Ireland

While I waited, I wandered from room to room. It was the house I'd had in mind since the day...

We were just 10 minutes outside downtown Waterford City, but the forest was thick on both sides of the narrow...

John Rohan had been taking us to see houses for six months. I wouldn't say we'd become friends or even...

Real Estate Hunting With Mr. O'Shea "This one isn't old either," I whispered in Lief's ear so that Mr. O'Shea...

As the train pulled into Plunkett Station a week later, I sized up my situation. I was traveling alone with...

“Does it ever bother you that your life is over?” My daughter, Kaitlin, didn’t break stride as she looked over...

Just back in Paris after two weeks traveling on the island of Cyprus with our family… including our 2-year-old granddaughter…...

If you're moving overseas for fun rather than profit—that is, if your priority agenda as you consider the world map...

'Twas the week before Christmas and all 'round the world, we creatures were stirring... Preparing for the big day, spreading...

The availability of health care, quality of infrastructure (transportation, internet, roads and sidewalks, etc.), and cost of living are practical...

I would argue that most things in life are better with a twist… something unusual… unexpected… unfamiliar… makes anything more...

For North Americans, Halloween is all about jack-o-lanterns, spooky or comical costumes, trick-or-treating, and excessive candy consumption. In other parts...

Over the summer, 470 places across the island competed for the title of “Best Place To Live In Ireland.” The...

One big loss can wipe out a lot of gains. After more than two-and-a-half decades of property investing experience across...

Years ago, my mother knew a lady named Janet who bought a small piece of land on the southwestern coast...

“This question is directed to both Kathleen and Lief. “Thank you so much for your recent article about Lahardan House in...

James Joyce’s “The Dead” is often praised as the greatest Irish short story ever written. Though I first read the...

Having spent the majority of this year unable to travel due to closed borders has made many people anxious. The...

Ireland offers the best of traditional country living. This Emerald Isle is steeped in history, heritage, legend, and lore. It's...

"Does it ever bother you that your life is over?" Kaitlin, my daughter, walking ahead of us, turned off-handedly, looking...

To determine if a country is gay friendly, we have to make sure that it passes on several factors. First...

Dual citizenship is a complex and unique legal status that offers an array of unique benefits to the holder. Not...

On English-speaking islands you can enjoy island life with some of the familiarity of home. Visit or relocate to any...

On the 12th of February, in response to the growing situation in China and spreading to other parts of the...

After more than five months in Paris and more than two months in quarantine in our little Paris pad, Lief...

I’ve lately been sharing real-life stories of folks like you who have reinvented their lives overseas and thought you might...

Moving into week seven of quarantine in Paris, my lockdown routine revolves around writing to you, dear reader… filming twice-weekly...

I drew the short straw this morning... My husband Dara dibbed the only desk in the house. He has a...

“In my experience, clever food is not appreciated at Christmas. It makes the little ones cry and the old ones...

For decades, Tramore has been popular with local tourists (especially from Dublin) who flock here for the miles of golden...

I'm watching the latest season of "Tiny House Nation" on Netflix. If you've never seen the show, each episode follows...

After the birth of my son, I took two weeks off work and my parents came to stay with us...

“Hello, my name is Kathleen Peddicord. I understand from my shipping company that my container of furniture has been delivered...

The advantages and rewards of buying and owning property overseas are greater right now than ever before in our lifetime....

"My mother-in-law is coming to us this Christmas. She wants us to collect her... but we're both working up until...

Before traveling to Baltimore for the Thanksgiving holiday, Lief and I spent a week in Ireland. We made the trip...

All American expats I know are today paying their respects, in big ways or small, wherever in the world they...

Four weeks from today, Lief and I will be on a plane bound for Paris. We are four weeks away...

While retire overseas is my beat, it’s not my personal agenda. I didn’t move overseas to retire but to run...

When Lief and I decided to relocate from the United States to Ireland nearly two decades ago, we were early...

As you consider locations for where you might reinvent your life overseas... comparing and contrasting one to the others... I...

Winterval In Waterford—A Traditional Christmas Fair With A Modern Twist "You have to see the light show, Mammy! Santa dances...

The Best Fun In Waterford Is Also A Business Opportunity "Gilt and alabaster French clock under dome... 100 euro... who...

Renaissance In Ireland’s Oldest City Timing is everything. Waterford City on Ireland's southeast coast, from where I write, has always...

Back In Ireland, Where It All Began Some 18 years ago, Lief and I, newlyweds, with eight oversized suitcases, our...

Europe Travel Tips—When “Low Cost” Doesn’t Pay Panama is, indeed, the Hub of the Americas, and, living in Panama City,...

"I remember that summer in Dublin And the Liffey as it stank like hell, And the young people walking on...

True Confessions—What Our Editors Really Think Each year, we publish our Retire Overseas Index, rating and ranking the world's top...

What are the reasons to buy property in Europe? Diversifying your portfolio into euro-valued real estate is a better idea...