EUROPE'S 3RD RICHEST COUNTRY?? Could I live in Dublin as an expat? What are the benefits?

[@JoshBosh84]

British passport holders are not beholden to the 90 day rule in Ireland, you can happily live and work there with no visa. Nice to have the common travel area.

[@toyotaprius79]

Just don't be hoarding our houses both Ireland and England are suffering from that

[@dave4728]

@@toyotaprius79 We're not all guilty of that. Moved to Ireland in 2006 and renovated a derelict stone cottage. The Irish wouldn't touch it, so now there is one extra house in the housing stock 😁

[@pooki-dooki]

You can even vote in Irish elections!

[@brianboyle2681]

@@dave4728you have my thanks - massive, massive issues with dereliction in Ireland.

[@Mary_Boots_Travel]

Nope, only in local elections not national ​@@pooki-dooki

[@Eurobazz]

But Scott, you are a UK citizen. You can relocate to Ireland under the terms of the 1923 Common Travel Area agreement. There are no restrictions. Ireland is the only EU country allowing UK citizens to receive this benefit.

[@justinr7542]

Came here to comment this 😂

[@tomhea1974]

That is very true ..for all uk citizens …no limitations whatsoever

[@adrianbaron4994]

Quite right and in 2019 the UK and Irish Republic governments formally re-iterated their joint commitment to the CTA.

[@NMF1969]

He is a Romoaner so doesn’t deal in facts.

[@jmgrahit26]

I was about to comment the same

[@steve-marsh]

The more I visit and explore Dublin, the more I love the place. Fantastic!

[@devanman7920]

Dublin is a great spot just the price of hotels and eating out/drinking makes its such a hard place to justify a holiday.

[@nealohara782]

As a Dubliner I find the spire quite handy when I have to give directions to tourists.

[@BrianBoru5523]

As a Dubliner I think it's disgusting, What is it, a monument to the heroin epidemics of the 80' and 90's!

[@happyhabitpodcast]

Some advice for those coming to Dublin, avoid most of the places in this video, like O'Connell St, Henry street and especially the Temple bar area that is home to multiple pubs inscluding a pub actually called The Temple bar pub, all of these pubs will empty your wallet and you will just meet other tourists,you will not get a true irish experience at all and you'll be poorer for it. Literally walk a couple of streets away to Dame street , Georges St, Camden st and you'll pay up to 50% less for everything. Trinity college is certainly worth visiting as is getting the DART train to the beach, in the video he goes to Howth / Sutton which is on the north side of the city, you could tae the DART train to the southside to Seapoint, Sandycove for a similar experience. Rent in Dublin is extortionate, thats if you can find a place to rent. Rents have risen over 100% here in the last decade, you'll pay up to 1900 euros per month for a studio apartment such is the demand for accomodation, here. With a national debt of 250 billion euro, I wouldnt say Ireland is the third richest in the EU, but with the cost of living here we are easily the 3rd most expensive, if not higher.

[@2learn4ever]

Well said!

[@grahamturner5963]

As a Brit living in Dublin nearly 30 years, I'd agree with this

[@interceptor6893]

The only way to survive in Dublin is if you own your own property, not easy but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than renting. Also no 90 day rule for UK citizens, how would that work with the north and Common Travel Area

[@Fellontrump]

Galway City is turning into an American temple bar.

[@gerarddeegan1164]

Nothing wrong with henry street oconnel street talbot street?????and so on i loved it🤔

[@lordstradbally]

I love how you got up after a 3 hour nap, got a spice bag and went back to bed. In some ways that's a true Dublin experience. Thanks for visiting our country and sharing your experience.

[@bobbydavison4908]

You are a brave man to try that buffet, as a Dubliner, I would never eat there

[@kevindennehy7105]

I can feel my sphincter quivering at the thought.

[@finolaomurchu8217]

😂

[@seanboi8734]

Any recommendations?

[@steviemac9055]

If you lived in Dublin you wouldn't eat or drink in Temple Bar. It's just where the tourists go. Far better places elsewhere in the city.

[@johnrodgers2018]

There is a quiet bar with great Guinness and loads of character just a few minutes from templebar. I don't remember the name but it faces the river.

[@Danny30011980]

If I had food or drink in town it;d be in O'Neills. Touristy enough, but prices are fairer and they have quite a good carvery menu.

[@sliotharball]

Only Irish people that win the lotto go to Temple Bar...A rip off...beer 10 Euro a pint.

