8 Side Hustles to Make Extra Money Online in Ireland

If you’re looking to boost your income in Ireland without looking around for another job, there are plenty of options you can look to. You don’t even have to leave the house - all of these side hustles are online. With a decent internet connection and a point in the right direction, you can earn a nice extra bit of cash for yourself!

Online Tutoring - €20-80 per hour

There’s pretty high demand for tutoring in specific subjects, particularly for students studying for their Leaving Cert. If you got strong exam results back in the day, you can both help people complete their certifications and earn while you do it.

Get a camera and microphone setup and head over to sites like First Tutor or Superprof. They allow you to have fully-remote meetings through Zoom, and you’ll be able to organize your calendar in a way that suits your existing schedule.

Of course, you may have to create lesson plans ahead of time, which is a part of the side hustle that’s technically unpaid. Still, if you’re good with people and don’t mind getting to grips with your students’ myriad issues, tutoring can be a really rewarding side hustle.

Freelance Translation - €20-40 per hour

How are your language skills? Do you speak both Irish and English? Whatever your specific language of choice, you can earn extra cash by translating documents on a freelance basis.

TranslatorsCafe and ProZ both have Irish options for translation, and you can find plenty of other options on gig sites like Upwork. Because of the rarity of translation skill and language fluency, you can sometimes go above this €20-40 per hour mark, too. It’s also a really fulfilling one—you might be a key part in a business’ European expansion or a product’s entry into the Irish market.

Freelance Writing - €50-300 per article

Depending on the topic, freelance writing can be a decent source of income. It’s a side hustle I’ve gone into in my time, and one that really scratches the creative itch.

Find a topic you’re passionate about. Whether you’re a deep diver into mythology or absolute whiz in the kitchen, there’ll be publications willing to pay for your insight. My advice is to pitch your favourites directly, but if you’re struggling for a place to start, Upwork, Fiverr, and sites like them can be facilitators. 

Unfortunately, you’ll need a bit of a portfolio to get somewhere in freelance writing. Often, this means writing for free on your own blog first, just to prove you can weave a narrative. Head to somewhere like Medium or Blogger to just get some words on a page. 

Stock Photography - €0.10-5 per download

Dwelling in Ireland has a lot of perks. One of them has got to be the gorgeous scenery to be found all over the place, from the old town of Limerick to the uncountable number of beautiful landscapes across the country.

If you have a good camera and an eye for an image, this could be the perfect option for you. It’ll take a while for your stock photography income to build up, but it’s a passive, creative side hustle that can work in the long term.

Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, or Alamy are all options for you to upload photos for commercial use - just make sure you tag them descriptively so they’re more likely to be used!

Earning Online with Freecash - €5-20 per hour

If you’re looking for something nice and easy, it doesn’t get much simpler than making money for playing games and testing products with Freecash. You can do this from anywhere in the world, you’ll get a €5 bonus for signing up, and it’s easy to get started:

1. Go to Freecash.com

2. Create an account with email, Google, or Facebook

3. Pick a game you like the look of

4. Scan the QR code to download it

5. Play and earn—it’s as simple as that!

Yesterday, the average Freecash user earned 26,45. Reckon you can top that? 

Virtual Assistant - €15-30 per hour

Are you good at calendar organisation and answering emails? Well, being a virtual assistant could be a perfect side hustle for you.

It’s all remote, so you can work with anyone from anywhere (provided you don’t mind time zone differences), it’s almost always in demand, and the work you do isn’t particularly challenging much of the time.

Of course, this can lead to the work becoming a tad boring, but if you’re particularly organised and can work quickly, being a virtual assistant can be a pretty efficient way to make money. Freelancer, Upwork, and PeoplePerHour are good places to start looking for this kind of work, and make sure you build up your references as you go!

Content Creation - €0-1000+ per video

It’s hard to get into content creation on YouTube or TikTok, but if you have a particular subject interest and don’t mind learning tools like Davinci Resolve or Adobe Premiere, it could be a good option.

Whether you’re focused on creating educational content on Irish history or delving into the nightlife of Dublin, you can use your creativity and knowledge to earn money online from wherever you are.

Of course, don’t expect to rake in the cash from the start. It’s a huge challenge to build an audience, and you’ll realistically need to really love content creation to make a success of it. If you can find your niche, the potential earnings are significant. 

Remote Customer Support - €12-15 per hour

Irish companies are always looking for friendly voices to help them support their customers. This kind of work aligns with your time zone, takes advantage of your local knowledge, and is often quite stable due to the demand.

You’ll need to be available at fixed hours or shifts, but it can be a nice way to switch your brain off and work remotely. Maybe you’ll be able to spend some time earning your first €50 on Freecash, while you’re at it!

Head over to IrishJobs.ie, Jobbio, or Indeed for this kind of work—just make sure you’re specifying “remote” work and you’ll be golden!