Assuming I get offered a salary that reflects my 8 years of area experience, would I be able to live comfortably with descent accomodation?
Assuming they give you credit for the full 8 years experience you should enter the salary scale at point 8, on roughly €75k inclusive of shift allowance [overtime and bank holiday pay is extra] You could sign up for a call-in scheme for €4k a year plus 2x time for hours worked, in exchange for one call-in duty a month (to a max of 8 duties worked pa). For info, €75k is more than twice the average industrial wage.
Interest rates are running around 5.5% though house prices are dropping rapidly.
Dublin roster is also a 5/3 cycle, core twist is 2 late duties, a day, then either early/night rotation or two early duties. Here's the most regular example:
15:00 - 23:30
14:00 - 23:00
08:30 - 18:00
06:30 - 14:00
23:00 - 07:00 [or 07:00 - 14:00]
There are a lot of variations on that cycle, but the basic structure involves late starts working towards early starts.
30min fatigue breaks are required after a max of 2hrs in position (all radar plus AMC are fatigable though SMC is probably the busiest position of all)