Advice

Glasgow isnt that bad

 

mate, i moved abroad when i was 22 for a few years and it is tough going, id no family or friends where i was going but had a few contacts and qualifications for work which helped me big time.
i can understand how you feel but seriously you should wait till your a bit older, maybe try moving into your own place with friends or try college in another city first and see how that goes, get some qualifications and experience of being independent and living on your own etc. If you still feel the same way in 3/4 years time (i know that sounds ages away but it isnt really) then go for it.
i can tell you here in Ireland things are very tough at the moment, there isnt a job to be got and the cost of living has more or less remained the same as before the recession.
im not trying to put you off the move or anything, Ireland can be a great country but i just think you might need to take small steps before you can run.

 

I moved to Derry when I was 16, with 60 quid in my pocket and one suitcase, no where to live, and no job, by that night I was living in a shared house, and the next day got myself a job, a week later I had a better job and a flat, and a month later I had 2 great jobs and a lovely flat. Ended up living there for a year or so, loved it.

 

I have had an offer of a shared house at 90 euros per week, or 120 per week if i want the woman to cater me, she apparently takes in students all the time she has a husband and 3 weans and alot of spare room apparently, its only the getting a job part thats going to be really hard...and you know...making friends haha! thanks for all the advice and i understand the waiting till im older and the try moving somewhere alone here first, but it's just i have always wanted to move there and as of a few months ago i actually thought seriously about it.

 

^^^^ you've got aw your life tae go.would you no be better savin like * then goin for it.so then at least if you don't get a job straight away you ain't rooked.a moved out ma maws when a was 17 and wish a never did.just think of paying rent,gas,electricity,council tax etc.you pay most of your cash out the minute you get it.

 

I'm not in Scotland mate so unsure myself in the law there, to be married at that age in England you need parental consent.. parents hold all rights of a child until they are 18. They have to give written permission for to allow the marriage

My point isn't the fact of him wanting to just move to Ireland to study etc, it more my concerns over his reasons for wanting to go.

 

you can get married at 16 in Scotland. I'm 17 as well but i've never contemplated moving away. Whilst i don't have much in the way of life experience i would advise you to stick it out. Although in fairness i really don't know what your situation is and that remains private. Find someone who you trust and ask what they feel on the subject

 

That is the thing mate. You don't realise how cushy you are with your Mum and Dad because they pay all the bills. But once you move into your place
then it is a huge shock to start paying all these bills yourself out of your own pay packet. And depending on how good your job is, you could be rooked at the end of the day. And then you have to work all the hours that * sends, and you have to look out for yourself. No Dad and brothers to defend you or stick up for you. The first time I did it it was a total shock to my system, and I was ever so glad to get back to my own Mum and Dad's house again.

You need money and a good plan to make it work. or better still find yourself a burd that is loaded to move in with

 

a cougar...

 

Go for it, apply for some colleges and make sure you can get some sort of funding to pay for your course. Do your research before you head off, talk to young people who have done something similar. Don't give up on your dream.

 

aye ill get a few of my cousins to put yeh up mate

hope you dont mind ballymurphy

 

its not unusual to be falling out with your parents at seventeen,in fact im
sure many on here will say its normal,so dont do anything rash,talk to them
or some other family member and if you still want to go then go with their
blessing.
at seventeen it seems the world is against you,as a lot of us will testify.
give it at least till you are old enough to work in a bar as it could be useful.