Hi there, I’m new here, don’t even now what is this work.
I’m looking for new friends. I’m from Spain, leaving in Ireland for a couple of years. . it would be nice to have a chat with you.
Thanks
Hi I’m Nia, another 40-something Irish lady who has moved back to Ireland after some decades abroad and now find myself wondering “yikes, how on earth do we make new friends at our age!?”. I live in the south-side of Dublin, and work in the creative industries.
My spouse and our daughter have both settled into their new Dublin life really well, I’m just lagging behind a little bit because I work from home a lot. So I’d love to push myself to be more sociable, I’m not a drinker but love getting out for a cuppa, or a pastry!
I love pop music, vegetarian food, reading trashy novels, comedy, video games, all that good stuff! I would consider myself a loyal and supportive friend, I’m still close with my old college pals from back in the day. All new friends welcome, best wishes
-Nia x
AnonymousInactive
Hello, BFFs! I am counting the days until we can fix up our house in California and sell it, then move to Ennis. The current plan is April 2025. Tick tock tick tock.
I grew up in South Africa, lived in Dublin for a few years in the 1980s, and have spent the last several years in California. Now our kids are grown and it’s time for Pat and me to go exploring on our own, and what better spot than Co. Clare, amirite?
There are a lot of people reaching out here on BFF. I’m curious how well that’s working. I’m fairly introverted so it’s always been hard for me to “just make friends”, and I find it super awkward to reach out to a stranger and say “hey I’ll be your friend” because you never know what you’re getting into. 😬 When we were young, our school classmates provided a good pool of potential friends. At work, we’re exposed to people who might turn into friends. (Unless you worked where I used to work 🙄) And when you’re in a new place and don’t know anyone, it’s really, really hard.
But research shows that one way to start friendships is to keep showing up.
One of the first things I’m going to do when we hit the ground in Ireland is sign up to volunteer… somewhere. I’ve found a few volunteer orgs but I’d love to get some suggestions. Who knows, I might even be able to connect with one of them <i>before</i> we get to Ireland.
What volunteer orgs do YOU recommend?
Hey there are people here
There are loads of good people out there. Sadly I think a lot have the same trust issues. Usually caused by one or two bad eggs
Hi Clare, I can totally relate. Where are those genuine good folks that are kind caring and funny… I’ve been searching since thr age of 5…
Hi everyone, My name is Wisam. Originally I am from Syria, but spent a decade in Qatar and Dubai working before moving to Ireland 4 years ago. I am in my early 30s and it seems a bit hard to make friends these days, so I was like why not trying it here?!
I believe every good friendship starts with a simple “hello”, so here’s mine! 👋
Feel free to ping me for a walk, a drink, or even just a chat.
Looking forward to make new friends ^_^
Ça vraiment c’est mieux si tu veux dire laquelle c’est les amis qu’elle continue de valeurs à leur propre fidélité à notre relation avec une vision globale du marché et la fenêtre au voir propre ce qu’il réflexion sur la vie quotidienne.
AnonymousInactive
Ripley. It’s amazing. Starring Irish actor Andrew Scott.
I loved the neo-noir aesthetic. But the understated actor was what makes this series soooo good. And who knew Dakota Fanning! I mean she’s never really had a role she could dig into to this extent. Quite excellent.
Hi I’m Ellie ,
Living in Louth after many years living abroad. I’m a nurse , finding it a bit hard to settle after living away for so long but hopefully this is a way to meet new people and maybe some lovely new friends too. I’m in Louth but am happy to meet up for coffee ( I love coffee) dinner, drinks and chats x
Looking to make new friends in Louth and surrounding areas
Hi I’m Tracey and have recently moved from carlow to wicklow and struggling to settle and make friends, I’m 46 single and have no children
Hello All,
I just moved to Tullamore and looking for friends or to connect with people. I am 30, Male and an Engineer. Friendly and easy going.
AnonymousInactive
Hi I’m Fiona living in Roacommon. 45 with 3 kids, love being social would love to meet new people for friendship.
AnonymousInactive
Any good ones at the mo ?
