What more can I say you guyz have really done justice to my questioneven up to the unasked. Thanks and I am with this forum.

@Biwildered I am not an EU/EEA. I am in the category of international students. If I will be allowed to do extra work then it will be ok to pay rent and other bills. @LilMsss, thanks for the info. opportunity stated clearly €18,000, the chances that I will get the scholarship is very high. Does it mean that Germany is better than Ireland? should I reject the offer if given the opportunity?

Thank you for the info, this helped alot.

I applied for a PhD opportunity worth €18,000 per annum, I have a wife and two kids, presently concluding my masters in Germany. I do not know if the scholarship amount will be enough for me and my family. Here in my masters programme I earn extra 300 from my sponsor for my two kids and 300 for my wife. Also my scholarship pays for my apartment making it €2100 per month. I do not know how it is done in Ireland. can someone answer this?