standards of the 1930s. We really have sold our kids down the river.
Yes, life has become very difficult for those of only modest means in Dublin, for both indigenous Irish people and working migrants. I live in Dublin's north inner city, in a small terraced property, fortunately I am not a renter. My former next door neighbours, a hard working Muslim couple from Asia, both in minimum waged occupations, have been forced to flee Ireland to live with relations in the UK, following the decision of their Irish landlord to increase their monthly rent for two grotty rooms from 800 to 1200 Euros per month. They had been unable to access affordable accommodation, such is the demand even at these extortionate rents.
This guy is correct in what he is saying, as an Irish man I agree with him, and thing's are getting much worse each day and when you think it can't get worse, it does get worse, my country is a ticking time bomb, but I would not call Irish people lazy, Irish people are hard working people and always were. There is no time to enjoy life, and soon there will be no money to enjoy life. And yes the weather is aufull all the time. And due to global warming the weather is going to get massively worse, I think there will be very few people living in Ireland in the future due to very bad weather, it's the biggest single health destroyer of people in Ireland, also it is projected that massive areas Of Ireland will be under water, also suicide is becoming a major problem in Ireland.
Just to clarify, 40 % tax will only be on the the extra money that exceed 30,000. Ex: someone with 50,000 salary will be taxed 20% on 30,000 and 40% on 20,000.
$1649 in dollars for a 1 bedroom apartment in Ireland. In the small town in the United States where I live you can get a nice 1 bedroom apartment for $900 a month in dollars. That's a lot cheaper plus you are living in a better country in my opinion.
Very expensive cosy if living.Dont believe government website a little of people only earning $50,000 per year In Melbourne houses are a million dollars..Many houses where I live in Ballarat over $700,000 and people commute to Melbourne 1.5 hours by train one way I did fir a while 3hrs 1 way on tip of 10 hour nursing shift Very tiring.Many young people can't afford rent. My adult children live at home as can't afford rent ley alone a mortgage .Employers are paid handsomely to pay people from overseas to work at our expense. Unemployment is higher than government says.Not because lazy as don't receive interview.Reverse racism and ageism here.Yet need to work till 70.Practising Christians descrimated against here now .Not the country I grew up.
As Long as you are searching in big city,s Its everywhere the Same. I am from the Netherlands. And 40% Taxes, Yes we have That also. Its Europe. The Country,s doesn,t make much difference. All decided in Brussels. The only thing is have an Independent Job an Go living in the Country. See the Beauty of Natur. Kids learn more from Natur then from Disneyland.
Ireland is massively over-populated. There's 14,000 indiginous homeless irish people in Ireland There's also countless numbers of migrants that are homeless, and living on the streets. The cost of living is atrocious, and 🎉there are protests everywhere because rents are sky high and increasing, and services are unable to meet the demand because of the influx of migrants. Do not emmigrate to Ireland, Ireland is full, and bursting at the seems!
In Bulgaria I pay 280 euro for a large 1 bedroom apartment. Peaceful, beautiful nature and grsst healthy food. Life is far less stressful than dublin where I came from.
Yes and cost of childcare OMG 😳 and no enough Childcare spaces 😳 if you dont have a family here to help you kindly for free all your well earned money gone soon! 😅
I live in Ireland for 5 years and everything you said is true 100%. I would add also the health system is very very poor. Anyway of course there are also good reasons to stay here and you already mentioned some important ones
@@michaelpenkaman just yesterday im already set (already decided) for ireland from UK. I already have initial job interviews. But now i may need to rethink about it. Cost of living here in UK is also high, but even so I was still able to keep 20% from my salary. And i’m not a stingy person. I’m single though so that’s a big factor. You think im making a big mistake moving from UK to Ireland? Because in Ireland you can obtain permanent residency in 2 years. In uk it’s 5 years. You think it’s worth the risk?
@@michaelpenka is healthcare free in Ireland? Because in UK, if you get hospitalized due to critical or life threatening illness, you will not pay anything, it’s covered by NHS/welfare. Is it the same in Ireland. Because again I’m receiving different opinions about it.
