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I've heard good things about Dublin. Anyone here on HN able to speak from direct experience? Personally live in Seattle and love it, but I got in before the ma

by kosei 8y ago

I've heard good things about Dublin. Anyone here on HN able to speak from direct experience? Personally live in Seattle and love it, but I got in before the major boom and it is not nearly as affordable as 5-10 years ago. Still think it is a major upgrade to SF, though.

fyfy18 8y ago
Compared to other European capitals, when I was there a few years ago, the tech scene in Dublin was relatively small. I think it's grown a bit now, but at the same time I've heard rental prices have gone up quite substantially. Also worth mentioning that whatever happens with Brexit will have an affect on Ireland too (probably in a bad way), due to the shared border with the UK.
- neskimoo 8y ago
  The tech scene in Dublin has definitely expanded in the last few years but the renting market is very bad. You would be looking at paying prices similar to London houseshares for less pay. That being said the housing market looks to be at it's peak here so it's likely to drop in the next couple of years again. Ireland will likely take some form of impact from Brexit, especially if tariffs are brought in on trade of goods with the UK. I would still think that the tech scene shouldn't be too impacted and may see more growth if multinational comapanies move after Brexit.
  - expertentipp 8y ago
    > That being said the housing market looks to be at it's peak here so it's likely to drop in the next couple of years again. The property market of renting and buying is in an expensive deadlock (relatively to local earnings) everywhere from Lisbon to Krakow, from Reykjavik to Barcelona. I wouldn't expect it to just "drop" by itself anywhere as too many significant entities are betting on it.
- jpatokal 8y ago
  The impact on tech is mixed, as there are quite a few multinationals moving from London to Dublin to stay within the EU.
ploika 8y ago
There are loads of decent tech jobs in Dublin, but generally in established companies (including banks and telcos) rather than startups. There's a vibrant enough tech Meetup scene too, so even if you're just paying the bills with a mundane IT role you can still meet interesting people doing cool things. We're stuck in a major housing crisis though, so accommodation in or near the city is very expensive and hard to find.

by kosei 8y ago

fyfy18 8y ago

Compared to other European capitals, when I was there a few years ago, the tech scene in Dublin was relatively small. I think it's grown a bit now, but at the same time I've heard rental prices have gone up quite substantially. Also worth mentioning that whatever happens with Brexit will have an affect on Ireland too (probably in a bad way), due to the shared border with the UK.

neskimoo 8y ago
The tech scene in Dublin has definitely expanded in the last few years but the renting market is very bad. You would be looking at paying prices similar to London houseshares for less pay. That being said the housing market looks to be at it's peak here so it's likely to drop in the next couple of years again. Ireland will likely take some form of impact from Brexit, especially if tariffs are brought in on trade of goods with the UK. I would still think that the tech scene shouldn't be too impacted and may see more growth if multinational comapanies move after Brexit.
- expertentipp 8y ago
  > That being said the housing market looks to be at it's peak here so it's likely to drop in the next couple of years again. The property market of renting and buying is in an expensive deadlock (relatively to local earnings) everywhere from Lisbon to Krakow, from Reykjavik to Barcelona. I wouldn't expect it to just "drop" by itself anywhere as too many significant entities are betting on it.
jpatokal 8y ago
The impact on tech is mixed, as there are quite a few multinationals moving from London to Dublin to stay within the EU.

ploika 8y ago

There are loads of decent tech jobs in Dublin, but generally in established companies (including banks and telcos) rather than startups. There's a vibrant enough tech Meetup scene too, so even if you're just paying the bills with a mundane IT role you can still meet interesting people doing cool things. We're stuck in a major housing crisis though, so accommodation in or near the city is very expensive and hard to find.