Thanks for your replies people. Much appreciated..
Yeah just graduated out of uni wit degree in mechanical engineering and have about a years experience working now as a engineer and a ppl, hoping the bank look favourably. so im hoping that, that will be good enough for them. Security,,, well gonna have to ask the parents....
Contingincy plan prob to just gain employment back in the engineering industry and by the looks of things that doesnt look a prob, in ireland anyhow.
many thanks