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welcome les.
Pity we don't have any good homebrew shops here <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( -->

Thank you all for the rapid welcomes! Coincidentally, I've just got off the phone to Dublin and told them I'll be accepting the new job.

<< As Séan said, we do meet up occasionally, so we'll be sure to be putting you through the craft brewers version of the Spanish Inquisition <!-- s;) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s;) --> >>

Fortunately my wife speaks fluent Spanish (she's from Argentina) so I should be OK there. <!-- s;-) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s;-) -->

<< By bizarre coincidence, I think I actually saw some of your pages related to the Scottish Craft Brewers just last weekend! >>

Small world!

<< And some picture of your wife's first experience of snow? That was you right? >>

Yes! That's me/her.

Cheers, Les

Great to have you with us. As the others said, we'll have many questions for you!

great to see our population of brewers rise

Welcome Les,
Great to have more people on board esp-experinced like yourself.
Doug.

&amp;quot;Les_Howarth&amp;quot;:3jl0rskg wrote: I currently live in Scotland but have recently been offered a job in Dublin so should be moving over in a few months time. [/quote:3jl0rskg]
I've finally firmed up my start date for my new job in Dublin, which will be 2 July. I guess we'll fly over on the Friday or Saturday before so we'll have the weekend to do a bit of exploring.

&amp;quot;Les_Howarth&amp;quot;:3jl0rskg wrote: I'm originally from Liverpool and my mother is from Dublin so this will be like returning to my roots for me.[/quote:3jl0rskg]
I spoke to a woman at the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh the other day and she told me that I was Irish by birthright and I didn't need to do anything to claim it! How easy was that? I always knew I had the right to Irish citizenship but never realised I just had it automatically and no bureacracy was involved. It certainly makes me feel welcome. <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

So, all we need to do now is sell the house, pack, find and buy a new house, move in...and then I can start setting up my new brewery in Ireland. I can't wait! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->