Dublin Expat Guide

For years Dublin was a peripheral European centre, a quaint backwater of sluggish industry and good alcohol. Expats moving to Ireland came for the charm of the Irish and the appeal of living in a green city, certainly not in the name of career development or lucrative salary packages.

To the surprise of many, the metropolis witnessed an economic boom in the years just prior to the recession, and the property market exploded. Yet Dublin's successes didn't last and recently the city has returned to something in the middle of both its productive and despairing pasts.
 
Remnants of Dublin’s brief gilded age still exist, including many construction developments - some unfinished, others that house the offices of international companies. Ireland's strong ties to America's economy made Dublin akin to a frontier trading post to the rest of Europe.... read more on expatarrivals.com