@@michaelpenka my grandads brother went working for 20 years in Birmingham between 1960 - 1980 and when he came home he only had was a bag of oranges to show for it. I'm not even joking he got off the ferry flat broke with a bag of oranges for the family........... he died back in 2006 and my dad called and told me William of Orange is dead. I'm not sure the relevance of that story but I felt I needed to put it out there.
I didn't research the country as much as I should have. The housing crisis and Healthcare are 2 big issues for me. I also moved for a lower grade job as I thought the opportunity to get a permanent visa outweighed my grade. But if you don't want to wait out 5 years or more for a visa...is it worth the move in the first place?
Dude.. I think you have a bad case of the grass is greener on the other field! that tax system is common across Europe! The UK is the same! The higher tax is 40% here in "low tax" uk. Costs are higher in ireland, but the wages are also much higher, so that balances things out. Housing is a problem, but frankly the same is true in most major cities. Look at London!
Yeah Patrick you are right. The purpose of this video is to educate people that didn’t know this. Not to discourage anyone from coming to Ireland. I said this at the end of the video. You surely didn’t watch it till the end
That’s not what I said or meant. I might 40% tax on your extra income doesn’t encourage you to have more than 1 jobs as people do in other countries with a lower tax rate. I myself I was once on lower wages and even on job seeker allowance at some stage in my life
Weather???? There's a mixture of dry, wet, cold, warm, we get all kinds of weather, very few extremes in Ireland. Must disagree with you. Cost of living, can be managed if you choose what to buy, and which shops you use. Not everyone goes to the pub at weekends. Your 'facts' need to be backed up with examples.
I never said there’s an extreme weather in Ireland in the first place. Yeah cost of living can be managed but it doesn’t cancel the fact that food has gone up (I.e food inflation is higher in Ireland), petrol, electricity, gas etc. And I watch the news and also did my research before saying these things. You probably didn’t watch till the end of the video where I said all these can still be managed as even though people are leaving the Irish population has gone up
A well made video Michael. Our family will be moving to Ireland soon. We plan to stay for a year before moving back to the UK where we were before. I just hope we get a place to stay.
But the house you are living in seems to be in a very decent condition. I have only one question what do they offer in return after collecting those taxes? If they provide some benefits in return then what's wrong with it.
@@michaelpenka so it means they are collecting it for a very good cause, i would be a happy tax payer. But yes everyone has his own point of view, so thanks for the info bro.
@@iamshahje the problem comes into play is that they don’t use all this tax money the Government gets because if you drive around Ireland it’s very unkempt. The side of the roads are grown wild with weeds and sharp thistles, the roads are filled with potholes in all but the very urban areas. The country roads are only about 7 feet wide and they never spend more to make them wider to accommodate 2 cars properly in both directions. A lot of people are on social welfare and never get off it in their lives. I’ve known and seen people work a cash paid job 5 days a week and then also double dip and collect social welfare. While people are working jobs and never get ahead because the income tax is way higher than it should be. I’ve had jobs in Ireland and the jobs paid $30 a week more than what you get on social welfare. Is that fair ? That’s why I moved out of the country. Plus I got tired of it raining over 230 days per year, every year. Summer is only about 3-4 weeks per year given to you in April or may and then again in June and that’s it.
@@jasonknight5863 Thanks for highlighting these points! Yes the potholes are everywhere here, so many of us can add the expense of car repairs due to damaged suspension components, tracking and tires to our already long, overinflated list of Irish living expenses. Some of the workers contracted to repair said potholes have even been known to joke that they intentionally do a bad job on road repairs because they know the council will call them back to repeat the same work again... I think this happens more often than people realise when you see the sloppy standard of road surface repairs around here...
Hi Michael I am confused...while you make some great points...you still continue to live in Ireland with your Family why have you stayed? Michael it is fair to say there is good and bad in every country. 🇮🇪. Ireland is no different. Love to hear the positives. Keep up the good work. Regards Mark
Hi @Mark Kieran this video was just about the downside of Ireland that is why. I did a video before about the pros of Ireland so my subscribers wanted to know the cons of Ireland too that’s why I did the video
There is no housing crisis because there is enough properties vacant throughout Ireland to house the homeless and everyone else like the foreign referees ect. Its highly inflated prices were not to lack of residential property but the ignorance of property speculators that are looking to make a huge profit in Ireland whom are registered companies over seas. These are the companies that are putting up the prices here in Ireland.
