But Scott, you are a UK citizen. You can relocate to Ireland under the terms of the 1923 Common Travel Area agreement. There are no restrictions. Ireland is the only EU country allowing UK citizens to receive this benefit.
British passport holders are not beholden to the 90 day rule in Ireland, you can happily live and work there with no visa. Nice to have the common travel area.
@@toyotaprius79 We're not all guilty of that. Moved to Ireland in 2006 and renovated a derelict stone cottage. The Irish wouldn't touch it, so now there is one extra house in the housing stock 😁
Some advice for those coming to Dublin, avoid most of the places in this video, like O'Connell St, Henry street and especially the Temple bar area that is home to multiple pubs inscluding a pub actually called The Temple bar pub, all of these pubs will empty your wallet and you will just meet other tourists,you will not get a true irish experience at all and you'll be poorer for it. Literally walk a couple of streets away to Dame street , Georges St, Camden st and you'll pay up to 50% less for everything. Trinity college is certainly worth visiting as is getting the DART train to the beach, in the video he goes to Howth / Sutton which is on the north side of the city, you could tae the DART train to the southside to Seapoint, Sandycove for a similar experience. Rent in Dublin is extortionate, thats if you can find a place to rent. Rents have risen over 100% here in the last decade, you'll pay up to 1900 euros per month for a studio apartment such is the demand for accomodation, here. With a national debt of 250 billion euro, I wouldnt say Ireland is the third richest in the EU, but with the cost of living here we are easily the 3rd most expensive, if not higher.
The only way to survive in Dublin is if you own your own property, not easy but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than renting. Also no 90 day rule for UK citizens, how would that work with the north and Common Travel Area
I love how you got up after a 3 hour nap, got a spice bag and went back to bed. In some ways that's a true Dublin experience. Thanks for visiting our country and sharing your experience.
Scott, I live and work in Ireland since 2008 as a Dutch expat. One thing I will say to you, the salaries are not bad in Ireland but when you compare them to the cost of living, the salaries might not seem all that good. It is by far one of the most expensive countries in Europe to live in. Also the healthcare system is not in the best shape. I do not live in Dublin myself thank God but Dublin is so insanely expensive as private landlords monopolize the rental market asking for sky high prices for accomodation. The governement doesn't give 2 flying fuuks as most om them are landlords themselves, no regulation in that market whatsoever. That said, enjoyable video again! 🙂
That's exactly what has been happenin̈g in London, especially with the huge influx of Indians during Rishi Sunak's reign. London's crime rates, rental prices and poverty sky rocketed because of them and now we want those same Indians out of the entire UK. Even those that naturalised into British citizens. All parasites and leeches coming into our country and not able to speak proper common spoken English language. They have taken our jobs as citizens and we are more unemployed instead of Indians !!!
It’s simply supply and demand re housing. There is no spare accommodation available - biggest factor being unprecedented influx of economic migrants. A huge proportion of tenancies remain on very low rents-as most are in rent pressure zones RPZ. Many landlords struggle to pay their mortgage while tenants stay protected in their house paying no rent and can’t be evicted. Don’t villainise the landlord.
Rubbish. Very few are on "very low" rent if at all..landlords in those zones simply evict the Tennant's and advertise at a much higher rate to bypass the restriction. It's easy to evict. Landlords are greedy filth are are driving average workers from the city.
I'm sick of seeing Ireland being touted as one of Europe's "richest" countries. The ordinary man and woman on the street are struggling to make ends meet. Fuel and utility prices through the roof and no available or affordable housing in the rental sector.
Scott will know as well as the rest of us that nationalist politicians in Scotland are belching the same garbage. They don't understand what you've just said either. "Ireland is reducing the cost of its energy bills while ours just go up and up and up, we could do that too if it wasn't for Westminster" - Irish energy bills are still higher than the UK's despite this "reduction". The UK's energy bills are also something like the fourth most expensive in Europe, but you'll be told they're the highest. Little things like that.
This. For a supposedly wealthy country the Health service is third world with nations like Albania and Kenya much better, the housing situation is catastrophic with ever growing homeless, students couch surfing etc. most youngsters will simply never own their own home in Ireland they will have to emigrate. It can only get worse with so many arriving via the North and the porous border. The transport situation is decades behind where it should be, arrive in say Brisbane, not even a capital, and you can be in the city centre in minutes while in Dublin you will queue for a bus or taxi. For the well heeled and minted which Scott must be to drink in Temple Bar all is rosy otherwise forget it.
90 day rule for EU doesn’t apply for Ireland. UK citizens do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland. Under the Common Travel Area ( CTA ), UK and Irish citizens can live and work freely in each other's countries and travel freely between them.
Dublin is beautiful and we always enjoy visiting it each year. We actually were there just a few weeks ago. We’re from Canada. The food prices at Dunnes were better than home but dining out, wow, much more expensive (but then that goes for Edinburgh and Belfast prices too). Our accommodation in Dublin is always the most expensive of our UK and Ireland trips. We went to Temple Bar once, over a decade ago, for the experience. Ten trips to Dublin since and we have never gone again. lol. Looking forward to the next “would I live here”.
To be fair, a Sutton supermarket is priced for the area. It's a SuperValu now, but it was previously a Superquinn (before SuperValu bought them out) and Superquinn would have been the premium supermarket chain, so it was always a place to shop for the experience and range, not the prices. No Dubliner in their right mind drinks in Temple Bar.
I left Dublin in the 80s , but I have family there. Dublin has a lot of social problems, it’s expensive. O'Connell St is not a particularly nice place to be after dark. The people are friendly though and make the best of a country that is being damaged by bad political decisions.
If you're a UK citizen , there are no restrictions . You can come , work and live here as long as you want . A long standing special agreement going back to our days as reluctant subjects of the King .
Ah you were so close to getting one of the best beef and Guinness pies in Dublin. You should have stayed on the dart and continued up to Howth. O’Connells pub at the far end of the pier, absolutely the best pie you’ll have probably. It’s worth the journey
You're a UK Citizen Scott, the 90 day thing doesn't apply to us, we can live/work in Ireland with 0 restrictions. PS the name he couldn't read out was 'Stiffy by the Liffey' 😅😅
As someone from Edinburgh who has lived in Ireland for the last 26 years, yes Ireland is one of the most expensive places to live in the EU (Especially Dublin) with goods & services 46% above the EU average but wages are also higher that's why I moved here in 1998 so it's not really fair to compare prices with Howth where I believe you have to be at least a millionaire to afford and probably the most expensive area in Ireland to live with a Glasgow suburb, I know for a fact my local Dunnes store in Ennis Co.Clare is far cheaper than that Supervalu you were in. You will also find few Irish in the Temple bar area as only tourists go there as the Irish are not so stupid to pay the grossly inflated even for Dublin prices there, I can have a weekend in Madrid cheaper than a night out in Dublin City centre. But you are 100% correct about the corporate tax inflating the Irish GDP but I would never go by a country's GDP to measure the wealth of its population, Norway has a similar GDP as the United Arab Emirates but while around 82% of Norway's population own 65% of the counties wealth, only 8% of UAE population own 88% of the country's wealth. Ireland now has the highest educated population in Europe which also attracts multinationals here, especially English-speaking ones but the cost of housing/rents and a housing shortage is making Ireland a lot less attractive place to stay for its educated young, 40 years ago the youth of Ireland left to seek low paid work abroad, today they leave for well-paid jobs & affordable housing.
@@Mary_Boots_Travelall them companies are finished when trump gets in...then your gonna see the chaos in Ireland...no money for there imports that they took in how do you think all them muslim men are gonna feel when the money tree runs out.
