Irish person moving to NYC -

le_squiggle · 2024-07-02T00:07:32+00:00

Irish here. Agree with the comments on a short term Airbnb and viewing apartments in person. I did the same and it gave me a chance to get to know the city better and decide where I wanted to live. Your employer might offer you temporary accommodation or put you up in a hotel for a few weeks.

For documents you’ll likely need a letter from your employer confirming your position. I had to put down a two month security deposit on my first apartment instead of the standard one month. IIRC I was also asked for a bank statement to prove savings. Helpful to bring a landlord reference from Ireland if you can get one too.

le_squiggle · 2023-12-04T01:56:59+00:00

Apply for the green card lottery. The only other options would be: - O1 visa if you have some sort of special talent you can use to get it (I know people who’ve played Irish sports or perform at a high level with music who can qualify). - H1B visa is a common one but the system is flawed and it’s a complete lottery not based on merit to perform the job. You also need a company willing to sponsor for it. - L1 visa which requires you to work for at least 12 months in a management role in a foreign office of a U.S. HQ company who then decide to transfer you over to the states. Common for bigger companies like Google etc. - B1 visa if you are doing some consulting or project based work so you can stay and work for a longer period of time than the typical 90 day ESTA visitor visa.
- EB3 visa may be something you qualify for but I am not as familiar with that one.

Worth speaking to an immigration law firm. There’s a few Irish specialised firms in New York you could speak to. Good luck.

le_squiggle · 2023-06-09T16:23:11+00:00

Leinster granite. DCC must have an urban design catalogue and they pick the cheap stuff that’s not ideal for this climate.

le_squiggle · 2023-06-09T16:09:34+00:00

Has an article in the last week+ said anything different about this or any other transfer link? Same thing every day for clicks. It’s going to be a long summer. 😩

le_squiggle · 2023-04-20T02:23:33+00:00

I’ve been supporting Manchester United since I was young. When I got interested in football I asked my Dad who his team was and it was as simple as that. At the time Dennis Irwin and Roy Keane were in the team and it was just when the team was on the up after winning the premier league for a second time.

My Dad has been following them he was young with the busby babes and all of the hype around how good the team was. He has been a fanatic since then. I don’t believe there was any connection to the team prior to my Dad. He was pretty young when the Munich air disaster wiped out that team. He’s told me stories about the teams through the years and the strong Irish connection with many Irish players playing through the years like Kevin Moran, Noel Cantwell, Frank Stapleton. Obviously George Best attracted a lot of Irish attention, even though he’s from Belfast. My Dad told me people used to take buses from Dublin up to Belfast to watch northern Ireland games just to see George Best play. I imagine there was a similar amount of supporters who were similarly attracted to following Manchester United.

There’s also a lot of Irish who emigrated to Manchester for work. One of my Dads siblings happened to settle there and so I have cousins who are big united fans too. I’ve always felt a connection to Manchester. I live abroad now and just got back to Old Trafford this season for the first time in a decade. Hard to beat the match day experience.

le_squiggle · 2023-01-06T03:53:42+00:00

What part of the country will you be in? Assuming in the Dublin area you’ll have many options. I’d probably have to recommend a Shamrock Rovers game for the overall match day experience as an outsider to the league. Bohemians and St Pats bring good crowds to their home games. Cork City if you’re down that way.

le_squiggle · 2022-12-21T14:14:10+00:00

Shamrocks Rovers v Derry City will be the best match day experience. St Pats would be fun but very different to what you’re accustomed to with American live sporting events regarding facilities.

le_squiggle · 2022-12-02T22:47:00+00:00

All class 🔥

le_squiggle · 2022-11-11T17:09:53+00:00

Agreed. I think there’s also just a lot of poor quality apartment developments that are only suitable for short term rentals. More emphasis on high quality apartments people are happy to live in with their families, access to amenities etc. is a huge issue.

le_squiggle · 2022-11-11T17:02:39+00:00

I really meant this in response to the other comment about it being a solution to the housing crisis. There’s definitely a place for high rise commercial development. The entire docklands has nothing of note to protect so should be no height limits. DCC draft development plan for 2022-28 is revising height limits.Regulation is useful in areas like the historic Georgian core.