I am planning on relocating to ireland first quarter of 2023, how easy or difficult is it to get a permanent resisdency, work permit or even an irish passport. Also, how easy is it to get jobs and what kind of jobs are readily available?
Thanks for the videos you made. However, I do have a few notes about your calculations You gave an example of 60k euros per year. And you said the tax is 40%. But you didn't mention that the first 30k will be taxed at 20%. So the average tax for €60k is 30%, not 40% In addition, you mentioned that 40% of the 60k euros would be used for housing. And again, this isn't really true. For example, if you rent an apartment for €1500 per month, you will pay about 42% of (the rest of the money you have), but not 40% of €60k. In the end, after taxation and housing, and for a salary of 60k euros per year, you still have about 2k euros per month. So, please, do the right calculations before making a video.
Thanks for your feedback and also good calculations. But even with that your calculation you will never still have 2k left monthly after all you expenses with a 60k annual salary
@@michaelpenka30% tax of 60k euros = 18k euros. That means you still have 42k euros Housing 1500 euros a month, = 18k euros per year. That means you still have 42k - 18k= 24k euros a year. Which is 2k a month I did not say you will still have 2k euros after all your expenses, but after your taxes and housing bills
That’s just tax and paying you house rent. You have to pay for house bills such as Electricity, gas, water, Tv license, bins, etc before food, clothes, travels to work and miscellaneous expenses which are one of the highest in the world
I am seriously thinking of moving to Ireland with my life partner from Nigeria. However, you raise a number of points that one has to consider before taking the move, especially since I only know a bit about Dublin and the other major towns that one can see on TH-cam. How bad could Ireland be if you have lived there for 14 years? What areas would you favor as a start?
Hi @Steve Weiss this should not discourage you from moving to Ireland. All I can say is that you should avoid Dublin and move to any other cities like Galway, cork, limerick, or country side like Sligo, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow etc. The cost of living is bearable in those counties
It is a beautiful country with nice people. The advantage of Ireland is that there is no unemployment and the system of education is fantastic. After that, the problem is to save money because of the cost of living.
The next video will be on why Ireland is the easiest country to get a permanent visa in and how to get it
What about the Healthcare? It's difficult to find a doctor and doctors can't do much for chronic conditions, medication is tough to come by, hospitals have a long waiting time if you have an emergency. Some people actually go to other European countries for surgeries as you get placed on a waiting list in Ireland and alot of people have their surgeries cancelled!
People who are visibly foreign no longer get a welcome. This is because the government has allowed tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to enter the country at taxpayers expense and many of them have abused the hospitality of the Irish, and have abused the asylum system. Anger at the government also gets directed at visibly foreign people. This problem has grown rapidly in 2023 and is now a permanent feature of life in Ireland. The government hides this fact but definitely for the first time ever, almost all visibly foreign people are unwelcome, this situation applies to the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren who are born in Ireland as well. This problem is going to get a lot worse in the next few decades unless the government deports the majority of the hospitality abusers.
Very informative well researched, and sadly all true, another great episode, well done Mike 👍🐺💯
here is very depresing boring i am moving soon to california
@Michael Penka I've recently started researching Ireland to possibly move there from Jamaica, but between other videos and yours about the country (I've watched a few now) it seems to be more negatives than positives. It seems to be one of the safest and most peaceful European countries, which is a big plus, but the housing crisis and high tax obligations have me questioning even more if Ireland would be a good choice. If there was a country you'd recommend to move to, which would it be?
Everything I said about Ireland either positive or negative is true. Other countries you could think off is Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany etc. These are safe countries with a good tax, salary and accommodation
@@michaelpenka Thanks for responding, appreciate it.