@joeblogs9362 why would he pull them out ? All apple phones are made in China ' its only apple business office there, not phones manufacturers ' fool.
Very flawed IMO, 35 minutes of self indulgent twaddle, have you ever considered talking to the Irish folk? It would be first on my list of things to do if I considered moving there
I find it incredible how little UK citizens know about their nearest neighbours. It really does undermine the whole video, the repetition of how you need to get around something to live here. You don't. If you're a UK citizen you have the exact same rights of residency as an Irish citizen. And vice versa.
Great video! But of all the incredible food options in Dublin you opted for a Chinese buffet!! The Temple Bar is famously the most expensive in Dublin, a regular pub will charge between 6 and 8 quid for a pint
That was for a pint in the famous Temple Bar. It's a tourist thing, nothing more, nothing less. He's doing that sacrifice for us. Yes, obviously it's shockingly expensive but you damn well KNOW it's going to be expensive, lol.
I thought that the price for a beer was really on the high side. I don't imbibe but $12 U. S. would be the kind of price one would expect to pay at a major sporting event or concert here in the states, especially in a place like New York. That also was an insanely large beer compared to what you would typically get in the states. I don't know how all of you don't have liver disease?
I went to a bar around the corner from the temple bar opposite the city hall called “the beer temple” and the beer was a hell of a lot better and slightly cheaper at around 7-8€ a pint but it was craft beer
As a Dubliner I think you got a lot right here especially that Dubliners dont really go into the city centre now and the suburbs are were you find real Dublin now.
I have to say Scott been watching you for a while and you've really helped my low mood and anxiety as I find watching your stuff and presentation very calming and likeable. As an ex travel agent I've a vested instrest. You've made me make a plan go out there and just do it.
The spike replaced Nelson’s column which was blown up about 1966 I climbed it with my mum 6 days before it was blown up as you used to be able to climb the inside and I can’t remember how many steps. Of all the places you chose to eat there! Dreadful choice. Head over the river and try any pub there. You missed out on all the lovely pubs and restaurants in Howth.
I'm an ex pat Brit living in Dublin nearly 30 years. It's a great place, but I'd avoid Temple Bar & O'Connell Street. It's expensive here, especially if renting, but there are good points too - not too far from decent beaches, mountains and forest walks, for example. Phoenix Park is a great place to visit as well. I think you'll find North Dublin is cheaper for rent & buying into. A well presented video (barring your choices for food & drink 😂). Over all, Dublin still has character (and characters) and is a great city to live in in the main.
Ex-Pat? Ex-Patriot? You work for a foreign based company and are in Ireland for an allotted time? Or you emigrated to Ireland and now you are an immigrant in the Republic of Ireland? Good luck to you if you are an immigrant. But I think words are important.
@seanpyke8553 - ex pat is short for expatriate (not patriot!), meaning someone who lives/works outside of their homeland . I moved here 27 years ago (for work) and settled quite easily
@@grahamturner5963 It was a Pun. A play on words. The point without the pun still stands. An expatriate is sent by a company for a limited term on a contract. You emigrated to Ireland and are therefore an immigrant, not an expatriate.
@seanpyke8553 how can you say words are important and then excuse yourself by saying your key word was mistaken on purpose. This would seem more important than how a guy describes his status.
@@Peter-uw5cq Someone who stays and supports their country is a patriot. Someone who leaves their country is a patriot no more. An Ex Patriot in fact. How many more times will I have to explain what word play is?
Unless you work in Temple Bar or walking through it to get to another area as it is quicker, I don't know anyone Irish who spends much if any time in Temple Bar. Dublin is more than the city center btw. Donabate, Howth, Clontarf, and further south and tbh, a fair chunk of South Dublin is nice. The Spire was hated when it was first announced. 😊
Astonishing that someone claiming to consider living in Ireland from the UK (even coming up with a loopy plan to sneak over from Northern Ireland) either hasnt heard of the Common Travel area or doesnt understand it.
As a fellow Scot living in Ireland (Scottish mum & Irish dad) I highly recommend Ireland but not Dublin. Cork or Galway, Kerry too commercialised. Good luck!
Common Travel Area Scott. You can live, work, get access to the health service etc, and social welfare if you 'habitually resident' in Ireland, and vote in local and Dail elections as a UK subject.
I'm just back from a trip to Dublin, and I didn't think the Dublin Spire was an eyesore, it was a handy landmark, that you can see from a distance, so I never had any difficulty finding my way back to O'Connel Street, which was just down the road from my hotel. The Dublin Spire has a light on top, which is switched on every evening, so it can be used as a landmark at night. I'm not surprised that Temple Bar was rammed, it's a notorious, overpriced tourist trap, that I avoided like the plague.Instead, I went to the pub at the top of North Earl Street, for lunch everyday, which wasn't too busy when I went in (around noon/1pm), and a Guinness was only 6.95euro.
What a horrendous choice of food. There are so many amazing places to get quality Irish food around the city centre at very reasonable prices. It's such a shame that they weren't featured. Instead a generic buffet which are usually pretty awful.
I used to love going to Bewleys. Was there earlier in the year for Mary’s cake, my favourite, but had to say that I was very disappointed. Won’t be going back.
Totally correct. We loved the food in Ireland and it was nothing like he says. This guy seems to be biased against Ireland. So many inaccuracies in this video, hard to know where to start. Crazy guy.
Point of correction. Apple came to Ireland specifically Cork not Dublin in December 1980, not for tax reasons but of course yes they got a tax discount. Ireland didn't introduce the 12.5% corporation tax until 1996
Apple had a sweetheart tax deal and paid an effective tax rate far lower than 12.5%. It was called the double Irish loophole and was closed around 2015.
Stay away from O'Connell street and Temple Bar when in Dublin, also UK and Irish have a reciprocal agreement to live and work in each others countries.
Nobody goes to that buffet place tbf. Your route was strange; you went from O'Connell st to Temple Bar and back to O'Connell St, and back by Temple Bar to Grafton St area.
Yeah, the Temple Bar. Good luck even getting in the door and finding a place to stand these days. I remember good nights there 20 years ago, but it seems to have made the international 'tick list' of places to visit, so it's like trying to get a seat and a pint at the Sistine Chapel in Rome! And WTF have they got Christmas decorations up??
Brilliant video as always!! There are advantages and disadvantages to living in any country. My parents have lived in Ireland in county Waterford for the last 10 years but have now decided ro move back to England due ro the prooerty prices and cost of living. Hope all is well, take care
72nd - UK nationals do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland. Not that there seems to be any particular reason to do so.
Enjoy your content, but you've gotten so many facts wrong here, it might be an idea to take it down and re-edit. It damages your creditably on your other videos. If you're wrong about so much in this video it would make viewers doubt the details in others.
@@birdsbodger There's a lot more facts wrong than those two, but those two are totally wrong and really harm the video. He says Apple came to Ireland in 2015 and GDP increased 26% linking the two facts and then calling it Leprechaun economics. As Apple was in Ireland since 1980 none of the rest of the sentence makes any sense and trashes his argument entirely. He looks foolish. I could go into detail with his other points, but I'd be here for a while. Needless to say I'm saying for his benefit to re-edit.
He did the same thing in another video.. He blamed Google maps when he missed the bus to Belfast and claimed he had to catch a plane back to Glasgow because he couldn't get the ferry to Cairnryan in time. There are 3 bus companies running buses every hour and a train service. Total misrepresentation and careless research.
@@birdsbodger His point about GDP was totally wrong. Ireland doesn’t measure itself by GDP. The companies here employ thousands of people. He’s comparing prices of food to Scotland but not income. Visa info all wrong, train tickets all wrong. There’s a general attitude out there, particularly amongst British that Ireland cannot be a wealthy country. To be honest. Him choosing Temple Bar pub for food and drinks shows how little he knows.