[@ciangannon3880]

​@@johnrodgers2018likely it's the Ha'penny Bridge Inn

[@johnrodgers2018]

@@ciangannon3880 I don't think that was it, but that looks like a great bar

[@djmark143]

Scott, I live and work in Ireland since 2008 as a Dutch expat. One thing I will say to you, the salaries are not bad in Ireland but when you compare them to the cost of living, the salaries might not seem all that good. It is by far one of the most expensive countries in Europe to live in. Also the healthcare system is not in the best shape. I do not live in Dublin myself thank God but Dublin is so insanely expensive as private landlords monopolize the rental market asking for sky high prices for accomodation. The governement doesn't give 2 flying fuuks as most om them are landlords themselves, no regulation in that market whatsoever. That said, enjoyable video again! 🙂

[@chrisoconnor9521]

You're an immigrant.

[@Ultra1997DM.]

@@djmark143 nail on head , many of our gobshite government are landlords and wef puppets

[@user-do5ie4dw8s]

That's exactly what has been happenin̈g in London, especially with the huge influx of Indians during Rishi Sunak's reign. London's crime rates, rental prices and poverty sky rocketed because of them and now we want those same Indians out of the entire UK. Even those that naturalised into British citizens. All parasites and leeches coming into our country and not able to speak proper common spoken English language. They have taken our jobs as citizens and we are more unemployed instead of Indians !!!

[@carmelroselli8220]

It’s simply supply and demand re housing. There is no spare accommodation available - biggest factor being unprecedented influx of economic migrants. A huge proportion of tenancies remain on very low rents-as most are in rent pressure zones RPZ. Many landlords struggle to pay their mortgage while tenants stay protected in their house paying no rent and can’t be evicted. Don’t villainise the landlord.

[@mrmachine5632]

Rubbish. Very few are on "very low" rent if at all..landlords in those zones simply evict the Tennant's and advertise at a much higher rate to bypass the restriction. It's easy to evict. Landlords are greedy filth are are driving average workers from the city.

[@johnfitzpatrick8094]

Under the CTA agreement as a UK citizen you are entitled to live in the ROI with the same responsibilities and entitlements as a ROI citizen...

[@devanman7920]

It's a fantastic thing. Moved to the UK for afew years in my 20s, completely hassle free

[@pattralee]

Really surprised at Scott being so misinformed in this video. Do your research!!

[@user-do5ie4dw8s]

It's OK. We can educate him and fill him in on his lacking. He is a kind gentleman.

[@sandiandgregh]

Dublin is beautiful and we always enjoy visiting it each year. We actually were there just a few weeks ago. We’re from Canada. The food prices at Dunnes were better than home but dining out, wow, much more expensive (but then that goes for Edinburgh and Belfast prices too). Our accommodation in Dublin is always the most expensive of our UK and Ireland trips. We went to Temple Bar once, over a decade ago, for the experience. Ten trips to Dublin since and we have never gone again. lol. Looking forward to the next “would I live here”.

[@brianstanton6663]

90 day rule for EU doesn’t apply for Ireland. UK citizens do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland. Under the Common Travel Area ( CTA ), UK and Irish citizens can live and work freely in each other's countries and travel freely between them.

[@robertdagg9661]

Yeah I was wondering why he said that because I was thinking that's not true

[@colors6692]

Don't tell him that!

[@marksimm-smith2237]

I took it to mean that as someone living in Ireland the 90 day rule might not apply for travel to other EU countries?

[@trishloughman5998]

To be fair, a Sutton supermarket is priced for the area. It's a SuperValu now, but it was previously a Superquinn (before SuperValu bought them out) and Superquinn would have been the premium supermarket chain, so it was always a place to shop for the experience and range, not the prices. No Dubliner in their right mind drinks in Temple Bar.

[@theleviathan8914]

Ah you were so close to getting one of the best beef and Guinness pies in Dublin. You should have stayed on the dart and continued up to Howth. O’Connells pub at the far end of the pier, absolutely the best pie you’ll have probably. It’s worth the journey

[@samhodgson9928]

I have to say Scott been watching you for a while and you've really helped my low mood and anxiety as I find watching your stuff and presentation very calming and likeable. As an ex travel agent I've a vested instrest. You've made me make a plan go out there and just do it.

[@sheilaathay2034]

Nice you bumped into Steve at the airport the other day. I just watched it last night. Thanks for the entertaining education! Good stuff😅❤

[@Chief_Brody]

I'm sick of seeing Ireland being touted as one of Europe's "richest" countries. The ordinary man and woman on the street are struggling to make ends meet. Fuel and utility prices through the roof and no available or affordable housing in the rental sector.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

Scott will know as well as the rest of us that nationalist politicians in Scotland are belching the same garbage. They don't understand what you've just said either. "Ireland is reducing the cost of its energy bills while ours just go up and up and up, we could do that too if it wasn't for Westminster" - Irish energy bills are still higher than the UK's despite this "reduction". The UK's energy bills are also something like the fourth most expensive in Europe, but you'll be told they're the highest. Little things like that.

