A few months ago I had a terrible customer service experience with Bank of Ireland. After that experience, I decided it was time to change banks. In the process of switching banks, I did some…
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The winner of the dumbest most ridicules experience in mindless bureaucracy is the Irish Banking System banking system. As people often do, I recently moved apartments. As most people do when they move, they call…
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Owning the last two houses I have lived in back in the states, it has been quite a few years since having to go through the ordeal of apartment hunting. And now that I have…
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This small graveyard was fascinating when we saw it on the little island of Inis Oírr, primarily because of the little church buried in the middle of it. The graveyard isn’t far from the beach…
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Having a three day weekend, the first weekend in May it was time for another trip to see some more of this county I have moved to. Since this journey involved driving versus bus or…
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Off the west coast of Ireland, not far from Galway are the Aran Islands. The three islands are a beautiful place to visit for scenery and ancient monuments. The most popular of the three is…
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Before moving to Ireland I was told that St. Patrick’s Day is a much more subdued event than in the US. Now that I have experienced my first official St. Patrick’s here, I would describe…
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When I first began my search for an apartment some of the ads referenced an electric shower system and others an immersion system. I didn’t think much of it, more focused on finding a decent…
Read MoreI bet this happens a lot for anyone who moves from one country to the another, and at first, it didn’t bother me, but after a while, it does get annoying answering the same questions…
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There is a rich history in Belfast that is literally being painted over in an attempt by the British to forget the violent past in the country and move to a more peaceful future. Although…
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