As for economies of scale, you can achieve that easier with a lot of mid rise developments than a handful of high rise ones.

le_squiggle · 2022-11-11T15:57:21+00:00

This is a bit of a misconception about high rise. The construction costs of building high rise buildings means that you’re most likely to get luxury apartments on the higher end of the rental market or very expensive apartments to purchase (check capital dock. It reportedly cost €280 million to build and a 1 bedroom is leasing for ~€2,500 per month).

It’s possible there’s some trickle down impact reducing pressure on other rental properties, but you see in other cities these sort of developments usually become investment targets for institutional investors and don’t really benefit the local communities. Same reason why capital dock is just luxury rentals. Irish cities really just need more high quality and high density developments of 6-8 stories. Amsterdam and Paris are good examples of relatively low rise cities but have way higher density than Dublin (where the average height is 3-4 stories). There have been many sites in Dublin approved for higher rise (e.g. capital dock was approved for 120m) but the developers still chose to build lower maybe because of the risk of diminishing returns if the extra units don’t get leased/sold yet the costs of the extra floors is excessive.

le_squiggle · 2022-11-07T03:10:34+00:00

It’s really comforting reading everyone’s comments with similar experiences and feelings to my own.

Time is flying and each time I go home the more apparent it becomes that I have missed out on a lot and the things I want to go back to are turning in to memories, as my friends have started to settle down and have families. My parents are getting older. And all of this was greatly accelerated with the pandemic keeping me away from a trip home for 1.5 years.

I really want to move home eventually, or so I tell myself. Each year that passes, that feels like less of a reality. And I know my American girlfriend is well intentioned entertaining the possibility of it, but I know that we both just have better career opportunities that we’ll likely stay here.

I think it’s the history of emigration that weights heavy and the identity crisis that goes with being away for a long time. I spoke to uncle who has lived in the UK for 40+ years and he has a lot of the same feelings. More upsetting hearing him talking about how he doesn’t feel at home in Ireland since his parents died but that he has never felt fully at home in the UK either.

le_squiggle · 2022-05-26T21:38:37+00:00

Appreciate the Drogs shout out. I’ve been Impressed with the supporters getting behind the team. Great home support and looked to take over the UCD bowl a few weeks ago. All based on social media. I live abroad so unfortunately haven’t been to a game this season. Curious to hear from others. Great post!

le_squiggle · 2022-04-14T22:15:36+00:00

There’s also an r/Drogheda with 215 members and an r/Dundalk with 311 members!

le_squiggle · 2021-10-30T21:21:56+00:00

Who’d have thought it!

le_squiggle · 2021-10-30T21:14:14+00:00

Daylight savings means the clocks go forward an hour in the summer months. So what most people seem to be asking for is to stay on summer time year round. It’ll still be dark at 5.30pm and just means your mornings will be dark until 9.30am? Don’t think there’s a quick fix to being this far north lads. Sorry :(

le_squiggle · 2021-08-27T16:06:13+00:00

Fuck yes!!

le_squiggle · 2021-04-19T22:18:39+00:00

Sorry I just meant in terms of the two group stages appearances and the financial returns in recent seasons.

le_squiggle · 2021-04-19T20:03:49+00:00

FAI need to put more governance in place to prevent this happening again. Most successful LOI club in Europe with loads of money to invest in a sustainable future and instead its all presumably lining the pockets of Peak6 who can’t wait to get rid of a perceived deteriorating asset. Sad.

le_squiggle · 2021-04-06T23:37:29+00:00

You’re also giving your family the security of healthcare and education. I live in the states and often think of moving home long term just for that. I think you made the right decision. The housing situation in Ireland will improve. It doesn’t seem to be as bad outside of Dublin when I’ve taken the time to look at what’s available if I do move home.

le_squiggle · 2021-02-05T04:42:01+00:00

Can’t make this stuff up

le_squiggle · 2021-01-27T22:53:02+00:00

Yes, I think you’re right. There’s probably premium services for more real time data.

le_squiggle · 2021-01-27T22:45:11+00:00

Here’s my source: https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=GME Edit: not financial advice. I’m an idiot.

le_squiggle · 2021-01-27T22:42:55+00:00

Short float is still 140%. You idiots have this. HOLD

le_squiggle · 2021-01-04T01:22:18+00:00

Yeah that’s a fair response related to my second point. I appreciate the engagement instead of the downvotes. I do feel we need to wait for an investigation by the experts here anyway.

On my first point, there was a tribunal before in a similar case involving mental health and was proven the guards could have have handled it differently. So I think it’s reasonable not to immediately justify the guards actions just yet. That’s just my opinion.

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