I can’t believe you were staying so close to where I live and I didn’t see you! In case you’re curious, I’m paying ~1700€/month for a 1 bedroom apartment there, and the rent is more than 2000€/month for a 1 bedroom apartment in one of those new buildings 😭
Scott, Temple Bar is an overpriced Sheet-Hole. Believe you me when I say every self respecting Irishman and woman would give that rip-off quagmire a wide berth. You do seem to have a knack of locating low-par eateries at above par prices. The next time you come to Dublin you should try the Pubs on Merrion Row and Baggot Street. You might even find your Steak and Guinness Pie in Doheny & Nesbitt's. Then again you might prefer to stay closer to your Hotel on Newmarket Square and drop down to Ned O'Shea's or across the road to the Brazen Head allegedly the oldest Pub in the country. Again you might find your Guinness and Steak Pie in either. And if you had the time to spare you could nip across the Liffy and pick up the Luas (Tram) to Smithfield, walk to the other end where you will find the Cobblestone a musicians pub run by a musician and you won't be charged €10.50 for your favorite tipple.
Irish traditional food is delicious! I was surprised because I hadn't expected this. Especially, cream soups! They are a delight. Butter, cakes, bread, meats, potatoes-everything.🤪 So ... why did you look for international food?
Did you listen to what was said in the video? Clearly not, otherwise you'd hear that Scott was recreating meals he'd had there in the past. Unless you're very rich/lazy, if you actually live in a place you're not eating out all the time (traditional or other culture cuisine).
Next time you’re back in Dublin, go to Jimmy Cheung’s Chinese buffet instead. It’s far better. Also, UK citizens are entitled to live in the Republic of Ireland, the 90 day rule doesn’t apply. We have a separate agreement in place to the EU agreement.
If you go back to Dublin get a leapcard they are €5 in any shop (you can then load it with money) and give you unlimited travel (bus, train and luas) for 90mins for €2
@@RazorMouthno the €5 is a deposit and €5 is a minimum top up so it’s €10. Scott would probably have be benefited form the semi disposable visitor leap card but that’s only getable from a select few places around the city. The country is years behind in ticket technology so they can’t offer at the moment an contactless payment system without the need for paper 😢
@@RazorMouth yes technically you can over run the €5 deposit but you get 1 chance at that, if you say have 10 cent credit, you could certainly jump on a train -€4.00 and you will end up -€3.90. But try using it again and you will be declined till you top up a minimum €5 again. Deposit is effectively reserve credit, but yes play it clever and it’s effectively recovers your card investment.
I love these trolls Complaining about the High prices in Ireland....The cost of living is high for a reason ...lots of Money been spent, Why are prices cheaper in Scotland and the North of Ireland.. less Money around ...The Average Age of an Irish person living to old age is the highest in these Islands...Why not because of tax Deductions ..Jesus..it's Because of the excellent Health Services.. You trolls are totally Blinded by jealousy from your little and Poor N.I......
Really enjoyed your visit to Dublin. A beach? that's surprising. You should have ordered your steak and Guiness pie to go on your second visit--supper! Love your videos and like the set up for this city comparison.
I was fearing you'd pick Supervalu for your price comparison, notoriously one of the more expensive supermarkets in Ireland, would have been much better with Dunnes Stores...😂 Also, don't go near Temple Bar, one thing anyone that chooses to go there cannot do and that is complain about the price 😂
I’ve viewed a few of your videos now. I like your style, humour and the sense of seeing something new (even if it is Dublin, my home town). I even liked your hilarious mispronunciation of Killiney in a previous vid. So I was surprised to find I had not subscribed before - remedied now.
The systematic fleecing of tourists in Temple Bar is absolutely scandalous. There are better cheaper pubs within a ten minute walk, and for that reason, most Irish won't touch the place
Unfortunately Burrow beach is not a secret. On a good summer's weekend the beach is packed with people who go to Sutton on the dart. The beach is left filthy and full of litter, booze bottles and clothes. The houses backing onto the beach have people urinating through their fences.
Enjoyed that Scott, but an obvious flaw was basing yourself around tourist hotspots for food and drink, something the locals would never dream of doing.
I highly recommend the premier inn by the north dock. You're 10 minutes from the centre on the tram and we manage to find it consistently for 40-60 pounds. Lovely breakfast from the spar and uni shops there too!
Thanks Scott for highlighting my favorite city away from my humble Philadelphia. Dubliners are quite nice as are most of the Irish. And Scots are as well. I spent a lot of time traveling to London over the years and the friendliness of the people in Dublin is a reminder that cities don't have to be surly. Keep traveling!
To be fair SuperValu is expensive. Dunnes would probably be closer to Morrison's. Also, the wages are higher in Ireland than in Scotland so that negates the price difference. The big difference is availability. Cars aren't as well equipped as in the UK unless you pay more. Used to be that we would import higher specced motors. Also house pricing is a joke as are rentals.
@@colinmacdonald5732Not everyone is getting paid from YT. If they are, they aren't getting the same ad revenues. It all depends on geography. The CPM varies according to region.
I expected "SuperValu" to offer... super value. Apparently not. What might have been a really good like-for-like would have been Aldi and/or Lidl. Ireland has both of those. Ireland also has Tesco, but I'm reliably informed it's silly expensive even by Irish standards. Ireland doesn't have Sainsbury's or Waitrose (but NI does).
Great video Scott. I would recommend getting a visitor Leap card next time! Unlimited travel in Dublins Short hop zone on trains, trams and buses for just €35 and it's exactly like an Oyster
Why does this man mislead fellow British people who have never been to Ireland? As a British person, the 90-day rule does not apply to them. Simple!! Furthermore, the cost of renting is just as high or higher in London.
I was thinking of doing an Irish tour in a few months. Scott's right about something (if not free movement!), hotel prices are extortionate. Even in Northern Ireland, which was a surprise. Even more expensive than Scandinavian. Not surprising most of us leave the British Isles for our hols.
You can move here restriction free if your a UK citizen, there's plenty of ex pats living over here and there's plenty more after relocating since brexit. If you go to the regional cities it's cheaper to live than Dublin, Waterford for example is way cheaper to live in, there's good transport links with Dublin by bus/rail/car. Housing to buy or rent is quite reasonable and there's lots to do.
Been to Dublin many times and does feel international with all the cultures there. Best to base outside city like in Swords etc...Bray is a nice seaside town.
Few facts from someone from Munster living in Dublin 40 years. East coast of Ireland like the East Coast of Scotland has just under half the rainfall of the West. By far the biggest cost in Dublin is housing. If you own a house here you are sorted. Best to compare by wages which leaves Ireland closer to the EU and UK average. Dublin is 100 Square Miles and those of us who live here tend to stay out of the One Square Mile in tge middle. Two thirds of all acute hospital beds in Ireland are in Dublin
@@AG-uu2zk He's got a bee in his bonnet. He's making what he thinks are clever snarks in reply to anyone contradicting anything the lad who made the video says.
Sorry Scott but this video is a non starter. The immigration rules you state for UK citizens in Ireland , Eire, are totally wrong. This unfortunately is misinformation. You need to sort it.
I never even knew the rules as I have never been to Ireland (exept for Belfast). A British friend of mine whose parents were origanally Irish told me about the free movement area rules.
