🇮🇪 Buy Property in Kilkelly, Ireland

Visa

Critical Skills Employment Permit — requires a job offer in a shortage occupation (min €40,904/yr salary). After 21 months, upgrade to Stamp 4 for open work rights. Spouse can work immediately without a permit.

Cost of Living

Excluding rent, a single person needs ~$1,050 USD/mo; a family of four ~$3,750 USD/mo. Rent (1-bed, city center): Dublin ~$2,300, Cork ~$1,700, Galway ~$1,600. Groceries run €8-12/day per person. Overall 10-20% below US major cities, though Dublin rivals NYC in rent.

Key Fact

Ireland has no digital nomad visa — you need employer sponsorship or to transfer within a multinational. The upside: English-speaking, EU access, and a huge US-Irish expat community.