Woking in Ireland, paid from UK to UK account

eskbanker

unforeseen wrote: »

Ireland is a physical entity comprising of two political areas.

It is also the name of a political region of that Island.

There's a time and a place for that sort of discussion but my point is that OP made it quite clear where they're heading and that currency exchange is a matter under consideration, so in the context of this thread (and the sufficient clarity in the OP) it's completely pointless to engage in linguistic pedantry about that particular part of the world, sensitive as it always is....

System

Have you looked into Ulster Bank?

You could open a Sterling account based in NI and use it free at it's ATMs in the ROI.

unforeseen

eskbanker wrote: »

There's a time and a place for that sort of discussion but my point is that OP made it quite clear where they're heading and that currency exchange is a matter under consideration, so in the context of this thread (and the sufficient clarity in the OP) it's completely pointless to engage in linguistic pedantry about that particular part of the world, sensitive as it always is....

I like that phrase 'linguistic pedantry'

Thank you for your total over reaction in believing that pointing out that something has 2 meanings will somehow cause problems between certain peoples.

If it is so sensitive then it may be an idea to have that word proscribed and put in the same category as the n word etc.

qwert_yuiop

eskbanker wrote: »

There's a time and a place for that sort of discussion but my point is that OP made it quite clear where they're heading and that currency exchange is a matter under consideration, so in the context of this thread (and the sufficient clarity in the OP) it's completely pointless to engage in linguistic pedantry about that particular part of the world, sensitive as it always is....

You might be surprised how many people I meet who think Northern Ireland uses the euro.

Rich2808

I do actually think the location is relevant. If they live near the border they could potentially do their shopping in NI so avoid the problem.

Clearly if they are moving to Kerry or Cork that isn't an option.

There are of course a number of currency transfer providers - some also do cashback on first transactions with cashback sites. So worth shopping around.

http://www.money.co.uk/money-transfers.htm

Of course if you are planning to relocate to the Republic long term it would make sense to open a local euro account - you will presumably be paying utility bills etc so this would make life easier. Also helps build up a local credit rating.

stevenhp1987

More importantly, have you considered the tax implications?

Living in Ireland, working in Ireland (remotely) - you may need to pay Irish tax etc instead/in addition to UK tax/NI...

Edit: Google'd it, your employer needs to register in Ireland and pay Irish PAYE etc for you instead of UK PAYE.

I'm surprised an employer is happy with that, I assume it's a large organisation!