Hello all, my wife and I are considering moving to ireland to retire. We are both 55 and have pensions from work that pay us close to 70% of our working income. Then of course at 65 we qualify for our Canada Pesion and Old Age Security. My wife's father was Irish and we can qualify under a descendants application. That would give us citizenship and health benefits. We are getting to hate winters in Ontario Canada and the sticky hot humid summers. We've been to the UK but never to Ireland. It looks lovely but of course we want to visit prior to applying. Can anyone suggest an area that is reasonable in price to live, with access to transit, safe, access to good health care and that has nice scenery and sunny warmer days (we understand it can rain a lot in many parts of the country). Transit links to major cities would be great for shopping trips and cultural attractions.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Likely we would rent before buying. We would love to live in a modernized cottage type home.