Contents

Setting the Scene

• A Short History of Ireland
• History Of Cork
• Culture & Everyday Customs
• Understanding the Cork People
• Weather
  

Accommodation

• Private Rented Accommodation Buying a Home
• Supports Available
• Emergency Accommodation

Employment

• Work Permits
• Working Visas And Work Authorisation Finding A Job
• Wages & Taxes
• Your Rights At Work

Social Welfare Payments

• Unemployment Benefit & Assistance Child Benefit
• One Parent Family Payment
• Family Income Supplement Supplementary Welfare Allowance Maternity Benefit
• Other Payments

Law & Order

• Irish Police Force Legal Advice
• Discrimination

Driving in Ireland

• Driving Licences
• Insurance Motor Tax National Car Test
• Parking

Immigration Issues

• Visas
• GNIB Registration Cards
• Asylum Seekers & Refugees
• Support for Immigrants
• Irish Citizenship

Healthcare

• Public Healthcare
• Private Healthcare
• What To Do In An Emergency
• Pregnancy
• Pharmacies/Chemists
  

Support Services

• People with Disabilities
• Young People
• Women
• Older People
  

Education & Training

• Pre-Schools & Childcare School System
• Third Level Education
• Further Education & Training
• Learning English

Everyday Living

• Public Transport
• Voting Rights Banking
• Public Holidays Media
• Faith Communities
• Country of Origin Groups
• Places to See
• Libraries
• Public Parks
• Sports Facilities