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People of Ireland speaking here:

-Not a massive fan of the British surveillance state?

-Want to stay in the EU?

-Enjoy low corporate tax rate of 12.5%?

-Enjoy friendly, well educated, English speaking, Pro-American people, good beer, decent music, nice quality of life, low crime and safe green natural environment?

-Want (relatively incompetent) pro-business government to butt out of your companies launch plans?

Invest in Ireland -> http://www.idaireland.com

This has been a public service announcement from the country next door. #irelandlovesyou :)

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I've started putting my affairs in order in preparation to move to Ireland should Brexit actually happen. There will be massive upheaval in the UK if it goes ahead, and I'm not sure sticking around would be my preferred option.

Welcome. Look me up if you are thinking about it.

(I imagine sterling completely getting smashed if Brexit may also make a lot of people think the same as you).

Also, there are a ton of roles in Dublin with someone with your experience.

Same.

I was born and raised in Ireland, left for Scotland about six years ago. We'll be abandoning ship if this Brexit madness proceeds.

EDIT: now that I think about it, I'm kinda looking forward to a swarm of bright Irish ex-pats returning home from Britain if the political situation goes bad, as it'd be a huge boost to the Irish economy, and would go some way to reversing the classic brain-drain Ireland has suffered from.

So true...I count myself as one of them......just in the process of moving home after 8 years in London. Hoping to bring the company/parts of it back to Dublin!

Well....if the SNP win a majority in the Scottish parliament in May and Scotland's electorate vote to stay in the EU in June (with a reasonably decisive majority - say 55%-in) then we're probably going to have another independence referendum within 12-18 months. I think this time Scots will vote to leave the Union (the United Kingdom) so that Scotland can remain in the EU. Polls thus far suggest that more Scots, than not, think the EU, whilst not perfect, is generally a good thing and would like to remain in the EU.

I guess what I'm saying is that if the planets align just right then you can all move your clever, canny Irish brains to Scotland instead :)

As an aside, I lived in Donegal for three years (in the middle of no-where between Letterkenny and Milford). Despite being a bit far away from all the action in Dublin, Galway and Cork, I quite liked it. Was very fortunate to see "Mr Nice" (Howard Marks) tell his story at the An Grianan in LK in ~2009, amongst other folks.

edit: clarifying "Union"

Aye, fingers crossed :)

I've been living in Edinburgh for the last few years, and absolutely love it. I'd be delighted to stay and live in an independent Scottish state.

As a mainland European, I'm starting to root for Brexit too. The sooner we're rid of the toxic influence of England, the better. It's a shame though, as England was a huge proponent of necessary EU reform as well.

I disagree. The UK helps provide balance to prevent France/Germany agreeing in private on deals and then presenting them to the rest of us for approval. Also British instincts on some of the business side of things are very useful.

Sadly you don't have a vote! Aside from this bill which has not been passed yet, what's the toxic influence you're concerned about?

No, I'm not sad about that. It's not my "fight".

I was mainly referring to the xenophobia expressed in the lead-up to the official campaign. It seemed to be mostly directed at Eastern Europeans, but the UK isn't exactly doing a stellar job accepting Syrian refugees either (what's the latest figure? 20,000 refugees over a five year period? That's the same figure that The Netherlands accepted just last year. Sweden admitted 4x that figure in 2015).

But the overall repressive stance towards software/technology, or the authoritarian stand-off between the MoH and NHS doctors doesn't help to raise my opinion of the UK either.

Firstly, it is the entire UK, not just England

The UK is definitely a bit proponent of necessary EU reform. One significant reason behind Brexit, is that getting the EU to actually change is nigh on impossible.

As the other comments request, what is the toxic influence in your opinion?

I sometimes wonder why Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook etc. don't have data centres in the UK but many are in Ireland.

Most likely cost. But I'm sure it has factored in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corporation_v._Unite...

Because they love the Double Irish Dutch Sandwich?

Cafes in the Dublin "Silicon Docks" really should sell that at lunchtime. It sounds tastey.

Taxes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangement

Yes please, where can I sign up?

Seriously though, I live in Berkshire, and am looking for decent places to move to. The grass is definitely always greener! :)

I have even begun to look at some roles in SF.

If your so close, this might be a better link for you to look at! :)

https://www.enterprise-ireland.com

Thanks! I will look seriously at this. My next business will definitely not be within the clutches of HM's finest.

Dublin seems to be the only worthwhile location for tech-related business, which is a shame as I prefer cities like Galway and Cork.

Depends...

Galway has always had a small but still decent tech sector.

Cork has always had a good medical tech sector.

Eh, maybe.

I'm from Galway originally, and I've been casually eying up the situation in anticipation of a Brexit disaster. So far I haven't seen anything outside of Dublin that's wowed me, but would love to be proven wrong.

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