[@oceanfloor258]

This. For a supposedly wealthy country the Health service is third world with nations like Albania and Kenya much better, the housing situation is catastrophic with ever growing homeless, students couch surfing etc. most youngsters will simply never own their own home in Ireland they will have to emigrate. It can only get worse with so many arriving via the North and the porous border. The transport situation is decades behind where it should be, arrive in say Brisbane, not even a capital, and you can be in the city centre in minutes while in Dublin you will queue for a bus or taxi. For the well heeled and minted which Scott must be to drink in Temple Bar all is rosy otherwise forget it.

[@marywood6270]

​@oceanfloor258 and now the government have blown money on phone pouches that could have been used on resources in schools.

[@danganbeg7225]

Everyone I know owns a house, including young people. Every house that comes on the market around me sells within a fortnight

[@Chief_Brody]

@@danganbeg7225 I'm absolutely delighted for you and your friends.

[@ianpilkington2037]

You're a UK Citizen Scott, the 90 day thing doesn't apply to us, we can live/work in Ireland with 0 restrictions. PS the name he couldn't read out was 'Stiffy by the Liffey' 😅😅

[@stephenwhelan2515]

I’ve viewed a few of your videos now. I like your style, humour and the sense of seeing something new (even if it is Dublin, my home town). I even liked your hilarious mispronunciation of Killiney in a previous vid. So I was surprised to find I had not subscribed before - remedied now.

[@nickc4518]

Visited Dublin and had 2 Chineses, 1 Georgian and a Canoli. Really getting the full Irish experience there Scott. 😂

[@DougieBegg]

As someone from Edinburgh who has lived in Ireland for the last 26 years, yes Ireland is one of the most expensive places to live in the EU (Especially Dublin) with goods & services 46% above the EU average but wages are also higher that's why I moved here in 1998 so it's not really fair to compare prices with Howth where I believe you have to be at least a millionaire to afford and probably the most expensive area in Ireland to live with a Glasgow suburb, I know for a fact my local Dunnes store in Ennis Co.Clare is far cheaper than that Supervalu you were in. You will also find few Irish in the Temple bar area as only tourists go there as the Irish are not so stupid to pay the grossly inflated even for Dublin prices there, I can have a weekend in Madrid cheaper than a night out in Dublin City centre. But you are 100% correct about the corporate tax inflating the Irish GDP but I would never go by a country's GDP to measure the wealth of its population, Norway has a similar GDP as the United Arab Emirates but while around 82% of Norway's population own 65% of the counties wealth, only 8% of UAE population own 88% of the country's wealth. Ireland now has the highest educated population in Europe which also attracts multinationals here, especially English-speaking ones but the cost of housing/rents and a housing shortage is making Ireland a lot less attractive place to stay for its educated young, 40 years ago the youth of Ireland left to seek low paid work abroad, today they leave for well-paid jobs & affordable housing.

[@Mary_Boots_Travel]

@@DougieBegg and not forgetting the whole refuse to take taxes owed by apple 🤦😉

[@joeblogs9362]

​@@Mary_Boots_Travelall them companies are finished when trump gets in...then your gonna see the chaos in Ireland...no money for there imports that they took in how do you think all them muslim men are gonna feel when the money tree runs out.

[@joeblogs9362]

​@@Mary_Boots_Travelwhen trump pulls them all out of Ireland then are visitors are gonna turn nasty.

[@jonshadow4052]

​@joeblogs9362 why would he pull them out ? All apple phones are made in China ' its only apple business office there, not phones manufacturers ' fool.

[@joeblogs9362]

@@jonshadow4052 🤣🤣🤣 you really are away with it arent you😂😂😂

[@gavin35]

Great video! But of all the incredible food options in Dublin you opted for a Chinese buffet!! The Temple Bar is famously the most expensive in Dublin, a regular pub will charge between 6 and 8 quid for a pint

[@peterdnreynolds777]

Brilliant video as always!! There are advantages and disadvantages to living in any country. My parents have lived in Ireland in county Waterford for the last 10 years but have now decided ro move back to England due ro the prooerty prices and cost of living. Hope all is well, take care

[@MrLetmein2011]

I left Dublin in the 80s , but I have family there. Dublin has a lot of social problems, it’s expensive. O'Connell St is not a particularly nice place to be after dark. The people are friendly though and make the best of a country that is being damaged by bad political decisions.

[@minnietoby]

Anyone who pays €10.95 for a pint needs their head examined pints average €5.50-€6.50 in most pubs

[@ChrisM541]

That was for a pint in the famous Temple Bar. It's a tourist thing, nothing more, nothing less. He's doing that sacrifice for us. Yes, obviously it's shockingly expensive but you damn well KNOW it's going to be expensive, lol.

[@CC-nj8zw]

@@ChrisM5415.50 in Dublin 😂, most rural pubs are charging that now

[@paulw.woodring7304]

I thought that the price for a beer was really on the high side. I don't imbibe but $12 U. S. would be the kind of price one would expect to pay at a major sporting event or concert here in the states, especially in a place like New York. That also was an insanely large beer compared to what you would typically get in the states. I don't know how all of you don't have liver disease?

