About Relocate Ireland

Independent, practical, and unsponsored. Built by an Irish native for the friends, colleagues, and strangers who arrive here every year without a roadmap.

Niall O'Brien

Founder, Relocate Ireland

Niall O'Brien founded Relocate Ireland to make moving to Ireland simpler, clearer, and easier to trust. He combines product design experience with a practical, data-led approach to housing, schools, and commuter decisions.

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Why we built this

Moving to Ireland is genuinely exciting, and genuinely complicated. Between Rent Pressure Zones, Catholic school oversubscription criteria, Stamp 4 applications, and the PPS registration process, there's a lot to navigate before you even unpack a box.

Most of the information online is scattered across government PDFs, Reddit threads from 2019, and forum posts of uncertain accuracy. We wanted something better: a single, structured resource that tells you exactly what you need to know, written in plain English, updated for current legislation.

Relocate Ireland covers the four things that matter most when moving: where to live (commuter towns, rent data, transport times), where to send your kids to school (non-fee-paying school ratings by county), how to handle money (banking, transfers, tax), and how to handle paperwork (visas, PPS numbers, IRP cards).

How we work

Independent

No investor, no media group, no employer behind us. Every editorial decision is our own. Affiliate relationships are disclosed on every page and do not influence our ratings or recommendations.

Data-driven

Rent figures come from RTB market data and Daft.ie quarterly reports. School ratings are drawn from the Department of Education WSE database. Commute times are verified via TFI Journey Planner.

Updated regularly

Ireland's rental market, school enrolment rules, and visa policy change frequently. We review all core content quarterly and flag the date of last review on each guide page.

No paywall

Every guide, tool, and data page is free, forever. We sustain the site through affiliate commissions on financial products and insurance. Disclosed clearly, never hidden.

Where our data comes from

Every figure on this site is drawn from a named primary source. We do not aggregate Reddit posts, social media, or unverified third-party sites.

  • Rent: RTB Rent Index Q4 2025 (Residential Tenancies Board)
  • Commute times: TFI Journey Planner and Irish Rail published timetables
  • Schools: Department of Education Whole School Evaluation (WSE) database
  • Population: CSO Census of Population 2022
  • Health insurance: Health Insurance Authority (HIA) Annual Report 2025

See our full data methodology page for source detail, coverage limitations, and update schedule.

Affiliate links & commissions

Some pages on this site may contain affiliate links to financial products, insurance, removals, and utility services. If you sign up through one of these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. These commissions help us keep the site free. Our recommendations are based on the product's suitability for expats, not the commission rate. Read our full affiliate disclosure.

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Found an error? Have a suggestion? Want to contribute a town guide or school data correction? We'd love to hear from you.

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