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@JimJ

Have a read of this Jim >

@SimCityAT

Thanks - I've read up on the health situation in Ireland and I'm pretty sure I'd rate the public health system there as better than in BG...

@JimJ

I'm guessing anything could be better in Western Europe compared to Eastern Europe. People complain about the hospitals and healthcare in Austria, but I find it a dream having to wait just 3 months for an operation over Christmas / New Year and COVID. Also having MRIs, X-rays on the day and getting the results on the day. You compare that to some countries, i.e the UK, it can take years, and months for an appointment, then the results its a dream.

@JimJ

Some on the ground experience, albeit now 5 years old - who knows, things may have changed.  Prior to retirement, in my UK national remit, I ran 2 depots in Ireland (Dublin and Cork) and also a UK site in Ballymena and would visit them every month, my staff were predominantly Polish drivers and Asian office staff.  They were singularly unimpressed with the free healthcare available, quoting long waiting lists, to the extent that they would frequently use private insurance.  To a man/woman, they were all keen to transfer to our Ballymena site in order to qualify to use the UK NHS.  From what I've read since I was last there, things haven't changed.

Cynic

Expat Team

Jim if you are british the Common Travel Area predates the EU and you can live in ireland without an EU passport.

After 5 years living in ireland you can apply for irish citizenship.

Technically brits can get the ferry to ireland without a passport.

@digitalnomad1

As I mentioned above, perhaps a little unclearly, I have British and an EU citizenship, so get the best(?) of both worlds 😎

@SimCityAT Thanks - I've read up on the health situation in Ireland and I'm pretty sure I'd rate the public health system there as better than in BG... - @JimJ

I've no personal experience of either but I'd agree with that and read somewhere that only 53% of Irish people pay for medical insurance, healthcare seems mostly free now in Ireland but not quite as free as the UK overall is my impression.