costs & funding

Business and STEM master's sit at the upper end of that range. The one-year taught master's matters here for the same reason it does in the UK: the total cost of the qualification is roughly half what a two-year equivalent costs elsewhere, and you start earning a year sooner.

Other Irish cities — Cork, Galway, Limerick — run meaningfully below Dublin, and the accommodation situation is easier in all of them. If your programme exists outside Dublin, that choice is worth more than any tuition discount you are likely to find.

Private medical insurance is required for the visa and again at registration — it is not optional and not covered by anything else. Budget a few hundred euro a year, and have the policy in hand before you apply.

Ireland asks for tuition paid plus living funds, and the living figure is lower than most English-speaking destinations.

That upfront payment is a real difference from New Zealand, where Approval in Principle lets you pay after the decision. In Ireland your tuition is generally committed before anyone assesses your visa — so treat provider choice and the refund policy as things to check carefully, not paperwork to skim.

Illustrative only — check the live rate before converting or budgeting.

Useful for living costs, not for tuition — and note that your Stamp 2 work rights are far more limited than the full-time, any-field rights you get on Stamp 1G after graduating. The good part of Ireland's work offer comes later.