You’re welcome
It's becoming very unsafe now. There are child trafficking gangs here taking photo's of children on the streets and lots of people are going missing. The government are playing divide and conquer games with the people. They have opened the borders to allow all sorts of criminals in. Ireland used to be a very safe country but not any more since they allowed all these criminal gangs in. When we protest about it they call us racist but Irish people in general are very welcoming and not racist. We just want to protect our culture. But because foreigners are getting free houses while so many Irish people are homeless it's breeding resentment. The bankers are destroying our country. They are destroying the whole world.
Ireland is a great country to live in. But you have to be prepared before you move. So if you earn 40,000 your taxed at 20%. So you earn 32,000 euro after tax, then you move to the 40% tax bracket on anything over 40,000 so if you earn 50,000 you earn 38,000 euro after tax
There is over ten thousand irish homeless in ireland..
TIS true @Hu Guzzy
The homeless figure in Ireland is many many time's worse than what the government is saying, but they have caused this problem and they will never be able to solve it. Each day things are getting much worse, Ireland is an illusion, it's false completely.
Ireland is my Hole world favorite country. Your say tru...
One of mine too
Thanks
You’re welcome again
How much salary one can expect with 18+ yra of IT experience in ireland ?
Like €100K without bonuses in Dublin or cork minimum
@@michaelpenka seems on lower side. What will the average saving with family of 4 on this salary and living may be around 25 to 30 km in radius to Dublin
Your Irish accent is too strong for me to understand. Could you put subtitles please?
I will joe 👌
That’s not a strong accent, no subtitles needed
It's not an Irish accent.
€36,800 is currently the switch from 20% income tax to 40% marginal income tax...
Thanks for the clarification @Dermod Smith
Trouble is... you pay a lot more tax on your income than just 'income tax' per se. Effective rate is definitely over 50 something cent in the euro above that threshold. PRSI, USC etc. Your pay slip is a list of acronyms and minus figures. Ireland punishes ambition and also as Michael Penka stated rewards indolence. Unlike other northern European lands, you don't get value back in terms of public services and goods. Healthcare, education, policing, parks, roads, public transport - mostly substandard or antiquated. Dole is generous though, if that is significant to people. And if you get elected as a TD, pay is generous.
You said it all Gear
To get a house you need to be an immigrant
Yeah sure
Your video is very informative to anyone who want to love to Ireland
Thanks for your feedback
GET THEM OUT
Lol
@@michaelpenka you're going back to Africa
So your not buying in Ireland then; wish you’d have said.
I don’t understand what you mean 😢
IREXIT
😂😂
As an Irish native who's lived here all my life, I 100% agree with all the points you raised.
Ireland USED to be a very good place to live and raise a family, but sadly the standard of living here has taken a serious nosedive over the past few years.
Over the past 10 years rents have more than tripled in some cases.
The same holds true for the cost of basic necessities like electricity/gas/insurance/food...
In parallel to all these rises, salaries have only increased marginally. A lot of people's wage increases are eaten by the tax system.
Rental costs have pushed MANY people and families into poverty... This includes many people working fulltime with a decent salary.
To compound this issue, many private landlords are selling up and moving abroad due to the ridiculous taxes here.
Buying a house is simply impossible for many.
A typical family home is 300k+
I can easily afford the mortgage repayments, but the banks won't look at me unless I have at least 30,000 in savings (min 10% deposit)
You are also right that the government here REWARD lazy people. I know of some people who haven't worked for years and pay a "contribution" of 35euro weekly for their "council house"
There are plenty of others who have been milking the system for years, paying almost nothing for their Irish council house and regularly jetting off abroad to 1 of their overseas properties.
Others families who are ib genuine need of help are on the housing list for over a decade...
There are more than 10,000 such families in Cork city alone...
To summarize, Ireland is no longer a nice place to live in, unless you're extremely wealthy or already got onto the property ladder when times were better.
Thanks for posting this video!
I'm a 63 year old who has lived in England all my life. Sadly, much of what you say is also the case here in the UK. I think it's a growing trend in the Western world.
What we experienced between, say, 1950 and 2000 was what I call the golden half century, when ordinary working class people like you and I had never had it so good. Welcome back to the living standards of the 1930s. We really have sold our kids down the river.
