Just try to get into plastering ,plenty will see you as cheap labour if you go the labouring route, keep in touch, I am london based myself and there are a few more london based here, originally from laois myself, get yourself a little runaround van, a few hundred cards with your details and number on it, watch out for the knockers , a few fly by night contractors here too.. best of luckliving in the south - waterford /tipp area. hopefully will get some contacts when im labouring. been plastering for nearly 20 years now. been self-employed for bout the last 10 years almost. ive the safepass and i have the national ins num and utr. anything else that would help me along?