3:46 Transport links between Dublin Port (North Wall) and Dublin City Centre are very poor - I’d love to see the high-speed rail tunnel under the Irish Sea between Holyhead and North Dublin getting built, which would mean arrivals into Dublin Connolly being made so much easier - another thing that should be done is passenger only ferries being from Liverpool old port (not Birkenhead) into Dun Laoire to take advantage of DART connections, allowing rail connections from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime St
Your comment on Irish citizenship it is way less than bureaucratic than Italy. All I had to do was post some documents proving that I was related to my grandmother, pay €300 and then wait 2 years for my certificate. Now I have an Irish passport.
People are rushing for Irish passports to be able to freely travel the EU. And also have pre-clearance to enter the US. But unfortunately the migrant crisis is causing the EU to think again about open borders, so we'll see how well that turns out. Schengen was also suspended during the pandemic. Point is that nothing is guaranteed.
@halfbakedproductions7887 You don't get preclearance for the US with an Irish passport. Preclearance is the ability to go through immigration outside the US, and is available in 15 airports in 6 countries. Preclearance in Dublin is available to anybody flying from there.
Another great video Scott, if you're in Dublin again looking for good food served fast I can recommend either Sprout&co or O'Briens Café. both have a couple of places around the centre and suburbs of Dublin.
Dublin is a very beautiful city in Ireland and I really like the old styled shops and buildings. true it isn't as perfect as it used to be but it is still really nice though there thanks for the tour Scott.🇮🇪🍺🍲🍲🍺🇬🇧:).
Totally agree. Gone downhill in the last 15 years.. i only go if I have to..Sad it's the same issues but they have gotten worse..much nicer cities in Ireland 🇮🇪
Yeah as others have posted: no restrictions Brits moving and living in Ireland. Maybe need correcting but I recall reading there are now more Britain-born Brits in Ireland (ROI) than Irish-born Irish in Britain. Grandparent rule: entitled to Irish passport so option to roam, live, work, study, retire in all EU member states. Likely 8-10 million Brits might qualify!
Its called a Spice bag. I have not lived in Dublin for 25 years but I was groaning through this. Poorly informed comments and poor choices to visit.Not your best work Scott
I love Londoners have nicknames for the largest buildings (Walkie-Talkie,etc) and Dubliners have nicknames for monuments. And yes, do not abuse Molly Malone! Only tourists do this, locals disapprove.
"There's no Dubliners in Dublin. Nine out of every ten accents and languages you hear are foreign." Shhhhh you're not allowed say that. That's raysis! In all seriousness though, I'm Dublin born. I lived in Spain for years, recently moved back to Dublin and live in Dublin city center and you are 100% correct. It truly shocked me. It was like coming home to a different country. The speed with which the demographics of the city have changed are mind blowing. I can leave my flat in the center of Dublin, walk around and not hear English being spoken for 20 minutes and when you do the only Irish people left in the city outside of office workers seem to be homeless junkies.
believe me, burrow beach is not one of Dublin's best kept secrets, it attracts all sorts from around the city during the summer months with brawls and raves. It is a lovely beach though
As I'm sure has been said many times, the Common Travel Area basically means you can move and work here, and we in the UK, with no restrictions and no need for visas. 31:02 Because of the proximity to Sutton station, in case of a brake failure and associated overrun, that level crossing barrier has to be down before the train can even pull *in* to Sutton. Hence why it's down for so long. 31:34 Morrisons from what I can search is on the slightly higher end of pricing in the UK, which along with Sainsburys would probably be a SuperValu equivalent.
But Scott, you are a UK citizen. You can relocate to Ireland under the terms of the 1923 Common Travel Area agreement. There are no restrictions. Ireland is the only EU country allowing UK citizens to receive this benefit.
Came here to comment this 😂
That is very true ..for all uk citizens …no limitations whatsoever
Quite right and in 2019 the UK and Irish Republic governments formally re-iterated their joint commitment to the CTA.
He is a Romoaner so doesn’t deal in facts.
I was about to comment the same
British passport holders are not beholden to the 90 day rule in Ireland, you can happily live and work there with no visa. Nice to have the common travel area.
Just don't be hoarding our houses both Ireland and England are suffering from that
@@toyotaprius79 We're not all guilty of that. Moved to Ireland in 2006 and renovated a derelict stone cottage. The Irish wouldn't touch it, so now there is one extra house in the housing stock 😁
You can even vote in Irish elections!
@@dave4728you have my thanks - massive, massive issues with dereliction in Ireland.
Nope, only in local elections not national @@pooki-dooki
Some advice for those coming to Dublin, avoid most of the places in this video, like O'Connell St, Henry street and especially the Temple bar area that is home to multiple pubs inscluding a pub actually called The Temple bar pub, all of these pubs will empty your wallet and you will just meet other tourists,you will not get a true irish experience at all and you'll be poorer for it. Literally walk a couple of streets away to Dame street , Georges St, Camden st and you'll pay up to 50% less for everything.
Trinity college is certainly worth visiting as is getting the DART train to the beach, in the video he goes to Howth / Sutton which is on the north side of the city, you could tae the DART train to the southside to Seapoint, Sandycove for a similar experience.
Rent in Dublin is extortionate, thats if you can find a place to rent. Rents have risen over 100% here in the last decade, you'll pay up to 1900 euros per month for a studio apartment such is the demand for accomodation, here.
With a national debt of 250 billion euro, I wouldnt say Ireland is the third richest in the EU, but with the cost of living here we are easily the 3rd most expensive, if not higher.
Well said!
As a Brit living in Dublin nearly 30 years, I'd agree with this
The only way to survive in Dublin is if you own your own property, not easy but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than renting. Also no 90 day rule for UK citizens, how would that work with the north and Common Travel Area
Galway City is turning into an American temple bar.
Nothing wrong with henry street oconnel street talbot street?????and so on i loved it🤔
The more I visit and explore Dublin, the more I love the place. Fantastic!
Dublin is a great spot just the price of hotels and eating out/drinking makes its such a hard place to justify a holiday.
As a Dubliner I find the spire quite handy when I have to give directions to tourists.
As a Dubliner I think it's disgusting, What is it, a monument to the heroin epidemics of the 80' and 90's!
Only thing its good for, As a Dubliner I hate it
How is it disgusting, it’s just a spire. Dubliners would give out about literally anything.
I love how you got up after a 3 hour nap, got a spice bag and went back to bed. In some ways that's a true Dublin experience. Thanks for visiting our country and sharing your experience.
You are a brave man to try that buffet, as a Dubliner, I would never eat there
I can feel my sphincter quivering at the thought.
😂
Any recommendations?
Thanks Scott. Love your videos.
If you lived in Dublin you wouldn't eat or drink in Temple Bar. It's just where the tourists go. Far better places elsewhere in the city.
There is a quiet bar with great Guinness and loads of character just a few minutes from templebar. I don't remember the name but it faces the river.
If I had food or drink in town it;d be in O'Neills. Touristy enough, but prices are fairer and they have quite a good carvery menu.
Only Irish people that win the lotto go to Temple Bar...A rip off...beer 10 Euro a pint.
@@johnrodgers2018likely it's the Ha'penny Bridge Inn
@@ciangannon3880 I don't think that was it, but that looks like a great bar
Scott, I live and work in Ireland since 2008 as a Dutch expat. One thing I will say to you, the salaries are not bad in Ireland but when you compare them to the cost of living, the salaries might not seem all that good. It is by far one of the most expensive countries in Europe to live in. Also the healthcare system is not in the best shape. I do not live in Dublin myself thank God but Dublin is so insanely expensive as private landlords monopolize the rental market asking for sky high prices for accomodation. The governement doesn't give 2 flying fuuks as most om them are landlords themselves, no regulation in that market whatsoever. That said, enjoyable video again! 🙂
You're an immigrant.
