This is all very interesting , thank you to all who have replied.
Why are we coming to Spain, too many reasons really to write down in a forum, we have been talking about it for too long (as in 13 years) so are now doing something about it, also, my mom lives on one of the plots looking over El Romeral, in a large house with separate apartment, so accommodation is not going to be a problem, I've never settled in Ireland, too cold and wet, fortunately one of the reasons is not to earn money.
JoJo, you mention the school in Cappellenia, is that in the El Romeral zone? what are the schools like in Churriana; and what is the name of the Catholic school in El Romeral? Our biggest worry really is the schooling, our first daughter is very soft, lacks confidence and has dyslexia, the other is the complete opposite, they are settled here in the village we live in, they have never lived anywhere else though and we would have the same worries if we were moving to another village in Ireland. Our eldest had a dreadful year with her teacher telling her she was stupid and lazy, thankfully she is no longer teaching, but the damage has been done.
I am an acupuncturist, herbalist and massage therapist, currently most of my clients are either drug addicts; I have a contract with a community group in Dublin, or people recovering from a stroke, ideally I would like to stay in the same line of work, but things don't always work out as intended and I imagine I would have to travel to either Marbella area or Malaga, any ideas?
Once again thanks to all those who have replied, this forum really has a lot of information,