Reasons to love Dublin! 🍀

Dublin is the capital of Ireland, also known as the Emerald Isle. Dublin is multicultural, cosmopolitan and full of amazing diversity.

Here we will list some good reasons why you should choose Dublin as a home.

English-speaking country

After the UK leave the Eurozone, Ireland is now the only English-speaking country in the Eurozone. Which makes it perfect for international students and is one of the reasons Dublin is well known as an education hub.

If you are not familiar – yet – with the language, Liffey College it’s here to assist you as an English student, or you also can enrol yourself on a foundation course that will give you all the support that you need to prepare you for a degree.

Small City

Dublin is small, you can easily walk around the city from one side to the other in no time. Prefer Cycling? Perfect! Dublin is an easy-to-cycle city with cycle lanes covering most of the city.

Going around the city is easy, and you have plenty of options to choose from such as a Bus, Luas (the light-rail system of Dublin), Dart/train, Dublin Bike (available to rent from lots of city centre locations).

As a Liffey College English student you will be able to get a student card, providing you with lots of deals for students around the city, and also allow you to avail of cheaper prices for taking Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and the Luas system.

The cultural boom

Dublin’s streets are full of culture, art and history, you’ll find Gothic Cathedrals, Georgian townhouses, medieval castles, medieval fortifications, Viking history and lots of pubs some over than 800 years old.

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There’s a lot to see in Dublin, such as museums, galleries and attractions. Dublin is a city of poets, artists, musicians, playwrights, and scholars; it’s unique.

A mix of city and nature

If you are the type of person who needs to be connected with nature, Dublin is also for you.

Dublin has a lot to see, as you can hike the Howth Cliffs, go walking around Phoenix Park and see wild deer or chill out in any of the amazing parks. There are over 25 parks around the city.

Travel around Europe

Do you like to travel? Do you want to explore the continent? Dublin is a perfect base for that.

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Dublin airport is the Headquarters for Ryanair the best known and biggest European budget airline, you can travel all over Europe quickly and at a very reasonable price.

Welcoming city

Irish people are the reason that makes this city so special, they’re welcoming and friendly. Really friendly, and we can prove that as Dublin was voted the eighth-friendliest city in the world in a recent study conducted by Condé Nast Traveller’s annual reader survey.

Dublin is considered a great and safe place to live for both immigrants and members of the LGBT community.

Woking in Dublin

No matter what field you work in, your career will benefit from study and working in Dublin. The city is a home for many famous multinationals across different fields, like finance, pharma and tech.

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Google, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft, PayPal, Johnson & Johnson, Airbnb, Bank of America and Mastercard are all present in the city. What’s more, is that even students from outside the EU can take advantage of working here.

Definitely a good place to call home!

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