[@grahamturner5963]

I'm an ex pat Brit living in Dublin nearly 30 years. It's a great place, but I'd avoid Temple Bar & O'Connell Street. It's expensive here, especially if renting, but there are good points too - not too far from decent beaches, mountains and forest walks, for example. Phoenix Park is a great place to visit as well. I think you'll find North Dublin is cheaper for rent & buying into. A well presented video (barring your choices for food & drink 😂). Over all, Dublin still has character (and characters) and is a great city to live in in the main.

[@seanpyke8553]

Ex-Pat? Ex-Patriot? You work for a foreign based company and are in Ireland for an allotted time? Or you emigrated to Ireland and now you are an immigrant in the Republic of Ireland? Good luck to you if you are an immigrant. But I think words are important.

[@grahamturner5963]

@seanpyke8553 - ex pat is short for expatriate (not patriot!), meaning someone who lives/works outside of their homeland . I moved here 27 years ago (for work) and settled quite easily

[@seanpyke8553]

@@grahamturner5963 It was a Pun. A play on words. The point without the pun still stands. An expatriate is sent by a company for a limited term on a contract. You emigrated to Ireland and are therefore an immigrant, not an expatriate.

[@Peter-uw5cq]

​@seanpyke8553 how can you say words are important and then excuse yourself by saying your key word was mistaken on purpose. This would seem more important than how a guy describes his status.

[@seanpyke8553]

@@Peter-uw5cq Someone who stays and supports their country is a patriot. Someone who leaves their country is a patriot no more. An Ex Patriot in fact. How many more times will I have to explain what word play is?

[@eisirt55]

If you're a UK citizen , there are no restrictions . You can come , work and live here as long as you want . A long standing special agreement going back to our days as reluctant subjects of the King .

[@LoCoAde87]

Unless you work in Temple Bar or walking through it to get to another area as it is quicker, I don't know anyone Irish who spends much if any time in Temple Bar. Dublin is more than the city center btw. Donabate, Howth, Clontarf, and further south and tbh, a fair chunk of South Dublin is nice. The Spire was hated when it was first announced. 😊

[@kevinoconnor2754]

Another great video Scott, if you're in Dublin again looking for good food served fast I can recommend either Sprout&co or O'Briens Café. both have a couple of places around the centre and suburbs of Dublin.

[@parkerpaulj]

Well done, that was a great vid. I am so glad you told us the price of the beer at TempleBar, it is such a tourist trap.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Thanks. I knew it would be a little pricey. With the music so loud the bartender fortunately didn't hear my gasp when I was told the price. No sign of a price list, so you just have to be prepared.

[@ChrisM541]

@@PlanesTrainsEverything It would be funny if the authorities forced all pubs to display their price list on the window. I bet Temple Bar pricing would tumble down...and many other rip-off pubs.

[@bk99911]

@@ChrisM541Why? Everyone in Ireland knows this is the most expensive pub in Ireland and a compete tourist trap. Tourists go there because they want that experience and are willing to pay the high price. BTW legally every pub in Ireland displays a drink price list next to the bar.

[@ChrisM541]

@@bk99911 Newsflash: NO sane tourist wants to be bent over and f*. The two BIGGEST complaints for that 'pub' are... 1) Extortionate pricing 2) Extortionate pricing However, it is what it is and yes, it's a trap. For sane tourists, once bitten, twice fk off, lol. I suppose there seems to be enough uninformed new tourists/braindead to keep that model going.

[@kudzumoose3861]

Really enjoyed your visit to Dublin. A beach? that's surprising. You should have ordered your steak and Guiness pie to go on your second visit--supper! Love your videos and like the set up for this city comparison.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I'm glad you enjoy the channel.

[@alanoconnor7417]

I find it incredible how little UK citizens know about their nearest neighbours. It really does undermine the whole video, the repetition of how you need to get around something to live here. You don't. If you're a UK citizen you have the exact same rights of residency as an Irish citizen. And vice versa.

[@mikefish8226]

Most UK citizens know this, I'm unsure why he doesn't.

[@andymerrett]

@@mikefish8226 Most UK citizens aren't writing snide little comments trying to sound big on his videos either.Bore off Alan O'Diddly Connor ya muppet.

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

To be honest, I have never been to the Irish Republic and I also did not know beforehand as to my rights in the Irish Republic.

[@chrisoconnor9521]

They did colonise Ireland for almost a millennium, you think they care what they know?

[@malo66]

Yes, I'm surprised Scott did not know that.

[@marmal320]

Yeah, the Temple Bar. Good luck even getting in the door and finding a place to stand these days. I remember good nights there 20 years ago, but it seems to have made the international 'tick list' of places to visit, so it's like trying to get a seat and a pint at the Sistine Chapel in Rome! And WTF have they got Christmas decorations up??

