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Whatever else you need in Dublin, you need cash. The currency in Ireland is the euro. Whilst in colonial Northern Island English sterling still holds sway, down south, it’s euros all the way to the cash-point and lots of them for everything. When the euro arrived in 2001, the price of all goods rose by 33 percent. These days 10 fags will set you back €3.35, while a good wine costs about €16. As you can see, Ireland is more expensive than most mainland European countries.

There is lots of work in Dublin; as long as you have a working visa or are Eastern European. Poles, Italians, Spanish, Indian and Chinese staff the city’s bars, newsagents, restaurants and hotels. Many of the bars pay cash, so finding part-time work is easy.

Cash-in-hand jobs may also be available on building sites, in garden centres or in theatre work. The best option here is to have a relative who can get you work or, even better, will employ you. Dublin is small remember, it’s all about whom you know. If you strike up a good rapport with the bar manager in your favourite haunt, who knows where it could lead. Dubliners are hard working and appreciate anyone with a bit of spunk. Qualities like honesty, backbone and a quick-wit will win friends and allies.

If you are happy to come to Dublin to gain experience, many companies, especially in the arts and media, offer internship programmes.

Some useful websites include www.jobs.ie, www.loadzajobs.ie and www.nixers.com.

In short opportunities abound in Dublin, if you can sniff them out.

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