Is is safe to live in Ireland?

Question

Is it safe to live in Ireland?

Do they speak English there?

If not, what languages are spoken?

Answer 1

Ireland is safe to live in. It really depends what county and area you go to. If you decide that you want to live in Dublin (where I live) then there is some safe parts and some not safe parts, just like any other country I suppose. Dublin is considered the 'city' of Ireland because its the capital and it has a lot of people living there. Where as if you wanted to live in a quiet rural place, I would suggest Mayo or Galway. They are both quiet, nice places to live with great scenery.

Yes we speak English here but Gaeilge is the native language. All the road signs and signs around Ireland are in Gaeilge but then with English underneath. You dont have to worry about not being able to speak Gaeilge because to be honest a lot of Irish people cant speak it anyway.

The west counties of Ireland known as the 'Gaeltacht regions' do speak a lot more Gaeilge than anywhere else but it isn't necessary.

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Answer 2

Eegads, what a question.

Ireland is far safer than the US - guns do not have the same place in Irish society. Outside of Dublin, people still know each other, small cities are like large communities.

Yes, English is spoken in Ireland, and in most places is the first language. The Irish language is still spoken in areas known as Gaeltachts, mainly in the west of the country. But nowadays you often here Polish, Czech, Mandarin also.  

Answer 3

Ireland is much safer in regards to living in America.  But there are certain parts you need to be careful about.  Just be street wise like you are back home and you should be alright.  You can't walk into a store and buy a gun or mace or a taser.

English is spoken in most parts of the country as explained above but in some parts it sounds more like Mid Atlantic English, in other words it's a combination of English, Irish and Californian English.  When you are out especially in large towns or Dublin don't wear a backpack with your valuable items in it as they are  targetted by pick pockets.  

You don't have to say hi to every person you pass in the street, when you are in a bar or restaurant you are not obliged to tip the waiter or waitress.  Stores are called shops, shopping malls are called shopping centres, police are called Gardai (Gar-dee) and we drive on the left side of the road.  We also use kilometers instead of miles.

Answer 4

1. Yes it's safe to live in although there are dangerous parts, such as limerick home of drive by stabbings..and certain parts of dublin.

2. Yes of course we speak english.

3.English is the first, irish is the second though it only really spoken in the  west or the gaeltacht

Answer 5

As safe as anywhere else.

YES.

If you are really thinking of moving here then you have a lot of research to do.

Answer 6

I don't know if it is safe or not, but that is all relative to what you are used to as well as to what part of the country you live in.  Just like a small town in Kentucky is probably pretty safe, but LA could be considered dangerous.

Ireland has two languages, Gaelic and English, although English is what most of them speak.

Answer 7

It's not very safe to live here at all. There are roaming marauding gangs on the streets of most cities and towns every night. It's all to do with gang culture. The Nobber boys are the fiercest, they have it in for the Terminfeckin posse. There's going to be bloodshed soon we reckon.

We don't speakee the Englesee here. The most widely spoken language is Pavee/Romansch. It takes a while to get the hang of it. Our second language is Esperanto. Who said it wouldn't catch on?