@@djmark143 nail on head , many of our gobshite government are landlords and wef puppets
That's exactly what has been happenin̈g in London, especially with the huge influx of Indians during Rishi Sunak's reign. London's crime rates, rental prices and poverty sky rocketed because of them and now we want those same Indians out of the entire UK. Even those that naturalised into British citizens. All parasites and leeches coming into our country and not able to speak proper common spoken English language. They have taken our jobs as citizens and we are more unemployed instead of Indians !!!
It’s simply supply and demand re housing. There is no spare accommodation available - biggest factor being unprecedented influx of economic migrants. A huge proportion of tenancies remain on very low rents-as most are in rent pressure zones RPZ. Many landlords struggle to pay their mortgage while tenants stay protected in their house paying no rent and can’t be evicted. Don’t villainise the landlord.
Rubbish. Very few are on "very low" rent if at all..landlords in those zones simply evict the Tennant's and advertise at a much higher rate to bypass the restriction. It's easy to evict. Landlords are greedy filth are are driving average workers from the city.
I'm sick of seeing Ireland being touted as one of Europe's "richest" countries. The ordinary man and woman on the street are struggling to make ends meet. Fuel and utility prices through the roof and no available or affordable housing in the rental sector.
Scott will know as well as the rest of us that nationalist politicians in Scotland are belching the same garbage. They don't understand what you've just said either.
"Ireland is reducing the cost of its energy bills while ours just go up and up and up, we could do that too if it wasn't for Westminster" - Irish energy bills are still higher than the UK's despite this "reduction". The UK's energy bills are also something like the fourth most expensive in Europe, but you'll be told they're the highest. Little things like that.
This. For a supposedly wealthy country the Health service is third world with nations like Albania and Kenya much better, the housing situation is catastrophic with ever growing homeless, students couch surfing etc. most youngsters will simply never own their own home in Ireland they will have to emigrate. It can only get worse with so many arriving via the North and the porous border. The transport situation is decades behind where it should be, arrive in say Brisbane, not even a capital, and you can be in the city centre in minutes while in Dublin you will queue for a bus or taxi. For the well heeled and minted which Scott must be to drink in Temple Bar all is rosy otherwise forget it.
@oceanfloor258 and now the
government have blown money on phone pouches that could have been used on resources in schools.
Everyone I know owns a house, including young people. Every house that comes on the market around me sells within a fortnight
@@danganbeg7225 I'm absolutely delighted for you and your friends.
Under the CTA agreement as a UK citizen you are entitled to live in the ROI with the same responsibilities and entitlements as a ROI citizen...
It's a fantastic thing. Moved to the UK for afew years in my 20s, completely hassle free
They can't vote in general elections. Whereas, Irish people in the UK can.
90 day rule for EU doesn’t apply for Ireland. UK citizens do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland. Under the Common Travel Area ( CTA ), UK and Irish citizens can live and work freely in each other's countries and travel freely between them.
Yeah I was wondering why he said that because I was thinking that's not true
Don't tell him that!
I took it to mean that as someone living in Ireland the 90 day rule might not apply for travel to other EU countries?
Visited Dublin and had 2 Chineses, 1 Georgian and a Canoli. Really getting the full Irish experience there Scott. 😂
Really surprised at Scott being so misinformed in this video. Do your research!!
It's OK. We can educate him and fill him in on his lacking. He is a kind gentleman.
Dublin is beautiful and we always enjoy visiting it each year. We actually were there just a few weeks ago. We’re from Canada. The food prices at Dunnes were better than home but dining out, wow, much more expensive (but then that goes for Edinburgh and Belfast prices too). Our accommodation in Dublin is always the most expensive of our UK and Ireland trips. We went to Temple Bar once, over a decade ago, for the experience. Ten trips to Dublin since and we have never gone again. lol. Looking forward to the next “would I live here”.
To be fair, a Sutton supermarket is priced for the area. It's a SuperValu now, but it was previously a Superquinn (before SuperValu bought them out) and Superquinn would have been the premium supermarket chain, so it was always a place to shop for the experience and range, not the prices. No Dubliner in their right mind drinks in Temple Bar.
I left Dublin in the 80s , but I have family there.
Dublin has a lot of social problems, it’s expensive.
O'Connell St is not a particularly nice place to be after dark. The people are friendly though and make the best of a country that is being damaged by bad political decisions.
If you're a UK citizen , there are no restrictions . You can come , work and live here as long as you want .
A long standing special agreement going back to our days as reluctant subjects of the King .
Ah you were so close to getting one of the best beef and Guinness pies in Dublin. You should have stayed on the dart and continued up to Howth. O’Connells pub at the far end of the pier, absolutely the best pie you’ll have probably. It’s worth the journey
You're a UK Citizen Scott, the 90 day thing doesn't apply to us, we can live/work in Ireland with 0 restrictions. PS the name he couldn't read out was 'Stiffy by the Liffey' 😅😅
As someone from Edinburgh who has lived in Ireland for the last 26 years, yes Ireland is one of the most expensive places to live in the EU (Especially Dublin) with goods & services 46% above the EU average but wages are also higher that's why I moved here in 1998 so it's not really fair to compare prices with Howth where I believe you have to be at least a millionaire to afford and probably the most expensive area in Ireland to live with a Glasgow suburb, I know for a fact my local Dunnes store in Ennis Co.Clare is far cheaper than that Supervalu you were in. You will also find few Irish in the Temple bar area as only tourists go there as the Irish are not so stupid to pay the grossly inflated even for Dublin prices there, I can have a weekend in Madrid cheaper than a night out in Dublin City centre. But you are 100% correct about the corporate tax inflating the Irish GDP but I would never go by a country's GDP to measure the wealth of its population, Norway has a similar GDP as the United Arab Emirates but while around 82% of Norway's population own 65% of the counties wealth, only 8% of UAE population own 88% of the country's wealth. Ireland now has the highest educated population in Europe which also attracts multinationals here, especially English-speaking ones but the cost of housing/rents and a housing shortage is making Ireland a lot less attractive place to stay for its educated young, 40 years ago the youth of Ireland left to seek low paid work abroad, today they leave for well-paid jobs & affordable housing.
@@DougieBegg and not forgetting the whole refuse to take taxes owed by apple 🤦😉
@@Mary_Boots_Travelall them companies are finished when trump gets in...then your gonna see the chaos in Ireland...no money for there imports that they took in how do you think all them muslim men are gonna feel when the money tree runs out.
@@Mary_Boots_Travelwhen trump pulls them all out of Ireland then are visitors are gonna turn nasty.
@joeblogs9362 why would he pull them out ? All apple phones are made in China ' its only apple business office there, not phones manufacturers ' fool.
@@jonshadow4052 🤣🤣🤣 you really are away with it arent you😂😂😂
Very flawed IMO, 35 minutes of self indulgent twaddle, have you ever considered talking to the Irish folk?
It would be first on my list of things to do if I considered moving there
I find it incredible how little UK citizens know about their nearest neighbours. It really does undermine the whole video, the repetition of how you need to get around something to live here. You don't. If you're a UK citizen you have the exact same rights of residency as an Irish citizen. And vice versa.
Most UK citizens know this, I'm unsure why he doesn't.
@@mikefish8226 Most UK citizens aren't writing snide little comments trying to sound big on his videos either.Bore off Alan O'Diddly Connor ya muppet.
To be honest, I have never been to the Irish Republic and I also did not know beforehand as to my rights in the Irish Republic.
They did colonise Ireland for almost a millennium, you think they care what they know?
Yes, I'm surprised Scott did not know that.
