Couple moving to Dublin in September – looking for a place
Hi everyone,
My girlfriend and I (both 22) are moving from Portugal to Dublin on September 15th and we’re currently looking for somewhere to live.
We’re open to pretty much anything that makes sense for two people — a room in a shared house is completely fine, but we’d also consider a studio or small apartment.
We know the housing situation is crazy at the moment, and finding somewhere from Portugal has been particularly difficult. Most places we’ve contacted ask for an Irish job, payslips and references, which we obviously don’t have yet as we’re only moving over in September.
We have savings to support ourselves while we get settled and will be looking for work immediately after arriving.
If anyone knows of a room becoming available, a couple-friendly house share, a landlord who might be open to people just moving over, or even has any advice on how best to approach the search, we’d really appreciate it.
We’re not looking for anything fancy — just somewhere we can settle down and start our life in Dublin.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Posted Aug 27, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC