Ireland
Researched in depth. Every step has a source.
At a glance
| Capital | Dublin | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | EUR | Source, checked |
| Time zone | UTC (Europe/Dublin) | Source, checked |
| Distance from Manila | 11 035 km | Computed from the coordinates |
| Population | 5.5 million | Source, checked |
| Official languages | English | Source, checked |
| GDP per person | USD 155 089 at purchasing power | Source, checked |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | Source, checked |
| Average wage | USD 5 577 a month, at purchasing power | Source, checked |
| Minimum wage | EUR 2 391 a month | Source, checked |
| Tax on an average wage | not sourced yet | |
| Health coverage index | 82 of 100 | Source, checked |
| Average temperature | 10 °C | Source, checked |
| Warmest month | 16 °C in Jul | Source, checked |
| Coldest month | 5 °C in Jan | Source, checked |
| Happiness rank | 13 of 147 | Source, checked |
| Happiness score | 6.93 | Source, checked |
| English proficiency | not sourced yet | |
| Rent, one bedroom in the capital | not sourced yet | |
| Cost of living, one person | not sourced yet | |
| Health insurance | not sourced yet | |
| Homicide rate | 0.7 per 100,000 | Source, checked |
| Residents born abroad | 23.1% | Source, checked |
| Usual weekly hours | 34.7 hours | Source, checked |
| Paid leave | not sourced yet | |
| Public holidays | not sourced yet | |
| Internet speed | 294 Mbps | Source, checked |
| EU member | yes | Source, checked |
| Schengen member | no | Source, checked |
| Dual citizenship | yes | Source, checked |
The chain
- Stamp 2 student permission for a full-time third-level degreeirishimmigration.ie,
- Third Level Graduate Programme (Stamp 1G), 24 monthsirishimmigration.ie,
Other routes
- Stamp 4, permission to work without an employment permit, after a Critical Skills permit, 24 monthsenterprise.gov.ie,
- Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP), 24 monthsenterprise.gov.ie,
- Stamp 4, permission to work without an employment permit, after 57 months of General Employment Permits, 12 monthsirishimmigration.ie,
- General Employment Permit (GEP), 24 monthsenterprise.gov.ie,
- Employment permit at the high-salary threshold, no labour market test, 24 monthsEmployment Permits Regulations 2024,
- Long Term Residence for employment permit holders (Stamp 4, 5 years), 60 monthsirishimmigration.ie,
- Stamp 5, permission to remain without condition as to time, 96 monthsirishimmigration.ie,
- Irish citizenship by naturalisation, the 5 in 9 rule, 60 monthslawphil.net,
Notes on the rules
- Post-study permit: The page adds: this will be renewed for a further period of twelve months where the graduate. Source
- Post-study permit: shows steps taken to find graduate-level work. Source
- Post-study permit: so 24 months in total for a Level 9 award. Source
- Post-study permit: a Level 8 award gets 12 months. Source
Sources
- Third level graduate programme - Immigration Service Delivery, checked 19 Sept 2026
- Long term residency - Immigration Service Delivery, checked 19 Sept 2026
- How to become an Irish citizen by naturalisation - Immigration Service Delivery, checked 19 Sept 2026
- Critical Skills Employment Permit, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Information on Stamp 4 upgrades for Employment Permit and Hosting Agreement holders, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Immigration permission stamps, Stamp 2 conditions, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Critical Skills Employment Permits, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Critical Skills Occupations List (CSOL), checked 7 Sept 2026
- General Employment Permit, checked 13 Sept 2026
- General Employment Permit, checked 13 Sept 2026
- General Employment Permit, checked 7 Sept 2026
- Ineligible Occupations List (IOL), checked 7 Sept 2026
- Without condition as to time (Stamp 5), checked 13 Sept 2026
- Frequently asked questions for students, registration fee, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Information on Student Finances, first year, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, revised, updated to 12 June 2026, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Republic Act No. 9225, Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003 (statute text), checked 7 Sept 2026
- Commonwealth Act No. 63, An Act Providing for the Ways in Which Philippine Citizenship May Be Lost or Reacquired, checked 7 Sept 2026
- Third Level Graduate Programme, 2017 Revision (policy document), checked 13 Sept 2026
- World Happiness Report 2026, Data for Figure 2.1 (Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford), checked 19 Sept 2026
- Speedtest Global Index, fixed broadband, checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, Population, total, checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, GDP per capita, PPP (current international $), checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate), checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, International migrant stock (% of population), checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Health Organization, UHC service coverage index, checked 19 Sept 2026
- CIA World Factbook, archived copy (factbook.json mirror), checked 19 Sept 2026
- SIX Group, ISO 4217 List One (ISO 4217 maintenance agency), checked 19 Sept 2026
- WMO World Weather Information Service, Dublin climate normals, checked 19 Sept 2026
- IANA time zone database, zone1970.tab, checked 19 Sept 2026
- European Union, EU countries, checked 19 Sept 2026
- European Commission, Schengen area, checked 19 Sept 2026
- UNODC, Victims of intentional homicide (dataUNODC file dated 12 Jul 2026), checked 19 Sept 2026
- ILOSTAT, Average monthly earnings of employees by sex and currency, checked 19 Sept 2026
- ILOSTAT, Monthly minimum wage by currency, checked 19 Sept 2026
- ILOSTAT, Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex and economic activity, checked 19 Sept 2026