The first two days in Dublin, in priority order: what has to happen, what should, and what can wait. Tick things off as you go.
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Must do
Three, Vodafone and Eir, and cheaper brands such as 48 and GoMo, sell prepaid and SIM-only plans in shops and online. An Irish number helps with banking and every sign-up.
Non-EEA nationals staying beyond 90 days must register for an Irish Residence Permit. Appointments can be weeks out, so book now.
Buy one in a newsagent or the airport, register it online and top it up. The 90 Minute Fare is โฌ2.00 and spending stops at โฌ6 a day and โฌ24 a week.
Through MyWelfare, with photo ID, proof of address and a reason such as a job offer. Most other public services need it.
Once you have a PPS number, add the employer in myAccount so payroll gets your tax credits. Skip it and emergency tax comes off your first payslips.
Before any money moves, search the address on the Residential Tenancies Board's public register and view the property in person, or send someone.
Should do
Every address in Ireland has its own seven-character Eircode. Find yours on the national finder; deliveries, forms and utilities ask for it.
Both reach the police, ambulance, fire and coastguard. Out-of-hours GP co-ops handle urgent problems that are not emergencies.
In Dublin, first-time immigration registration is at the Registration Office on Burgh Quay, booked through the online system. Bring originals and โฌ300.
Bring passport, PPS number and proof of address. Revolut opens faster, but check what your employer and landlord will pay into and take from.
Many are closed to new patients. Ring the ones near your address and ask directly, before anyone in the household is ill.
Nice to do
Many embassies run a registration or alert service for nationals living abroad. Two minutes now saves a scramble in an emergency.
BusConnects has renumbered much of the network into lettered spines and numbered routes, so older advice is often wrong. Plan with TFI Live, not a friend's memory.
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