It’s getting out of hand day by day
Yes, life has become very difficult for those of only modest means in Dublin, for both indigenous Irish people and working migrants. I live in Dublin's north inner city, in a small terraced property, fortunately I am not a renter. My former next door neighbours, a hard working Muslim couple from Asia, both in minimum waged occupations, have been forced to flee Ireland to live with relations in the UK, following the decision of their Irish landlord to increase their monthly rent for two grotty rooms from 800 to 1200 Euros per month. They had been unable to access affordable accommodation, such is the demand even at these extortionate rents.
This guy is correct in what he is saying, as an Irish man I agree with him, and thing's are getting much worse each day and when you think it can't get worse, it does get worse, my country is a ticking time bomb, but I would not call Irish people lazy, Irish people are hard working people and always were. There is no time to enjoy life, and soon there will be no money to enjoy life. And yes the weather is aufull all the time. And due to global warming the weather is going to get massively worse, I think there will be very few people living in Ireland in the future due to very bad weather, it's the biggest single health destroyer of people in Ireland, also it is projected that massive areas
Of Ireland will be under water, also suicide is becoming a major problem in Ireland.
Thanks for your feedback. But with all these said and done I still love Ireland
Just to clarify, 40 % tax will only be on the the extra money that exceed 30,000.
Ex: someone with 50,000 salary will be taxed 20% on 30,000 and 40% on 20,000.
That’s exactly what he explained in the video
$1649 in dollars for a 1 bedroom apartment in Ireland. In the small town in the United States where I live you can get a nice 1 bedroom apartment for $900 a month in dollars. That's a lot cheaper plus you are living in a better country in my opinion.
Depends which state. America has the same issues. California, New York, most of Florida are expensive
Very expensive cosy if living.Dont believe government website a little of people only earning $50,000 per year In Melbourne houses are a million dollars..Many houses where I live in Ballarat over $700,000 and people commute to Melbourne 1.5 hours by train one way I did fir a while 3hrs 1 way on tip of 10 hour nursing shift Very tiring.Many young people can't afford rent. My adult children live at home as can't afford rent ley alone a mortgage .Employers are paid handsomely to pay people from overseas to work at our expense. Unemployment is higher than government says.Not because lazy as don't receive interview.Reverse racism and ageism here.Yet need to work till 70.Practising Christians descrimated against here now .Not the country I grew up.
As Long as you are searching in big city,s Its everywhere the Same. I am from the Netherlands. And 40% Taxes, Yes we have That also. Its Europe. The Country,s doesn,t make much difference. All decided in Brussels.
The only thing is have an Independent Job an Go living in the Country. See the Beauty of Natur. Kids learn more from Natur then from Disneyland.
Prices like in UK, especially London or US (New York). This is crazy that English speaking countries are so expensive
Really expensive. I suppose because England is one of the main world languages and most people move to those countries to learn
I agree with you. I am leaving Ireland too. Rent for 2k , hell no. Too expensive for what it is
@Dalia A people thinks I am just hating on Ireland but I’m glad you live in Ireland too and agree with what I am saying
Same all over the English speaking world
@@michaelpenka o
I will be selling a house in Kildare soon .
you people are just trying to change people mind anybody who want to come to Ireland🇮🇪 you can come nowhere is good our destiny is not the same
So true, that is the point of the video and I clearly said in the video that anyone can come and make their own decisions
IRELAND IS FULL
@marygill7087 ok
Ireland is massively over-populated. There's 14,000 indiginous homeless irish people in Ireland There's also countless numbers of migrants that are homeless, and living on the streets. The cost of living is atrocious, and 🎉there are protests everywhere because rents are sky high and increasing, and services are unable to meet the demand because of the influx of migrants. Do not emmigrate to Ireland, Ireland is full, and bursting at the seems!
Thanks for your video, you are right in what you say!
Thanks for the feedback
Hi Michael you mentioned that Ireland has the second highest taxes In the eurozone which country do you think is the first
Hi @Elli Bomz Denmark 🇩🇰 is first, with the highest in Europe
I left Irelands 1 months ago. I is very Happy now
Very happy for you
an average apartment WAS €1500 😤😢😢😭😭😭
That's considering the cheapest in Ireland sadly
What is the process of moving in to Ireland for nurses. And for how long will the process be. Thanks
We enjoy your presentation
I will do a video about that too soon
Live not in the city. Live in county much cheaper
Please, I am planning to move into Ireland from Nigeria to work. Do you still advise me to come?