The poor and vulnerable people in our communities really need help and support from us all, They need a place to call their home, food, medical care, clothing, education etc
AnonymousInactive
I’m planning on moving to Co. Clare in a couple of months. I’ve heard that it’s hard to find a place to rent with cats. Is this true?
I just joined and having issues with this site… Could someone, please, explain me how to pin my interests in my profile? Thanks!!!
Hi,
This is Mark(27)
I am from India. It has been an year for me in ireland. I recently moved from Galway to Dublin for my accounting job.
I am looking forward to making some friends here. Thank you.
AnonymousInactive
Hi! New here, looking for new friends to meet up, do things of similar interests around Dublin, Meath, Louth, Kildare or close by those areas.
Hi Clare, ryeker here. i am not good at this stuff but would to give it a try. hows things
Hi everyone, please give me a shout if you are from Galway, or love Galway, or just like people from Galway. My favourite thing about Galway is Salthill on a sunny day.
Hey all
Im looking for friends maybe even connections to hang out with do things im not sure this site is still active but if anyone in Dublin see’s this i would love to chat have coffee go out set something up message me.
My name’s Clare I live in the USA and I have no friends I find it hard to trust people because it seems wat I think a friendship is others don’t agree but I’m hoping here I might find decent honest caring funny people I can call my friends
Hi I’m Clare wats your name
It’s a small world, imagine moving to a new country and you already have a friend that you can look upto.
Life is easy and we can make it interesting and fun. 😊
AnonymousInactive
Yes but its really difficult for me please someone become my Bff
AnonymousInactive
Well six months on I found this site too and thought it would help me to find a few friends for the odd coffee or meal and a bit of conversation, but from the looks of things it's a bit of a wasteland might hang around for a little while and see if anything happens.
I too would love to meet new friends. It seems to get harder and harder as I get older & there are less places to meet where you can make a real connection
Grew up in a farm environment but I like dogs and cats more.
Have a shelter at my family home but don't have one in Ireland.
Hey Colin,
Drop a line if you'd like to talk. It's not always easy to hot the right notes with the right people.
Been to Limerick only once but you can give me a tour in the future.
Hey everyone,
What's the craic?
I am Agni and I moved to Ireland almost 2 years ago. I enjoy travelling, hiking, meeting new people and getting to know more about new cultures. I haven't had the opportunity to explore enough of Ireland due to living a busy life in a remote part of this country.
If anyone feels like having a chat or meetup over tea, coffee or a drink, drop a message.
Hope to meet some interesting people to share more with.
Don't know how to go about these things as meeting people directly and talking works less in the small country that I've lived in. Been almost 2 years since I've relocated to this country but I do enjoy meeting new people and getting to know them while sharing hobbies.
Feel free to drop a line and we can talk more.
AnonymousInactive
Hi I live in tipp and originally from limerick, I have lived here for almost 10 years and still find it difficult to make friend in my mid 30
Iv tried and just don’t seem to work. I like to think I’m funny and outgoing but recently I noticed when I needed someone to talk to i had know where to turn.
Hi everyone,
I just found BFF. I`m so happy about this.
I`m Jessica, nice to meet you guys.
I`m Brazilian, I arrived in Ireland 11 months ago. I would like to make a friends.
Me and my husband Danillo, we so friendly. We stayed here to learn English, so I’m sorry if I got the words wrong.
We have a instagram that we share our life and travels. @documentandoomundo
If someone lives in Cork, we can spend time together.
Thanks a million.
AnonymousInactive
I've never tried it, it's my first experience, so I can't say anything about it yet.
It can be so hard to make friends here!
I have lived in Ireland all my life, 25 now and even i struggle to make friends here.
Good luck and I hope you make some friends here
AnonymousInactive
I'm Irish, I lived abroad for many years. I think because I didn't see the people I went to school with we all grew apart as time went by. I'm single and many people I know are in relationships or living in other places. I find it's harder to make friends as you get older generally unless you make new friends through work and that's not always easy. I think it's difficult to make friends because many people are very busy or have settled on their friends already.
So I think we have to make the effort with the small talk and see where it leads…
Really hoping to get to know some interesting new people on this site and make some new friends.