Ireland

My personal live-and-invest-overseas adventure began with a weeklong tour of Ireland.I had packaged and marketed the program to readers of...

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…...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...