One of my friends did a teaching exchange for one year somewhere in the North, (not the Republic), and I looked into the possibility a couple of years ago. As a Canadian, a teaching exchange to the North is not that difficult to arrange, as there is an agreement in place with all of the Commonwealth countries regarding exchanges. Hitch-you’ve got to get your teaching certificate over here first and then apply for the exchange. But I have heard there is a teaching shortage over there an if you are really serious it might be worth considering.
Janice, thanks for the suggestion. If ever anybody is interested, here’s a good link: http://www.useyourheadteach.gov.uk/php/read.php?sectionid=134
I’m still not sure where all these schools are in England, and which ones are best for the subjects I would be interested in teaching… But I have a bit of time yet before I decide whether or not I’ll even do something like that.
I could teach music 
Oh my, I’m looking at the Initial Teacher Training options in England, and it’s really great for EU or UK residents (they don’t have to pay tuition fees, actually, they may even get paid to take this training)…
But if you’re not EU or UK, you pay tuition… 7700 british pounds for the year-long programme (that’s $18,000 canadian…)
hm…
Have you looked into the possibility of going to Teacher’s College here and then going over? Only problem with getting trained over here and teaching in the U.K. and not doing it on an exchange program-the pay is supposedly pretty lousy. Teachers going on exchange from Canada get their normal Canadian pay rate, which is approximately twice as much as what teachers make in the U.K. (at least this was the way it was a couple of years ago). And from what I understand, the cost of living in Great Britain is quite a bit higher than here…
I admire your moxy, moxy! And hope that you can figure something out.
Holy cow, that’s about 360 O’Brian Improved Feadogs or 30 Copeland Low Ds, makes you wanna think about it…
I’m looking into it here now, and it would be a 2-year program at Concordia… My roommate applied for admission in the upcoming fall session and was turned down. So I don’t know if I’d even be accepted for next fall, but even if I was, that means three more years before I would finish.
That’s a long time…
There are possibilities of employment on Monster.ie. Given that French is my first language, that might be my ticket into the working world of Ireland!!
Any other ideas out there? I’m learning a lot just from your responses…
I dunno if I told you before, but the best employment sites for irish jobs in my opinion are:
http://www.irishjobs.ie
http://www.recruitireland.com
Au contraire, as Miss Piggy might have put it.
Having one Irish grandparent is sufficient qualification for Irish citizenship, so that would be a good line to pursue, since holding an Irish passport would qualify you to work in any EU country or Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, if that takes your fancy. And yes, the UK is in the EU too, in spite of the wishes of the tabloid rags. But you would want to be able to document your grandfather’s birth in Ireland with a birth certificate or something just as good as that, family lore won’t be enough.
As far as the Irish authorities are concerned, you can combine Irish citizenship with that of another country, even if the other country doesn’t reciprocate. You are, however, normally only allowed by the Irish authorities to have one passport at a time: when you become an Irish citizen, you surrender your foreign passport to the Department of Justice, who send it to the embassy of the issuing country. In my wife’s case, that was France, and the embassy duly gave her back her passport with a smile and a wink.
Here’s the relevant source of information on the official Oasis site, which Peter mentioned above: http://www.oasis.gov.ie/utilities/search.php?query=citizenship&start=1&submit=Go
Thanks Roger - I was quite encouraged, until I re-read your post and realized you were talking about him being born in Ireland…
My grandfather was born in England…
However, if he had Irish citizenship at some point in his life, would that help?
He eventually moved to Canada, so when he passed away he probably no longer had Irish citizenship…
Wait a second - hold the presses!!
I may have made some progress here.
My brother had previously looked into the possibility of getting a British passport with the help of my grandfather’s information. What he found out was that we could get what’s called a Grandfather passport, which is a sticker that goes into our Canadian passport, and grants us the same privileges as a British passport. After two years of living in the EU, it would then be transferred to a full-fledged British passport.
Now, I just have to get my grandfather’s birth certificate. He was born in exile in Liverpool - I have no idea where in Liverpool. So if anybody knows of places where I can find out, please let me know. I’m off to search the internet!!
Wow, that’s great Moxy! Keep us posted!
Oh man, this is so cool.
I’ve found a registry for him for 1907 which sounds about right, in West Derby (where Liverpool is) with his name (including middle name). I just have to confirm it’s really him, but I’m sure it is.
And now I can send my request for his birth certificate to the General Register Office in Merseyside. Not sure what the cost might be…
Holy cow… This is awesome!!
Found another useful site that covers the stuff about what skills are currently in shortage in Ireland, as well as a scheme “to facilitate the recruitment of suitably qualified people from non-EEA countries… where skill shortages are particularly acute”.
http://www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits/authorisation.htm
I’m still working on what to do with my life and it’s sometimes excrutiating!! But today I’m in a good place
That’s it, I’ll become a registered midwife! 
Forget it Az, you’re too hairy…
Well, I’ve seen hairy midwives before, havent you?
Mox, the cost is tiny, and would give you your great Grandfather’s and Mother’s names. Then you could try to trace them back through the ages!
[quote=“moxy”]OK, good to know Peter. I was just wondering if I could get such a thing as an EEC passport…
Beth, sadly my grandfather was born in England, although that was only because his father was temporarily stationed there out of Cork… My grandfather is truly Irish and grew up in Cork. But that doesn’t help me, does it…
My roommate has mentioned “Right of residency”. Do you know about that?[/quot
Yes it does. The Law states that if you have one Irish born grandparent then you are entitled ON THAT ACCOUNT to apply for Irish Citizenship if you satisfy other additional requirements. BTW Working for the “Royal” anything will cause all kinds of red lights to flash in the Republic of Ireland esp the English Royal anything.
If OTOH that grandparent was born in England you can apply for and get about the same deal from the UK…which then enables you to enter ROI ( Ireland) as a local. There are no immigration controls within the EU, so youd be treated the same as an Irish person- In addition you have the same status when applying for a job. Likely you’d be snapped up by either Irish EU civil service or the main office since your French AND English is so good.
About your other avenues - yes as a Canadian = notice no open to US citizens!= you can migrate by ferry- abooot half hour ride- to the Republic of France, having filled out the appropriate forms OC and getting a transfer to the RBC branch there - to San something Island off the Canadian coast - which is French speaking AND a French OS territory.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sb.html
Bon apeteee
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Yes, that’s just away from Newfoundland I think! It’s right off the east coast of Canada, but is France itself
But it’s not close to Ireland at all…
I’ve thought about visiting there - can you imagine, they are a half hour from Canada and have a completely different government and currency… How bizarre… (I know there’s the US too, but France??? that’s supposed to be way over in Europe, but it’s in Canada too!!)
Any idea where I can find information about that? I mean, about the Irish EU civil service? (I’m going to do a quick search on the 'net right now)
Found it!
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Hey, this is so cool… I wonder where this will take me…