[@gerarddeegan1164]

Dubliners use burrow beach in summertime it does be packed in the hot summer😊🌞☀️🌝

[@josephlatham3824]

Superb video Scott keep it up even better when you give prices but would never hold you to them as you know prices change good seeing you and Stevie Marsh in 1 video proves your not the same lol Next thing is for you/Steve& Rog to do one together that would be epic keep up the good work

[@parahnlid]

Great video as always, Scott! I traveled from Rio de Janeiro (home) to Dublin in 2022 just to see the Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) statue, close to Bruxelles pub, and visit his grave at St. Fintan's Cemetery. It was a great experience.

[@barrygallagher3306]

As a Dubliner I think you got a lot right here especially that Dubliners dont really go into the city centre now and the suburbs are were you find real Dublin now.

[@AilbheMorgan]

If you go back to Dublin get a leapcard they are €5 in any shop (you can then load it with money) and give you unlimited travel (bus, train and luas) for 90mins for €2

[@potatohead8333]

The leap card is a travel must

[@RazorMouth]

€5 with €5 credit on it so the card itself is free.

[@richardbutler4488]

@@RazorMouthno the €5 is a deposit and €5 is a minimum top up so it’s €10. Scott would probably have be benefited form the semi disposable visitor leap card but that’s only getable from a select few places around the city. The country is years behind in ticket technology so they can’t offer at the moment an contactless payment system without the need for paper 😢

[@RazorMouth]

@@richardbutler4488 erm no you get 5 credit on the card, well at least I did when I got my last one.

[@richardbutler4488]

@@RazorMouth yes technically you can over run the €5 deposit but you get 1 chance at that, if you say have 10 cent credit, you could certainly jump on a train -€4.00 and you will end up -€3.90. But try using it again and you will be declined till you top up a minimum €5 again. Deposit is effectively reserve credit, but yes play it clever and it’s effectively recovers your card investment.

[@470danadidas]

Never been to Dublin so that was a great insight. Loved that beach. Similar to those found in West Wales. 😊

[@rogertemple7193]

Dublin is a very beautiful city in Ireland and I really like the old styled shops and buildings. true it isn't as perfect as it used to be but it is still really nice though there thanks for the tour Scott.🇮🇪🍺🍲🍲🍺🇬🇧:).

[@brianboeing9799]

You need to go Specsavers fast, 😂😂 Dump

[@mick19]

@@brianboeing9799 Every city has it's bad sides, it's by no means a dump and there's plenty of wonderful things to see and do.

[@jameskeogh948]

Troll

[@TriciaHoliday]

Totally agree. Gone downhill in the last 15 years.. i only go if I have to..Sad it's the same issues but they have gotten worse..much nicer cities in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@Vincent-q4q]

Dublin is a dump

[@jasperwylde8612]

Very flawed IMO, 35 minutes of self indulgent twaddle, have you ever considered talking to the Irish folk? It would be first on my list of things to do if I considered moving there

[@claudiel4660]

I highly recommend the premier inn by the north dock. You're 10 minutes from the centre on the tram and we manage to find it consistently for 40-60 pounds. Lovely breakfast from the spar and uni shops there too!

[@s125ish]

Really , when I look it’s over 150 quid a night even looking in advance

[@johnkilcullen]

If you like seafood you should have had lunch at one of the restaurants on the fishing pier in Howth.

[@brianbrown8845]

Great video, great content Scot.

[@markb4357]

Congratulations for visiting the liffey boardwalk, and living to tell the tale... Always nice not to get your head kicked in while on holiday.

[@Intotheweehours20]

Been to Dublin many times and does feel international with all the cultures there. Best to base outside city like in Swords etc...Bray is a nice seaside town.

[@Socrates...]

You are wrong, as a UK citizen you can move to Ireland without any problems.

[@langserv]

He didn't research it properly.

[@danielktdoranie]

Don’t spend money in Temple Bar unless you enjoy spending 30% more than anywhere else in Dublin. Irish “culture” on sale to tourists at a premium

[@TheWestAnglian]

I went to a bar around the corner from the temple bar opposite the city hall called “the beer temple” and the beer was a hell of a lot better and slightly cheaper at around 7-8€ a pint but it was craft beer

[@Danny30011980]

Defo, true rip off. There was a newspaper article few years ago that caused a stir. 2 pints and two packets of crips 20 quid...'nuff said O.O

[@avalondreaming1433]

Could have been worse, if he'd gone to the McDonald's. 😂

[@hamishmackinnon2231]

I'm just back from a trip to Dublin, and I didn't think the Dublin Spire was an eyesore, it was a handy landmark, that you can see from a distance, so I never had any difficulty finding my way back to O'Connel Street, which was just down the road from my hotel. The Dublin Spire has a light on top, which is switched on every evening, so it can be used as a landmark at night. I'm not surprised that Temple Bar was rammed, it's a notorious, overpriced tourist trap, that I avoided like the plague.Instead, I went to the pub at the top of North Earl Street, for lunch everyday, which wasn't too busy when I went in (around noon/1pm), and a Guinness was only 6.95euro.

