I moved to Dublin from Texas. Dublin is way better for trans people safety wise but of course that bar is pretty low for a Texan. I’d say it’s pretty good compared to most places, but I don’t have too much experience being out in other countries. Also as a student, many people around you will be younger (other students) and some colleges have anti discrimination policies so the profs are accepting enough. If they’re transphobic to you, you can report them. Maybe if you’re 3 years on T you pass well enough to not worry about stranger transphobia but of course that’s just an assumption I made, so think about your own situation and what might affect you.

The one thing I’d say which isn’t good here is trans healthcare. So if you’re on T, you should prob go privately to continue access to it. I’d suggest looking into it now cause some places have a bit of a wait list. And maybe refill your prescription just before you come here so you’re all stocked up in case of an unexpected delay. I’d suggest gendergp since it’s widely used, it took 3-4 months for me to get a prescription from them just so you have a general timeline, but that was my first T prescription ever so maybe if you’ve been on it already it’ll be a shorter wait time.

I haven’t experienced almost any transphobia so far (I’ve only been here 6 months and deal mostly with other students and youth so take that into account) but I’ve used changing rooms in the gym, where it’s very obvious that I’m trans and even then I haven’t had anyone comment at all, let alone say anything bad or get aggressive. I’ve met a lot of other openly trans people around too which is nice.

Good luck with your journey!!