Your visa is ending, so what next? Join our free online webinar with Study Destination Australia on Thursday 5 November at 6pm Melbourne time, exclusive to the Irish Around Oz community.
Moving a whole house home? 2026 prices for a 20ft or 40ft container from Australia to Ireland, transit times, how to pick a removalist and how to bring it all in free of customs duty and VAT.
Moving to Brisbane or the Gold Coast from Ireland? Here’s where to find the Irish: pubs, GAA clubs, trad sessions and events, plus what to know first about rent, 50 cent fares, weather, jobs and the 88 days. Checked October 2026.
Thinking of moving to Perth from Ireland? The 2026 lowdown on jobs and FIFO, rent, which WA postcodes count for your 88 days, getting around on Transperth, and where to find the Irish: GAA clubs, pubs and the Irish Around Perth group.
Moving to Melbourne from Ireland? Here’s where to find the Irish: pubs, GAA clubs, trad sessions and events, plus what to know first about rent, myki, weather and jobs. Checked October 2026.
Christmas in Australia 2026 for Irish people: flights home, Australia Post dates for Ireland, public holidays, Mass and calling home.
New to Sydney? Where the Irish meet: Irish pubs, GAA clubs, trad sessions, events, Irish businesses and support, checked October 2026.
What it really costs to live in Australia in 2026 on a working holiday: rent for a room, wages and tax, public transport in each city, groceries, a phone and a pint, with an example Sydney budget.
Just landed? The 12 things to sort in your first week in Australia: SIM, insurance, bank, money transfers, TFN, super, transport, a room, work tickets, jobs and your local Irish group.
Celtic Thunder are heading back to Australia in 2027, and this time they’re going properly big: 15 shows across the country, from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to Newcastle, Penrith, Ballarat, …
12 years of Irish Around Sydney.Hundreds of thousands of you legends have played a part in building what this group is today. Over that time, it’s grown into something pretty …
Jobs in Australia for Irish Expats (Plus Visa Help if You’re Planning to Stay Longer) If you’re currently in Australia, or thinking about making the move, two of the biggest …
Irish Around Oz Discounts & Deals We have teamed up with a small number of trusted companies to bring you exclusive offers on things Irish people in Australia actually need. …
Visa questions come up every day in the Irish Around Oz groups, and a lot of the advice floating around is out of date or just wrong. So I asked …
When Lisa Gunnigan packed her bags in Kilkelly, County Mayo, and headed to Australia in October 2022, she wasn’t just chasing sunshine. She was stepping into a whole new chapter …