Ireland - Week Two - January 26-February 1, 2025
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Day Seven - January 26, 2025
We continued to acclimate to the post-storm weather.
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Day Eight - January 27, 2025
Before we left for Ireland, we decided to bring my old Pixel 5A phone with us, with the plan to activate it with an Irish plan and phone number. This should be helpful when we need to communicate with the immigration solicitor or anyone other business-type contacts.
I took the phone into the Tesco in Dundalk, and signed up for a 10 euro per month plan that seemed to fit our needs. It took less than 10 minutes at the Tesco Mobile desk to complete everything, and I left happily with a working Irish phone.
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Day Nine - January 28, 2025
I was finally able to get out for a short walk around the neighborhood. I went down to the path along the River Fane and took it the path’s ending at the Dublin Road (R132), then went thru the gate onto the grassy side of the roadway. Overall it was about a mile, with pleasant (but cold) weather and bright sunshine.
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Day Ten - January 29, 2025
I spent some time trying to schedule an in person meeting in Dublin with the immigration solicitor, and made some progress. I’m hoping to lock something down tomorrow, with next Tuesday being our first choice and the Monday before as second choice. Their offices are in Dublin overlooking the Liffey, and we’ll have some time to visit our favorite Dublin restaurant after the meeting, and perhaps do some big-city-only shopping.