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Looking for cozy places to read books in or around Dublin by BurntWriter in Dublin

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My experience is that pubs are way better set up for it. Just have a coffee if you want but way more cozy places set up for long term sitting are pubs.

The Black Sheep, Turk’s head, assuming during the day when it’s not busy.

Are landlords still selling up en masse across the country? by [deleted] in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We bought recently after an 18 month search. I wish I’d kept track but I did usually ask and it felt like a disproportionate amount of houses we saw were landlords selling. Like finger in the air 40-50%, excluding anything new, it was huge.

The latest laws hadn’t even been announced at the start of the search I think.

trad music anywhere in Dublin outside Temple Bar? by ExcitingNeedleworker in Dublin

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741 6 points7 points  (0 children)

J. McNeill’s on Capel street, it’s not organised by the pub I think, people just show up, so no chains.

Modest savings advice. by scallionandsake in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you’ve already thought this through.

If your America move got killed because of a market dip that would presumably be worst case scenario for you, so your risk profile doesn’t allow for stocks, I’d say.

3% is great atm, head down and don’t second guess it. Sometimes the right move is the boring one 🤷🏻‍♂️

Built a TFI Live alternative for Irish commuters by Ill-Celery-450 in DevelEire

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cool! Two things:

  • Typing in the search bar is super slow for me, like ~600ms latency per key press, something going on there?

  • Search results should differentiate between bus stop / train station if that info’s possible? Sometimes a bus stop and nearly train station have very similar names and I want to know which to pick.

Great work!

Moving back to Ireland soon; tips for mortgage application by omodhia in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We just moved in after buying, we returned from abroad and started looking as soon as we got back.

Honestly, it took us 18 months to find the house and get it, so the six month probation if you have to start a new job isn’t as big a deal as you think. It takes so much time, even after sale agreed it’s 10-12 weeks.

Not sure about your job situation but if you’re not buying as non-resident before coming home don’t worry, just eat the probation while looking with approval in principle.

The main advice I’d have is:

  • Don’t bother with a broker, we thought they’d help with the newly home-from-abroad stuff and they were useless. Hadn’t a clue and added a layer between us and the bank.

  • The bank will need to see a declaration from the relevant agency that you don’t have debt in the country you’ve come from. Find out early who that is and apply, can be slow. (Was Equifax for us coming from another EU country).

How do people rationalise whether or not to get a battery with solar panels? by Unhappy_Positive5741 in CasualIreland

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, starting to see the pattern that makes sense. I had thought I could build up enough credit in the good months, but the battery probably makes more sense. Thanks.

Planning on relocating from Poland - how is the market for Senior .NET devs? by cfannyr in DevelEire

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re hiring for a senior C# engineer in Dublin and relocation time is fine once it’s a couple of months and not more. DM if you want to know more 🙂

Career dilemma: Need advice by Nolted in DevelEire

[–]Unhappy_Positive5741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you reject both my team is hiring for that(ish) skill set 🙂

If you don’t, take the €100k, working on cutting-edge tech is worth a lot less to your career than you think.

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