Not really. Unless you will have a well paid job
One more medical 🏥
@@Messi-jz4cc sure
In Bulgaria I pay 280 euro for a large 1 bedroom apartment. Peaceful, beautiful nature and grsst healthy food. Life is far less stressful than dublin where I came from.
Oh wow 😮
Yes and cost of childcare OMG 😳 and no enough Childcare spaces 😳 if you dont have a family here to help you kindly for free all your well earned money gone soon! 😅
So true
I live in Ireland for 5 years and everything you said is true 100%. I would add also the health system is very very poor. Anyway of course there are also good reasons to stay here and you already mentioned some important ones
How much are GPs paid I wonder?
Was thinking to do my residency there.
Now don't know..
GPs earns good money but pay higher taxes too @Baleri Kirmu II
The more you get the more taxes to pay
True
Thanks for sharing; take care
I hope the information helps 👌
are you talking about Republic of ireland 🇮🇪 or Northern Ireland 🇮🇪 ?
Republic of Ireland
Leaving tiny Ireland is a centuries-old tradition. And even in good times.
Noted
Is public health care included in your 40% tax?
No. Cause if you have a full time job you have to pay for your own health care
You’re doing a big favour for people like me who’s considering moving to Ireland from UK
I am happy my videos are helping you into making your decisions
@@michaelpenkaman just yesterday im already set (already decided) for ireland from UK. I already have initial job interviews. But now i may need to rethink about it. Cost of living here in UK is also high, but even so I was still able to keep 20% from my salary. And i’m not a stingy person. I’m single though so that’s a big factor. You think im making a big mistake moving from UK to Ireland? Because in Ireland you can obtain permanent residency in 2 years. In uk it’s 5 years. You think it’s worth the risk?
@@JanBanJoovi-ol1qv no you’re not. If you can survive in the UK definitely IRELAND is for you
@@michaelpenka is healthcare free in Ireland? Because in UK, if you get hospitalized due to critical or life threatening illness, you will not pay anything, it’s covered by NHS/welfare. Is it the same in Ireland. Because again I’m receiving different opinions about it.
@JanBanJoovi-ol1qv it’s free in Ireland if you earn below a certain threshold
How about job opportunity and minimum pay
Good job opportunity if you have a European passport and ok minimum wage
great information bro 😍
I got a job offer in Ireland, how can I contact you when I arrive
Contact on Instagram @MichaelPenka
@@michaelpenka thanks I will
The best vedio about ireland till
Thanks for your honest opinion @Muhammad
Hi Mike
I thought the video was hopeless and you do not know your subject. Have a bit opf respect!!
Hi Joe
I do know my subject and love ❤️ and respect Ireland and it’s people ☘️🇮🇪
He been there for long obviously he loves and respect the country, We love you Mike. This video has facts.
Thanks for your feedback @ranti dikgale
And Don't Come Back!
People have been leaving Ireland for centuries, why didnt you research it more before you moved there
I did research it @Eddie Birch. I am taking about present day Ireland not in the 90s
@@michaelpenka my grandads brother went working for 20 years in Birmingham between 1960 - 1980 and when he came home he only had was a bag of oranges to show for it. I'm not even joking he got off the ferry flat broke with a bag of oranges for the family........... he died back in 2006 and my dad called and told me William of Orange is dead. I'm not sure the relevance of that story but I felt I needed to put it out there.
Thanks for sharing your story Tíreachán
I didn't research the country as much as I should have. The housing crisis and Healthcare are 2 big issues for me. I also moved for a lower grade job as I thought the opportunity to get a permanent visa outweighed my grade. But if you don't want to wait out 5 years or more for a visa...is it worth the move in the first place?