[@mjw12345]

I quite like The Spire as well. I think it was an English person who's responsible. It functions like the WTC did in the old days for orientation.

[@hamishmackinnon2231]

@@mjw12345 I've no idea what the WTC is.

[@mjw12345]

@@hamishmackinnon2231 World Trade Center - no more 9/11.

[@oliverkelly2339]

Yeah it’s a good landmark

[@peter78072]

Stay away from O'Connell street and Temple Bar when in Dublin, also UK and Irish have a reciprocal agreement to live and work in each others countries.

[@pattralee]

Common Travel Area Scott. You can live, work, get access to the health service etc, and social welfare if you 'habitually resident' in Ireland, and vote in local and Dail elections as a UK subject.

[@WilliamHastings-w2y]

You really helped me grasp the complex ideas!

[@Clonmel86]

Point of correction. Apple came to Ireland specifically Cork not Dublin in December 1980, not for tax reasons but of course yes they got a tax discount. Ireland didn't introduce the 12.5% corporation tax until 1996

[@jameskeogh948]

Scott you didn't manage to get much right. This is rubbish..

[@aightm8]

Apple had a sweetheart tax deal and paid an effective tax rate far lower than 12.5%. It was called the double Irish loophole and was closed around 2015.

[@Clonmel86]

@@aightm8 I did say they got a discount I know they did pay anything close to 12.5%

[@aightm8]

@@Clonmel86 but you said they didn't come for tax reasons. They were paying something like 3%

[@ametrinemoon]

That beach looks amazing :) The houses in Sutton remind me of the Albyn area in Aberdeen. Been a while since I've been in dublin.

[@gillianr-w8720]

The spike replaced Nelson’s column which was blown up about 1966 I climbed it with my mum 6 days before it was blown up as you used to be able to climb the inside and I can’t remember how many steps. Of all the places you chose to eat there! Dreadful choice. Head over the river and try any pub there. You missed out on all the lovely pubs and restaurants in Howth.

[@johnglover1717]

Must admit, I wasn't aware of the CTA - Good to know 👍🙂

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

Yes, there was an agreement between the new Irish Republic and England when Ireland gained it's independence.

[@chrisoconnor9521]

If you're from the UK then you're truly a colossal eejit.

[@Amy-rb2ro]

As a fellow Scot living in Ireland (Scottish mum & Irish dad) I highly recommend Ireland but not Dublin. Cork or Galway, Kerry too commercialised. Good luck!

[@alexandertodd4347]

Thoroughly enjoy this style of video. Keep on with the “Could I Live Here”!

[@izabela1961]

Irish traditional food is delicious! I was surprised because I hadn't expected this. Especially, cream soups! They are a delight. Butter, cakes, bread, meats, potatoes-everything.🤪 So ... why did you look for international food?

[@andymerrett]

Did you listen to what was said in the video? Clearly not, otherwise you'd hear that Scott was recreating meals he'd had there in the past. Unless you're very rich/lazy, if you actually live in a place you're not eating out all the time (traditional or other culture cuisine).

[@DerekTJ]

Nobody goes to that buffet place tbf. Your route was strange; you went from O'Connell st to Temple Bar and back to O'Connell St, and back by Temple Bar to Grafton St area.

[@dlittlester]

Temple Bar pub has a web cam aimed at it across the street, on the side of a drug store, I think a Boots. You can go on any time of day and watch people coming and going, doing other stuff outside the pub, whatever. There's also cameras inside the pub. Cool. A good thing is you can pop a can of beer at your computer, and watch all this without paying through the nose!

[@StephenDeakin-to7ei]

Thanks for the video Scott . I've been to Dublin twice . I really like it ., except the prices . My great grandmother was from Cork city though 😊.

[@Phaedra808]

Sorry but Apple had been been in Ireland since 23rd December 1980 and they moved here because we have have a keen well educated workforce with a business mined government, not because we were Subjects with a Monarchist outlook.

[@clydebear6914]

Well that and the 13 billion euros tax break that they got.

[@devanman7920]

Haha get a grip. The day that tax changes they'll be planning their move away

[@peteking8063]

Tax breaks, Irish basically lick apples ass and any other corp who wants to pay low taxes

[@lukekingsland4813]

​@@clydebear6914 yep they would set up in North Korea if then pay off was enough

[@darbomefein07]

Brave man walking along that boardwalk....!

[@dazza4345]

Yep corporate tax is 12.5 percent now.And apple have been in Ireland since 1980 not 2015😮.

