Moving house in Ireland means juggling boxes, admin and a list of people to book, often all in the same few weeks. A bit of planning turns it from a scramble into a series of smaller, manageable jobs. Here is a straightforward timeline for moving house in Ireland, and who can help at each stage.
4 to 6 weeks before
This is the stage for sorting through what you actually want to bring with you.
- Declutter room by room and decide what to sell, donate or bin.
- Get a couple of quotes for the move itself, whether that is a full removals job or a man with a van for something smaller.
- If you are renting, arrange an end-of-tenancy clean so you have the best chance of getting your deposit back.
For the move itself, look under Moving & Delivery on Service Connect, which covers man with a van jobs, removals and one-off collections. An end-of-tenancy clean sits under Cleaning & Decluttering. Post the details once and providers who cover your area can send you a price. It is worth asking for the price in writing and checking they carry insurance, especially for a bigger move.
2 weeks before
Once a date is more or less locked in, start working through the admin.
- Arrange post redirection, for example through An Post, so nothing important goes missing between addresses.
- Let your bank, your employer and Revenue know your new address, along with anywhere else that sends you post or bills.
- Book your broadband and utility switch-over or transfer for the new place, ideally so it is live before moving day.
1 week before
Time to actually start filling boxes.
- Pack room by room rather than jumping between rooms, it makes unpacking far easier.
- Label every box with the room it belongs in and roughly what is inside.
- Pack an essentials box separately: kettle, chargers, medication, toiletries and a change of clothes, so you are not digging through everything on the first night.
Moving day
- Take photos of the meter readings, electricity, gas and water if metered, at both the old and new address.
- Do a final walk-through of the old place before handing back the keys.
- Have keys, fobs and any parking permits for the new place ready before the van arrives.
After you have moved in
The move itself is only half the job. Most people end up booking a few more jobs in the first weeks:
- A handyman for flat-pack furniture, putting up shelves and any small repairs the new place needs.
- A cleaner for a proper clean before or after unpacking, especially if the previous place was not left spotless.
- A gardener if the garden needs a tidy-up before it gets away from you.
- An electrician for fitting light fixtures, sockets or anything else that needs a qualified pair of hands.
On Service Connect, that is Handymen for flat-pack and shelves, Cleaning & Decluttering for the clean, Home & Garden for the tidy-up, and Electricians for new fittings. You can post each of these as its own job and compare quotes.
How posting a job and paying works
Posting a job on Service Connect is free. You describe what you need, choose to get quotes or set a budget, and say whether it is flexible, needed this week or for a set date. Providers who cover your area send offers in chat, and you can accept, counter or decline, with the full total shown before you confirm anything.
Your card is only charged once you accept a provider's offer, and the payment is held until the job is marked done. To give you an idea of cost, the buyer protection fee works out at €3.90 on a €60 job, and it is always shown in full before you pay anything.
Because you are letting someone into your home, it helps that providers verify their identity through Stripe before they can take on jobs, and that reviews only come from people who actually completed a booking. You can read a provider's profile and past reviews in the app before you agree anything.
Whether you need someone to shift boxes across town, a man with a van for a single sofa, or an electrician to sort the new kitchen, Service Connect lets you post the job once and compare who is free. Get the app to start, see how buyer protection works, or browse the full list of categories before you post your first job.