Saturday 21 December 2013

Meet some of the Gothenburg Irish

Meet some of the Irish in Gothenburg - click on the links for more info:

GIG In the Press

Marie Grundström Profile

Marie Grundström
Hej! I am originally Swedish and have spent ten years living in Dubin. There i met my "Sambo" Phil and we moved back to Gothenburg where I got a
position as a phd student (doktorand) at the Univesity. My research involves measuring air quality and its likely health effects in Gothenburg and suggesting how it can be improved. I support the dubs and like dance music. Btw doing a phd in Sweden is fabelous. It is well paid and lasts for five years so one has plenty of time to do reseach properly and get papers published. There is usually a chance to do teaching as well. Get on to me if you want to know more. My slogan is, Heja Irland :)
Mail: shallowstream @ hotmail.com

Billy Finn Profile

Billy Finn
How are the lads, I came to Gothenburg town in 1999 seeking adventure and got a job at volvo. Between getting to know this new city I my lovely wife Courtney and we both got working at a childcare centre called ABC. ABC is an english language daycare for a mix of Swedish and expat kids from age 1 to 7. In my spare time I run Gothenburg GAA club and am also director of the European Hurling league. I am currently Scandanavian puc fada champion, how about that. My slogan is, C'mon Limerick :) Give me a shout if ya think I can give you any tips about moving to or settlin in to Gothenburg.
Mail: billy.finn @ gmail.com

Malachy Keena Profile

Malachy Keena
Allright there a chairde, I am from Dublin town and moved over here with my sambo Hanna and our daughter last year. Just like Andy the facilities for childcare were the main factor. We found it hard to find somewhere to live in Gothenburg so we ended up moving to a town outside of the city called Alingsås. It is quiet but the nature is amazing and there is easy access to everything. A safe place to bring up kids to be sure. I am a book binder by trade and I got a start at a big printing works here a few months ago. The language is coming along nicely, its not really that different from english. In my spare time I play GAA and have gone from playing Dublin senior club A1 divsion with Parnells to European shield with Gothenburg. Sthill its good craic to meet the lads once a week. Give me a shout if you want to hear more. My slogan is, up the Dubs :)
Mail: mjkeena77 @ gmail.com

Andy Hardiman Profile

Andy Hardiman I came here in 2001 as a love refugee. That means I am part of the 99%. 99% of Irish people end up in Sweden as they meet their partners in Ireland or in Australia or the like. So that happened to me in my native city of Galway, and then because of the fantastic natal and childcare facilities in Sweden there really wasn't any choice about where to move. Now Isabella and Seamus are aged 13 and 9 and we live a nice "Svensson" life in a wooden house in Lindome. I work as a tree surgeon and set up my own business soon after coming here and work within a 50KM radius of Gothenburg. It is a bit seasonal but well sometimes
it is hard when one comes here not knowing the language to find something.
Now I know the language so well I guess things have worked out. My slogan
is, Up Galway City

Phil Wong Profile

Phil Wong
Howayis, I'm Maria's sambo and I landed in this city two years ago without a word of Swedish. I got work as a cook in a thai restaurant. So if there are any new arrivals in the city looking to get into the catering trade over here i may be able to give some pointers...The social relations here are different to home so that takes some getting used to. The infrastructure is fantastic though so I guess you can't have it all. In my spare time I am a techno dj and was resident in Switch in Dublin for a number of years. My slogan is, YNWA :) mail: talktophilwong @ hotmail.com