[@johnkilcullen]

what happened in 2015 was that they moved the legal location of most of their intellectual property to Ireland.

[@aightm8]

15%

[@DavidPeacock1972]

One of the big supermarkets in Malta (Pavi/Pama) have started selling Supervalue products. They are actually pretty good quality products.

[@chrissymcmillan5364]

I'm surprised you didn't know about the Common Travel Agreement Scott! predates anything EU and remains (currently) in place even after Brexit.

[@altheawhyte2328]

Very interesting information on Dublin - never knew its economical status so high in GDP

[@markt9531]

Love this format.. Very interesting to get your views on living elsewhere.👌

[@SeanMidlandstransporthub]

Great video Scott. I would recommend getting a visitor Leap card next time! Unlimited travel in Dublins Short hop zone on trains, trams and buses for just €35 and it's exactly like an Oyster

[@BrianJones761-wc4hu]

72nd - UK nationals do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland. Not that there seems to be any particular reason to do so.

[@kandabear4087]

When you mentioned buffet and the direction you were walking, I immediately had a bad feeling 😂 Nice to see you had a good time this time in Dublin. Would’ve loved to say hi while you’re in town! And point you away from the dubious eateries.

[@BrokenBackMountains]

To be fair SuperValu is expensive. Dunnes would probably be closer to Morrison's. Also, the wages are higher in Ireland than in Scotland so that negates the price difference. The big difference is availability. Cars aren't as well equipped as in the UK unless you pay more. Used to be that we would import higher specced motors. Also house pricing is a joke as are rentals.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

But KZbin pays you the same wherever you are.

[@BrokenBackMountains]

​​@@colinmacdonald5732Not everyone is getting paid from YT. If they are, they aren't getting the same ad revenues. It all depends on geography. The CPM varies according to region.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

I expected "SuperValu" to offer... super value. Apparently not. What might have been a really good like-for-like would have been Aldi and/or Lidl. Ireland has both of those. Ireland also has Tesco, but I'm reliably informed it's silly expensive even by Irish standards. Ireland doesn't have Sainsbury's or Waitrose (but NI does).

[@BrokenBackMountains]

​@@halfbakedproductions7887Dunnes is the closest to Morrison's. Lidl and Aldi are the cheaper stores and where I usually shop

[@seandoherty925]

​@@halfbakedproductions7887no Waitrose in NI, just lots of M&S which are also in the Republic.

[@AvidFt.Lauderdale]

I love your video channel....i could watch you all day...cheers mate.

[@Macca-n6z]

What a horrendous choice of food. There are so many amazing places to get quality Irish food around the city centre at very reasonable prices. It's such a shame that they weren't featured. Instead a generic buffet which are usually pretty awful.

[@blademaiden4498]

I used to love going to Bewleys. Was there earlier in the year for Mary’s cake, my favourite, but had to say that I was very disappointed. Won’t be going back.

[@Vincent-q4q]

Quality Irish food and good prices????? Neither exist. Fiction. Travel more.

[@helenaville5939]

Totally correct. We loved the food in Ireland and it was nothing like he says. This guy seems to be biased against Ireland. So many inaccuracies in this video, hard to know where to start. Crazy guy.

[@paulhoughton5266]

Great film Scott. Next time in Dublin go to The Bank pub opposite college green, had the best roast dinner in there.

[@carolgraham4537]

I love staying at Premier Inn hotels. I always get a great sleep there. The Hippnos mattresses they used to use were much better than the Silentnight ones.

[@nataliesmith303]

Not only were the mattresses better it they were cheaper to buy too 😢

[@stevenreynolds3627]

I think I went to that Chinese buffet on O'Connell Street. It was terrible when I went there 5 years ago

[@GerardG2N]

Great video, I love Dublin ! Burrow beach in Sutton is actually a very popular beach, it gets very crowded in the summer

[@HOMERSIMPSONSUCKS]

I was fearing you'd pick Supervalu for your price comparison, notoriously one of the more expensive supermarkets in Ireland, would have been much better with Dunnes Stores...😂 Also, don't go near Temple Bar, one thing anyone that chooses to go there cannot do and that is complain about the price 😂

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

I like the channel and appreciate it! I love Dublin too, although no plans to move there.

[@Turtytreeandaturd]

The alternative to GNP IS GNI. GNI to debt ratio is around 71%, which is way better than most countries including the UK

[@talideon]

Ireland uses Modified GNI, which is even more conservative.

[@blademaiden4498]

Purchasing power parity is a much better guide.

[@Turtytreeandaturd]

@@talideon yep it removes these huge foreign companies

[@MU-2]

Great overview. By the way, Howth is pronounced “Ho,” (as in ho-ho-ho), “th.” Cheers.

[@paulcredmond]

Next time you're back get a train to Skerries, only 40m from Dublin city. I can give you a quick tour.

