I thought my life would change when I moved to Ireland. Unfortunately, I never felt I belonged, and I moved home a year later.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
A woman sits next to a statue on a bench in Dublin, Ireland.
The author dreamed of moving to Ireland for years. While she enjoyed studying there, it wasn't a place she wanted to stay.

Courtesy of Nishtha Chaudhary

3 kitchen staples you can prepare from scratch in under 10 minutes, by a chef who never eats ultra-processed foods

Tech Insider : Business
A composite image. On the left, a male chef . On the right, Irish soda bread.
Rory O'Connell is a chef and cofounder of Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland.

Kim Schewitz/Getty Images

I loved living in a big, famous city for 10 years, but I'm much happier now that I moved to a seaside town outside of it

Tech Insider : Business
View of colorful buildings and docked boats in Bangor
These days, I'm happy living in my seaside town.

Ivan maguire/Shutterstock

Transatlantic Delta Air Lines passengers had an unexpected layover in Ireland to have an 'unruly customer' removed

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 aircraft as seen during take off from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330.

Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images

I bought a house in Cork. My Irish husband lives there full-time, but I'm still going back and forth between the US.

Tech Insider
cian and julia posing for a selfie in cork ireland
I met my husband in Ireland and bought a house there.

Julia Skinner

I moved from the US to Ireland. I'm extremely happy with my choice, but there are a few things I wish I'd known before relocating.

Tech Insider : Travel
alexis posing in front of a lake in ireland
I moved to Ireland three years ago.

Alexis McSparren

I moved from the US to Ireland 5 years ago. I've never felt safer, but adjusting to the culture hasn't always been easy.

Tech Insider : Travel
alexis standing in front of rolling green hills in ireland
I've been blown away by the beauty of the Irish countryside.

Alexis McSparren

Irish millennials and Gen Zers are being hit hard by the housing crisis. Many more are moving back in with their parents.

Tech Insider : Economy
Blooming trees in Dublin city center during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Blooming trees in Dublin city center during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Artur Widak/Getty Images

I moved from the US to Ireland 8 years ago. It's has drawbacks, but my quality of life is exceptional and my education was way cheaper.

Tech Insider
Author Isabella Ambrosio holding diploma with two others in Ireland
I've lived in Ireland for years and I've loved it.

Isabella Ambrosio

I went to the NYC-Dublin Portal looking for filth and debauchery. All I got was some tourists and kids.

Tech Insider
woman's face taking selfe at NYC portal
I visited The Portal in New York City and did what made the most sense: took a selfie as people from Dublin looked on.

Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider

Subscribe to Ireland