Not really I wouldn’t recommend it with your condition at the moment
Michael small mistake you make. Extra income is tax at 52%
40 is income tax
8 is PRSI
4 is USC
😭so depressing
It’s going down after due to the new budget 2023. €40k and above will be taxed at 40% from January 23
@@michaelpenka You're talking about just the income tax. Pretty sure it's still 52% tax above 70k. It's 48.5% tax above 40k.
Blame it on the EU
I will @Janet
You are doing well
Thanks for the positive feedback
Hi
Hello
Pitty u don't leave,
@Joe Bloggs Ireland is my second home and the home to my daughter that’s why I can’t leave. Plus I never said I hated Ireland in anyways
My husband relocated to Austria am still in Ireland working 😂but soon I’ll be out chaaaa!!the weather is bogus here I hate it😢
The weather is depressing 🥹. But I suppose you can’t get everything in one country
@@michaelpenka True am taking German classes then disappear 😌
Oh diddums is it too wet for you in Ireland,such a shame for you,you poor little thing.🤣
It’s colder in Austria than Ireland.
Dude.. I think you have a bad case of the grass is greener on the other field! that tax system is common across Europe! The UK is the same! The higher tax is 40% here in "low tax" uk. Costs are higher in ireland, but the wages are also much higher, so that balances things out. Housing is a problem, but frankly the same is true in most major cities. Look at London!
Yeah Patrick you are right. The purpose of this video is to educate people that didn’t know this. Not to discourage anyone from coming to Ireland. I said this at the end of the video. You surely didn’t watch it till the end
@@michaelpenka I'm afraid I switch off when people start calling those on lower wages lazy.
That’s not what I said or meant. I might 40% tax on your extra income doesn’t encourage you to have more than 1 jobs as people do in other countries with a lower tax rate. I myself I was once on lower wages and even on job seeker allowance at some stage in my life
Weather???? There's a mixture of dry, wet, cold, warm, we get all kinds of weather, very few extremes in Ireland. Must disagree with you.
Cost of living, can be managed if you choose what to buy, and which shops you use.
Not everyone goes to the pub at weekends.
Your 'facts' need to be backed up with examples.
I never said there’s an extreme weather in Ireland in the first place. Yeah cost of living can be managed but it doesn’t cancel the fact that food has gone up (I.e food inflation is higher in Ireland), petrol, electricity, gas etc. And I watch the news and also did my research before saying these things. You probably didn’t watch till the end of the video where I said all these can still be managed as even though people are leaving the Irish population has gone up
please make a video on construction jobs scope in ireland
A well made video Michael. Our family will be moving to Ireland soon. We plan to stay for a year before moving back to the UK where we were before. I just hope we get a place to stay.
Just avoid Dublin and you and your family will be fine
@@michaelpenka I will try.
You should avoid ireland altogether,very bad weather and very dangerous now
There are no properties anywhere even outside Dublin and any that become available are very expensive
@kathyomalley6521 true that
How to move to Ireland without a visa if am visa free passport holder
I will make a video about it brother
Bad idea ireland is terrible now. And very dangerous
But the house you are living in seems to be in a very decent condition. I have only one question what do they offer in return after collecting those taxes? If they provide some benefits in return then what's wrong with it.
They use the tax money to take care of the unemployed ( they pay for their health care, houses, and give them pockets money too)
@@michaelpenka so it means they are collecting it for a very good cause, i would be a happy tax payer. But yes everyone has his own point of view, so thanks for the info bro.
@@iamshahje you’re welcome and thanks for your feedback
@@iamshahje the problem comes into play is that they don’t use all this tax money the Government gets because if you drive around Ireland it’s very unkempt. The side of the roads are grown wild with weeds and sharp thistles, the roads are filled with potholes in all but the very urban areas. The country roads are only about 7 feet wide and they never spend more to make them wider to accommodate 2 cars properly in both directions. A lot of people are on social welfare and never get off it in their lives. I’ve known and seen people work a cash paid job 5 days a week and then also double dip and collect social welfare. While people are working jobs and never get ahead because the income tax is way higher than it should be. I’ve had jobs in Ireland and the jobs paid $30 a week more than what you get on social welfare. Is that fair ? That’s why I moved out of the country. Plus I got tired of it raining over 230 days per year, every year. Summer is only about 3-4 weeks per year given to you in April or may and then again in June and that’s it.