Great video! But of all the incredible food options in Dublin you opted for a Chinese buffet!! The Temple Bar is famously the most expensive in Dublin, a regular pub will charge between 6 and 8 quid for a pint
Anyone who pays €10.95 for a pint needs their head examined pints average €5.50-€6.50 in most pubs
That was for a pint in the famous Temple Bar. It's a tourist thing, nothing more, nothing less. He's doing that sacrifice for us. Yes, obviously it's shockingly expensive but you damn well KNOW it's going to be expensive, lol.
@@ChrisM5415.50 in Dublin 😂, most rural pubs are charging that now
I thought that the price for a beer was really on the high side. I don't imbibe but $12 U. S. would be the kind of price one would expect to pay at a major sporting event or concert here in the states, especially in a place like New York. That also was an insanely large beer compared to what you would typically get in the states. I don't know how all of you don't have liver disease?
Not at all, you can still get much cheaper in rural areas. €5.50 for a Guinness in my local.
Don’t spend money in Temple Bar unless you enjoy spending 30% more than anywhere else in Dublin.
Irish “culture” on sale to tourists at a premium
I went to a bar around the corner from the temple bar opposite the city hall called “the beer temple” and the beer was a hell of a lot better and slightly cheaper at around 7-8€ a pint but it was craft beer
Defo, true rip off. There was a newspaper article few years ago that caused a stir. 2 pints and two packets of crips 20 quid...'nuff said O.O
Could have been worse, if he'd gone to the McDonald's. 😂
Grazie.
As a Dubliner I think you got a lot right here especially that Dubliners dont really go into the city centre now and the suburbs are were you find real Dublin now.
I have to say Scott been watching you for a while and you've really helped my low mood and anxiety as I find watching your stuff and presentation very calming and likeable.
As an ex travel agent I've a vested instrest.
You've made me make a plan go out there and just do it.
The spike replaced Nelson’s column which was blown up about 1966 I climbed it with my mum 6 days before it was blown up as you used to be able to climb the inside and I can’t remember how many steps.
Of all the places you chose to eat there! Dreadful choice. Head over the river and try any pub there.
You missed out on all the lovely pubs and restaurants in Howth.
Very interesting information on Dublin - never knew its economical status so high in GDP
I'm an ex pat Brit living in Dublin nearly 30 years. It's a great place, but I'd avoid Temple Bar & O'Connell Street. It's expensive here, especially if renting, but there are good points too - not too far from decent beaches, mountains and forest walks, for example. Phoenix Park is a great place to visit as well.
I think you'll find North Dublin is cheaper for rent & buying into.
A well presented video (barring your choices for food & drink 😂).
Over all, Dublin still has character (and characters) and is a great city to live in in the main.
Ex-Pat?
Ex-Patriot?
You work for a foreign based company and are in Ireland for an allotted time?
Or you emigrated to Ireland and now you are an immigrant in the Republic of Ireland?
Good luck to you if you are an immigrant. But I think words are important.
@seanpyke8553 - ex pat is short for expatriate (not patriot!), meaning someone who lives/works outside of their homeland . I moved here 27 years ago (for work) and settled quite easily
@@grahamturner5963 It was a Pun. A play on words.
The point without the pun still stands. An expatriate is sent by a company for a limited term on a contract. You emigrated to Ireland and are therefore an immigrant, not an expatriate.
@seanpyke8553 how can you say words are important and then excuse yourself by saying your key word was mistaken on purpose.
This would seem more important than how a guy describes his status.
@@Peter-uw5cq Someone who stays and supports their country is a patriot.
Someone who leaves their country is a patriot no more.
An Ex Patriot in fact.
How many more times will I have to explain what word play is?
Unless you work in Temple Bar or walking through it to get to another area as it is quicker, I don't know anyone Irish who spends much if any time in Temple Bar.
Dublin is more than the city center btw.
Donabate, Howth, Clontarf, and further south and tbh, a fair chunk of South Dublin is nice.
The Spire was hated when it was first announced. 😊
Astonishing that someone claiming to consider living in Ireland from the UK (even coming up with a loopy plan to sneak over from Northern Ireland) either hasnt heard of the Common Travel area or doesnt understand it.
As a fellow Scot living in Ireland (Scottish mum & Irish dad) I highly recommend Ireland but not Dublin. Cork or Galway, Kerry too commercialised. Good luck!
Common Travel Area Scott. You can live, work, get access to the health service etc, and social welfare if you 'habitually resident' in Ireland, and vote in local and Dail elections as a UK subject.
I'm just back from a trip to Dublin, and I didn't think the Dublin Spire was an eyesore, it was a handy landmark, that you can see from a distance, so I never had any difficulty finding
my way back to O'Connel Street, which was just down the road from my hotel. The Dublin Spire has a light on top, which is switched on every evening, so it can be used as a
landmark at night.
I'm not surprised that Temple Bar was rammed, it's a notorious, overpriced tourist trap, that I avoided like the plague.Instead, I went to the pub at the top of North Earl Street, for
lunch everyday, which wasn't too busy when I went in (around noon/1pm), and a Guinness was only 6.95euro.
I quite like The Spire as well. I think it was an English person who's responsible. It functions like the WTC did in the old days for orientation.
@@mjw12345 I've no idea what the WTC is.
@@hamishmackinnon2231 World Trade Center - no more 9/11.
Yeah it’s a good landmark
What a horrendous choice of food. There are so many amazing places to get quality Irish food around the city centre at very reasonable prices. It's such a shame that they weren't featured. Instead a generic buffet which are usually pretty awful.
I used to love going to Bewleys. Was there earlier in the year for Mary’s cake, my favourite, but had to say that I was very disappointed. Won’t be going back.
Quality Irish food and good prices?????
Neither exist.
Fiction.
Travel more.
Totally correct. We loved the food in Ireland and it was nothing like he says. This guy seems to be biased against Ireland. So many inaccuracies in this video, hard to know where to start. Crazy guy.
Point of correction. Apple came to Ireland specifically Cork not Dublin in December 1980, not for tax reasons but of course yes they got a tax discount. Ireland didn't introduce the 12.5% corporation tax until 1996
Scott you didn't manage to get much right. This is rubbish..
Apple had a sweetheart tax deal and paid an effective tax rate far lower than 12.5%. It was called the double Irish loophole and was closed around 2015.
@@aightm8 I did say they got a discount I know they did pay anything close to 12.5%
@@Clonmel86 but you said they didn't come for tax reasons. They were paying something like 3%
Stay away from O'Connell street and Temple Bar when in Dublin, also UK and Irish have a reciprocal agreement to live and work in each others countries.
Nobody goes to that buffet place tbf. Your route was strange; you went from O'Connell st to Temple Bar and back to O'Connell St, and back by Temple Bar to Grafton St area.
Yeah, the Temple Bar. Good luck even getting in the door and finding a place to stand these days. I remember good nights there 20 years ago, but it seems to have made the international 'tick list' of places to visit, so it's like trying to get a seat and a pint at the Sistine Chapel in Rome! And WTF have they got Christmas decorations up??
You are wrong, as a UK citizen you can move to Ireland without any problems.
He didn't research it properly.
Brilliant video as always!! There are advantages and disadvantages to living in any country. My parents have lived in Ireland in county Waterford for the last 10 years but have now decided ro move back to England due ro the prooerty prices and cost of living.
Hope all is well, take care
Apple have been based in Holyhill, Co. Cork since the 1980 not 2015
Great video, great content Scot.
I'm surprised you didn't know about the Common Travel Agreement Scott! predates anything EU and remains (currently) in place even after Brexit.
72nd - UK nationals do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland.
Not that there seems to be any particular reason to do so.