[@bonnieboy190]

Agreed, Skerries is deffo worth a visit - good food and enjoyable pubs...and this is coming from a Balbriggan lad

[@willV6F1]

+1 for Skerries. Cracking spot

[@Scaw]

That's 40 minutes [by rail], not 40km.

[@vivellasmum]

Really interesting Scott, I've heard its expensive there! Never heard of that Italian pastry, must try one. Fabulous beach!

[@AG-uu2zk]

Apple have been in Cork, Ireland since the 1980s!

[@johnrodgers2018]

I think he meant they registered their IP to Ireland in 2015

[@andymerrett]

Wow! Wow! Pass the Kleenex!

[@AG-uu2zk]

@@andymerrett??? What’s that supposed to mean ?

[@winterishere9828]

@@AG-uu2zk He's got a bee in his bonnet. He's making what he thinks are clever snarks in reply to anyone contradicting anything the lad who made the video says.

[@richardpeters4086]

I like Scott & I like his format.

[@danielktdoranie]

Mate, next time you come to Ireland land at Shannon Airport and I’ll pick you up and show you around the best part of Ireland

[@gulfstream7235]

Yep, the west coast is the place to head to

[@jameskeogh948]

But it rains constantly. Check the official rainfall data!

[@TP-om8of]

Don’t do it. He’ll roll you for your cash and leave you face down in a bog.

[@opencurtin]

he could fly in to Cork airport and Ill show him a better part of the country lol

[@alisterhoult4795]

Good Morning, Scott. I enjoyed watching your KZbin video! I visited Dublin many years ago, traveling by bus from Belfast to Dublin during my visit. I enjoyed my visit to Dublin; it is a great place. Thank you for the video, Alister Ian Hoult, Carrying Place, Ontario, Canada.

[@frankiewilde7791]

SuperValu can be pricey here if doing a weekly shop. I find Dunnes Stores or Tesco cheaper and then Aldi and Lidl would be the cheapest.

[@andymerrett]

In the UK Morrisons is generally more expensive than most other supermarkets except Waitrose perhaps.

[@cilldublin07]

Unfortunately Burrow beach is not a secret. On a good summer's weekend the beach is packed with people who go to Sutton on the dart. The beach is left filthy and full of litter, booze bottles and clothes. The houses backing onto the beach have people urinating through their fences.

[@pkjlr77]

Cruising Altitude coffee rather than Nescafe for Scott ☕️

[@andymerrett]

I'd rather go without coffee than drink Nescafe sludge :)

[@jimmyandersen742]

Great video again. .Easy going and alot of fun too!

[@davidnihill6423]

Please do some research. The UK and The Republic of Ireland have a common travel area.

[@ammcox]

As someone who was born and lived in Dublin, Nice tour but your trip to burrow beach was my highlight. So many childhood memories of going there. We called the hole-in-the-wall beach because there was only one entry to it between 2 of those lovely houses.

[@Albatross-365]

Remember going to Temple Bar Pub as a kid. Really hot summer. Asked for four lemonades and they brought us two huge jugs of pink lemonade. Never had it before and no extra charge, the sandwiches were great too.

[@ernietech-101]

Thanks Scott for highlighting my favorite city away from my humble Philadelphia. Dubliners are quite nice as are most of the Irish. And Scots are as well. I spent a lot of time traveling to London over the years and the friendliness of the people in Dublin is a reminder that cities don't have to be surly. Keep traveling!

[@leonb2637]

I was in Dublin (and Ireland) in May 2024. For sure it is expensive, even to USA/NY City metro standards where I live, as well as Northern England and your home of Scotland I visited in September 2024. Dublin is overrun with tourists in its core area for sure. To me the 'Temple Bar' area is a big tourist trap. I stayed one night there, the other 2 about a half mile away (Easy Hotel-don't recommend) that was much quieter, a bit cheaper, had some decent restaurants, a Tesco and good craft beer bar nearby. That spire I might suggests looks like a pool cue/snooker stick. It it a nice walkable center city. I lucked out with weather, a perfect spring one of my days there. Got a sandwich at a M&S store and had it on a picnic bench on the grounds of Trinity College surrounded by 100's of students on the lawns. A few days later it was shut down by anti-Israel war in Gaza protesters. St. Stephens Green is a lovely park. So much history, nice architecture in the city. One thing I try to do is visit museums. They have a nice National art museum, the Lane Gallery (a major art collector who lost his life along with paintings he bought in the sinking of the Lusitania in 1916) as well as a very nice archeology museum featuring Irish historical items. All were free but 'donations suggested' (I gave 5 Euro at each). Supervalu seems to be the biggest supermarket group in Ireland, but Aldi and Lidl very common and cheaper too.

[@KM2tvarchive]

Enjoyed that Scott, but an obvious flaw was basing yourself around tourist hotspots for food and drink, something the locals would never dream of doing.