@@jasonknight5863 Thanks for highlighting these points! Yes the potholes are everywhere here, so many of us can add the expense of car repairs due to damaged suspension components, tracking and tires to our already long, overinflated list of Irish living expenses.
Some of the workers contracted to repair said potholes have even been known to joke that they intentionally do a bad job on road repairs because they know the council will call them back to repeat the same work again... I think this happens more often than people realise when you see the sloppy standard of road surface repairs around here...
Can you get free social housing for single adult female from uk on low income outside Dublin like galway?
Hi Michael
I am confused...while you make some great points...you still continue to live in Ireland with your Family why have you stayed? Michael it is fair to say there is good and bad in every country. 🇮🇪. Ireland is no different. Love to hear the positives. Keep up the good work.
Regards
Mark
Hi @Mark Kieran this video was just about the downside of Ireland that is why. I did a video before about the pros of Ireland so my subscribers wanted to know the cons of Ireland too that’s why I did the video
I wouldn't agree, Ireland is a terrible country for foreigners to move to.
There is no housing crisis because there is enough properties vacant throughout Ireland to house the homeless and everyone else like the foreign referees
ect.
Its highly inflated prices were not to lack of residential property but the ignorance of property speculators that are looking to make a huge profit in Ireland whom are registered companies over seas.
These are the companies that are putting up the prices here in Ireland.
Thanks for the brilliant explanation charles
That was true 10years ago pal, outside a few shoddy buildings in the city centres, there ain't much vacant anymore!
I am planning on relocating to ireland first quarter of 2023, how easy or difficult is it to get a permanent resisdency, work permit or even an irish passport. Also, how easy is it to get jobs and what kind of jobs are readily available?
I will do a video about it tomorrow @EHI OGIOBA
I wouldn't advise coming to Ireland. Very rough, bad weather and not enough houses
@@jojohnson4448 so when are you leaving the country?
@@ErnieKings27 I agree with Jo and things are getting more difficult and I won’t be leaving my own country 🇮🇪
Thanks for the videos you made. However, I do have a few notes about your calculations
You gave an example of 60k euros per year. And you said the tax is 40%. But you didn't mention that the first 30k will be taxed at 20%. So the average tax for €60k is 30%, not 40%
In addition, you mentioned that 40% of the 60k euros would be used for housing. And again, this isn't really true. For example, if you rent an apartment for €1500 per month, you will pay about 42% of (the rest of the money you have), but not 40% of €60k.
In the end, after taxation and housing, and for a salary of 60k euros per year, you still have about 2k euros per month.
So, please, do the right calculations before making a video.
Thanks for your feedback and also good calculations. But even with that your calculation you will never still have 2k left monthly after all you expenses with a 60k annual salary
@@michaelpenka30% tax of 60k euros = 18k euros. That means you still have 42k euros
Housing 1500 euros a month, = 18k euros per year. That means you still have 42k - 18k= 24k euros a year. Which is 2k a month
I did not say you will still have 2k euros after all your expenses, but after your taxes and housing bills
That’s just tax and paying you house rent. You have to pay for house bills such as Electricity, gas, water, Tv license, bins, etc before food, clothes, travels to work and miscellaneous expenses which are one of the highest in the world
I am seriously thinking of moving to Ireland with my life partner from Nigeria. However, you raise a number of points that one has to consider before taking the move, especially since I only know a bit about Dublin and the other major towns that one can see on TH-cam. How bad could Ireland be if you have lived there for 14 years? What areas would you favor as a start?
Hi @Steve Weiss this should not discourage you from moving to Ireland. All I can say is that you should avoid Dublin and move to any other cities like Galway, cork, limerick, or country side like Sligo, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow etc. The cost of living is bearable in those counties
Or stay in Nigeria maybe?
Why do you want to come to Ireland? It's not so great here
Stay in Nigeria please, we're full.
It is a beautiful country with nice people. The advantage of Ireland is that there is no unemployment and the system of education is fantastic. After that, the problem is to save money because of the cost of living.
So true