Enjoy your content, but you've gotten so many facts wrong here, it might be an idea to take it down and re-edit. It damages your creditably on your other videos. If you're wrong about so much in this video it would make viewers doubt the details in others.
What facts has he got wrong? I can only see the Apple residency and citizenship things. I'm sure he will apologise if he's messed up
@@birdsbodger There's a lot more facts wrong than those two, but those two are totally wrong and really harm the video. He says Apple came to Ireland in 2015 and GDP increased 26% linking the two facts and then calling it Leprechaun economics. As Apple was in Ireland since 1980 none of the rest of the sentence makes any sense and trashes his argument entirely. He looks foolish. I could go into detail with his other points, but I'd be here for a while. Needless to say I'm saying for his benefit to re-edit.
He did the same thing in another video.. He blamed Google maps when he missed the bus to Belfast and claimed he had to catch a plane back to Glasgow because he couldn't get the ferry to Cairnryan in time. There are 3 bus companies running buses every hour and a train service. Total misrepresentation and careless research.
@@birdsbodger His point about GDP was totally wrong. Ireland doesn’t measure itself by GDP. The companies here employ thousands of people. He’s comparing prices of food to Scotland but not income. Visa info all wrong, train tickets all wrong. There’s a general attitude out there, particularly amongst British that Ireland cannot be a wealthy country.
To be honest. Him choosing Temple Bar pub for food and drinks shows how little he knows.
@janer2709 Big deal! 😂
Google maps isn't always correct 😂
I can’t believe you were staying so close to where I live and I didn’t see you! In case you’re curious, I’m paying ~1700€/month for a 1 bedroom apartment there, and the rent is more than 2000€/month for a 1 bedroom apartment in one of those new buildings 😭
Scott, Temple Bar is an overpriced Sheet-Hole. Believe you me when I say every self respecting Irishman and woman would give that rip-off quagmire a wide berth. You do seem to have a knack of locating low-par eateries at above par prices. The next time you come to Dublin you should try the Pubs on Merrion Row and Baggot Street. You might even find your Steak and Guinness Pie in Doheny & Nesbitt's. Then again you might prefer to stay closer to your Hotel on Newmarket Square and drop down to Ned O'Shea's or across the road to the Brazen Head allegedly the oldest Pub in the country. Again you might find your Guinness and Steak Pie in either. And if you had the time to spare you could nip across the Liffy and pick up the Luas (Tram) to Smithfield, walk to the other end where you will find the Cobblestone a musicians pub run by a musician and you won't be charged €10.50 for your favorite tipple.
Wrong. Plenty of Irish in the temple bar the times I’ve been in
Irish traditional food is delicious! I was surprised because I hadn't expected this. Especially, cream soups! They are a delight. Butter, cakes, bread, meats, potatoes-everything.🤪 So ... why did you look for international food?
Did you listen to what was said in the video? Clearly not, otherwise you'd hear that Scott was recreating meals he'd had there in the past.
Unless you're very rich/lazy, if you actually live in a place you're not eating out all the time (traditional or other culture cuisine).
Nice you bumped into Steve at the airport the other day. I just watched it last night. Thanks for the entertaining education! Good stuff😅❤
You have the wrong date for Apple moving to Ireland it was not 2015 there in Ireland since the 80s
Next time you’re back in Dublin, go to Jimmy Cheung’s Chinese buffet instead. It’s far better.
Also, UK citizens are entitled to live in the Republic of Ireland, the 90 day rule doesn’t apply. We have a separate agreement in place to the EU agreement.
If you go back to Dublin get a leapcard they are €5 in any shop (you can then load it with money) and give you unlimited travel (bus, train and luas) for 90mins for €2
The leap card is a travel must
€5 with €5 credit on it so the card itself is free.
@@RazorMouthno the €5 is a deposit and €5 is a minimum top up so it’s €10. Scott would probably have be benefited form the semi disposable visitor leap card but that’s only getable from a select few places around the city. The country is years behind in ticket technology so they can’t offer at the moment an contactless payment system without the need for paper 😢
@@richardbutler4488 erm no you get 5 credit on the card, well at least I did when I got my last one.
@@RazorMouth yes technically you can over run the €5 deposit but you get 1 chance at that, if you say have 10 cent credit, you could certainly jump on a train -€4.00 and you will end up -€3.90. But try using it again and you will be declined till you top up a minimum €5 again. Deposit is effectively reserve credit, but yes play it clever and it’s effectively recovers your card investment.
You really helped me grasp the complex ideas!
I love these trolls Complaining about the High prices in Ireland....The cost of living is high for a reason ...lots of Money been spent, Why are prices cheaper in Scotland and the North of Ireland.. less Money around ...The Average Age of an Irish person living to old age is the highest in these Islands...Why not because of tax Deductions ..Jesus..it's Because of the excellent Health Services.. You trolls are totally Blinded by jealousy from your little and Poor N.I......
Really enjoyed your visit to Dublin. A beach? that's surprising. You should have ordered your steak and Guiness pie to go on your second visit--supper! Love your videos and like the set up for this city comparison.
I'm glad you enjoy the channel.
I was fearing you'd pick Supervalu for your price comparison, notoriously one of the more expensive supermarkets in Ireland, would have been much better with Dunnes Stores...😂
Also, don't go near Temple Bar, one thing anyone that chooses to go there cannot do and that is complain about the price 😂
I’ve viewed a few of your videos now. I like your style, humour and the sense of seeing something new (even if it is Dublin, my home town). I even liked your hilarious mispronunciation of Killiney in a previous vid. So I was surprised to find I had not subscribed before - remedied now.
The systematic fleecing of tourists in Temple Bar is absolutely scandalous. There are better cheaper pubs within a ten minute walk, and for that reason, most Irish won't touch the place
I like Scott & I like his format.
Yep corporate tax is 12.5 percent now.And apple have been in Ireland since 1980 not 2015😮.
what happened in 2015 was that they moved the legal location of most of their intellectual property to Ireland.
15%
Unfortunately Burrow beach is not a secret. On a good summer's weekend the beach is packed with people who go to Sutton on the dart. The beach is left filthy and full of litter, booze bottles and clothes. The houses backing onto the beach have people urinating through their fences.
The alternative to GNP IS GNI. GNI to debt ratio is around 71%, which is way better than most countries including the UK
Ireland uses Modified GNI, which is even more conservative.
Purchasing power parity is a much better guide.
@@talideon yep it removes these huge foreign companies
Enjoyed that Scott, but an obvious flaw was basing yourself around tourist hotspots for food and drink, something the locals would never dream of doing.
I highly recommend the premier inn by the north dock. You're 10 minutes from the centre on the tram and we manage to find it consistently for 40-60 pounds. Lovely breakfast from the spar and uni shops there too!
Really , when I look it’s over 150 quid a night even looking in advance
Thanks Scott for highlighting my favorite city away from my humble Philadelphia. Dubliners are quite nice as are most of the Irish. And Scots are as well. I spent a lot of time traveling to London over the years and the friendliness of the people in Dublin is a reminder that cities don't have to be surly. Keep traveling!
To be fair SuperValu is expensive. Dunnes would probably be closer to Morrison's. Also, the wages are higher in Ireland than in Scotland so that negates the price difference.
The big difference is availability. Cars aren't as well equipped as in the UK unless you pay more. Used to be that we would import higher specced motors. Also house pricing is a joke as are rentals.
But TH-cam pays you the same wherever you are.
@@colinmacdonald5732Not everyone is getting paid from YT. If they are, they aren't getting the same ad revenues. It all depends on geography. The CPM varies according to region.
I expected "SuperValu" to offer... super value. Apparently not.
