Is Ireland very expensive?

Hi Phil, the cost of living in Ireland remains relatively high, but has gone down quite a bit in recent years. Dublin is still the most expensive city in Ireland to live. Accommodation and food are likely to be your biggest expense. I suggest you take a look at our page on the Cost of Living in Ireland for a breakdown of what you can expet to pay for your basic goods and services in Ireland, including a price chart of a basic basket of goods. 

Hi we are a couple of pensioners living in the UK but want to buy a house for cash in roscommon ireland, we wont be in ireland permanant just for as long as we wish we will be keeping our house in the uk also, is this going to be easy to do live between the two countrys health wise one of us has a lot of health problems would it cost us to see a GP in ireland or attend hospital thankyou for any info oh also is it easy to buy a house as i have seen a lot of forums saying its very hard to get soliciotors to do the work over in ireland and they drag their feet for monthes whats your view on this thankyou for any info