What might have been a really good like-for-like would have been Aldi and/or Lidl. Ireland has both of those. Ireland also has Tesco, but I'm reliably informed it's silly expensive even by Irish standards.
Ireland doesn't have Sainsbury's or Waitrose (but NI does).
@@halfbakedproductions7887Dunnes is the closest to Morrison's.
Lidl and Aldi are the cheaper stores and where I usually shop
@@halfbakedproductions7887no Waitrose in NI, just lots of M&S which are also in the Republic.
Great video Scott. I would recommend getting a visitor Leap card next time! Unlimited travel in Dublins Short hop zone on trains, trams and buses for just €35 and it's exactly like an Oyster
Why does this man mislead fellow British people who have never been to Ireland? As a British person, the 90-day rule does not apply to them. Simple!! Furthermore, the cost of renting is just as high or higher in London.
I was thinking of doing an Irish tour in a few months. Scott's right about something (if not free movement!), hotel prices are extortionate. Even in Northern Ireland, which was a surprise. Even more expensive than Scandinavian. Not surprising most of us leave the British Isles for our hols.
Please do some research. The UK and The Republic of Ireland have a common travel area.
That beach looks amazing :) The houses in Sutton remind me of the Albyn area in Aberdeen. Been a while since I've been in dublin.
Next time you're back get a train to Skerries, only 40m from Dublin city. I can give you a quick tour.
Agreed, Skerries is deffo worth a visit - good food and enjoyable pubs...and this is coming from a Balbriggan lad
+1 for Skerries. Cracking spot
That's 40 minutes [by rail], not 40km.
You can move here restriction free if your a UK citizen, there's plenty of ex pats living over here and there's plenty more after relocating since brexit.
If you go to the regional cities it's cheaper to live than Dublin, Waterford for example is way cheaper to live in, there's good transport links with Dublin by bus/rail/car. Housing to buy or rent is quite reasonable and there's lots to do.
Been to Dublin many times and does feel international with all the cultures there. Best to base outside city like in Swords etc...Bray is a nice seaside town.
Never been to Dublin so that was a great insight. Loved that beach. Similar to those found in West Wales. 😊
Congratulations for visiting the liffey boardwalk, and living to tell the tale... Always nice not to get your head kicked in while on holiday.
Few facts from someone from Munster living in Dublin 40 years. East coast of Ireland like the East Coast of Scotland has just under half the rainfall of the West. By far the biggest cost in Dublin is housing. If you own a house here you are sorted. Best to compare by wages which leaves Ireland closer to the EU and UK average. Dublin is 100 Square Miles and those of us who live here tend to stay out of the One Square Mile in tge middle. Two thirds of all acute hospital beds in Ireland are in Dublin
Apple have been in Cork, Ireland since the 1980s!
I think he meant they registered their IP to Ireland in 2015
Wow! Wow! Pass the Kleenex!
@@andymerrett??? What’s that supposed to mean ?
@@AG-uu2zk He's got a bee in his bonnet. He's making what he thinks are clever snarks in reply to anyone contradicting anything the lad who made the video says.
Fantastic video.
If you like seafood you should have had lunch at one of the restaurants on the fishing pier in Howth.
Sorry Scott but this video is a non starter. The immigration rules you state for UK citizens in Ireland , Eire, are totally wrong. This unfortunately is misinformation. You need to sort it.
I never even knew the rules as I have never been to Ireland (exept for Belfast). A British friend of mine whose parents were origanally Irish told me about the free movement area rules.
Love ur content❤
3:46 Transport links between Dublin Port (North Wall) and Dublin City Centre are very poor - I’d love to see the high-speed rail tunnel under the Irish Sea between Holyhead and North Dublin getting built, which would mean arrivals into Dublin Connolly being made so much easier - another thing that should be done is passenger only ferries being from Liverpool old port (not Birkenhead) into Dun Laoire to take advantage of DART connections, allowing rail connections from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime St
Your comment on Irish citizenship it is way less than bureaucratic than Italy. All I had to do was post some documents proving that I was related to my grandmother, pay €300 and then wait 2 years for my certificate. Now I have an Irish passport.
People are rushing for Irish passports to be able to freely travel the EU. And also have pre-clearance to enter the US.
But unfortunately the migrant crisis is causing the EU to think again about open borders, so we'll see how well that turns out. Schengen was also suspended during the pandemic. Point is that nothing is guaranteed.
@halfbakedproductions7887 You don't get preclearance for the US with an Irish passport. Preclearance is the ability to go through immigration outside the US, and is available in 15 airports in 6 countries. Preclearance in Dublin is available to anybody flying from there.
One of the big supermarkets in Malta (Pavi/Pama) have started selling Supervalue products. They are actually pretty good quality products.
Dubliners use burrow beach in summertime it does be packed in the hot summer😊🌞☀️🌝
Another great video Scott, if you're in Dublin again looking for good food served fast I can recommend either Sprout&co or O'Briens Café. both have a couple of places around the centre and suburbs of Dublin.
Dublin is a very beautiful city in Ireland and I really like the old styled shops
and buildings. true it isn't as perfect as it used to be but it is still really nice though there thanks for the tour Scott.🇮🇪🍺🍲🍲🍺🇬🇧:).
You need to go Specsavers fast, 😂😂 Dump
@@brianboeing9799 Every city has it's bad sides, it's by no means a dump and there's plenty of wonderful things to see and do.
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Totally agree. Gone downhill in the last 15 years.. i only go if I have to..Sad it's the same issues but they have gotten worse..much nicer cities in Ireland 🇮🇪
Dublin is a dump
Yeah as others have posted: no restrictions Brits moving and living in Ireland. Maybe need correcting but I recall reading there are now more Britain-born Brits in Ireland (ROI) than Irish-born Irish in Britain. Grandparent rule: entitled to Irish passport so option to roam, live, work, study, retire in all EU member states. Likely 8-10 million Brits might qualify!
Its called a Spice bag. I have not lived in Dublin for 25 years but I was groaning through this. Poorly informed comments and poor choices to visit.Not your best work Scott
I love Londoners have nicknames for the largest buildings (Walkie-Talkie,etc) and Dubliners have nicknames for monuments. And yes, do not abuse Molly Malone! Only tourists do this, locals disapprove.
"There's no Dubliners in Dublin. Nine out of every ten accents and languages you hear are foreign." Shhhhh you're not allowed say that. That's raysis! In all seriousness though, I'm Dublin born. I lived in Spain for years, recently moved back to Dublin and live in Dublin city center and you are 100% correct. It truly shocked me. It was like coming home to a different country. The speed with which the demographics of the city have changed are mind blowing. I can leave my flat in the center of Dublin, walk around and not hear English being spoken for 20 minutes and when you do the only Irish people left in the city outside of office workers seem to be homeless junkies.
It's at a point now that Portuguese/Spanish speakers could survive in Dublin in their native tongue nowadays.
believe me, burrow beach is not one of Dublin's best kept secrets, it attracts all sorts from around the city during the summer months with brawls and raves. It is a lovely beach though
As I'm sure has been said many times, the Common Travel Area basically means you can move and work here, and we in the UK, with no restrictions and no need for visas.
31:02 Because of the proximity to Sutton station, in case of a brake failure and associated overrun, that level crossing barrier has to be down before the train can even pull *in* to Sutton. Hence why it's down for so long.
31:34 Morrisons from what I can search is on the slightly higher end of pricing in the UK, which along with Sainsburys would probably be a SuperValu equivalent.
Thought you'd say It again though eh? Just to appear important.
Get back to your stupid little video games boy.
@@andymerrettsomeone got out the wrong side of bed 😂😂😂
Great video again. .Easy going and alot of fun too!