# Emigration

Yesterday

30th January 2023

Bad Bridget: Uncovering the secret lives of Ireland's emigrant women

Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick, authors of the book Bad Bridget, share the story of an Irish emigrant who was sent to prison for seven years for stealing a watch and money.

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Mon 8:00 PM

Last year

2022

# Cost of Living

Poll: Would you consider leaving Ireland due to the high cost of living?

A recent poll found that seven out of 10 young people are considering moving abroad in search of a better quality of life.

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Sep 24th 2022, 12:51 PM

# Out of here

Why we emigrated: Irish healthcare professionals on what pushed them to leave

“I was in a theatre all day with one surgeon and I worked every day with him for a year and he didn’t know my name.”

The problem is not unique to Ireland but there are a lot of push factors in the Irish healthcare system, according to staff

The situation is radically different in other countries, say nurses, doctors and physios who have left Ireland

" I was in a theatre all day with one surgeon and I worked every day with him for a year and he didn’t know my name."

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May 16th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Emigration

44% increase in the number of Irish doctors emigrating to Australia since 2018

Despite travel restrictions in place last year, the number of doctors emigrating to Australia alone increased last year.

Young doctors are leaving Ireland for Australia for a better work-life balance, better training opportunities, and a better working environment.

There were 391 visa applications granted to Irish doctors last year - an increase of 59 visas, despite pandemic travel restrictions in place.

Australia's retention policies for healthcare workers has been praised as something Ireland can learn from.

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Jan 31st 2022, 12:05 AM

All time

# GoodInformation

Open Thread: Tell us about your experience of migration

The Good Information Project wants to hear your experience of migration, living abroad for work or study – or coming to Ireland to build a new life.

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Updated Sep 14th 2021, 10:14 AM

Voices

Opinion: I went to Australia to figure out why so many Irish doctors are moving away

The deterioration of job quality and extreme working hours are a key driver of emigration for Irish doctors.

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Jan 2nd 2020, 9:00 PM

# Joseph Tuohy

Funeral takes place in Dublin of Irish emigrant who died alone in London

The funeral of Joseph Tuohy took place in Dublin this morning.

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Updated Sep 27th 2019, 12:15 PM

# Emigration

New process will make it easier for non-European partners of Irish citizens to work here

Partners of Irish citizens can now apply for permission to reside in the country before they travel to Ireland.

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Aug 19th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Emigration

More people are returning to Ireland than leaving for the first time since 2009

Net outward migration of Irish nationals peaked at 29,600 in 2012.

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Aug 28th 2018, 2:23 PM

Voices

'Living with your parents in your late 20s isn't not going to kill you but it’s uncomfortable, it’s stifling'

‘I want to move forward but I’m being forced to take a step back and move back home because of the current rental market’, writes Brigid O’Dea.

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Aug 10th 2018, 7:00 AM

Voices

Column: 'Some 90 years after my maternal grandparents left Ireland, I am returning'

My sense of humour and rose-tinted glasses are polished and ready, writes Matthew Conway.

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Jun 2nd 2018, 7:30 PM

# History

18th century coffin carrier used in workhouses during Irish famine on display

Some workhouses cut costs by using a coffin with a hinged door so they could lifted from the grave and reused.

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May 19th 2018, 9:15 AM

Voices

Irish emigrant: 'I'm more concerned now about the Great Barrier Reef than the Irish summer'

Emigrants don’t really have much choice – unless we want to spend our life looking back wistfully and wondering about what might have been if we’d stayed, writes Philip Lynch.

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Apr 1st 2018, 7:30 PM

# job fairy

Most Irish university graduates are employed in Dublin and Cork

Concerns have been raised about the lack of graduates finding employment in regional areas.

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Jan 19th 2018, 6:00 AM

# fear

Dozens of Venezuelans 'stranded in Ireland' as Maduro's government fails to issue new passports

Thousands of Venezuelans across the world have been waiting on new passports for over a year.

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Jan 13th 2018, 12:05 AM

# ché mo laoch

From Patricio Lynch to Che Guevara: The story of the Cuban revolutionary's Irish links

We spoke to Epic, the Irish emigration museum about the Irish lineage behind Che Guevara, Rihanna and the US social activist Mother Jones.

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Dec 25th 2017, 12:01 PM

# hangover cure

This Irish woman flew all the way to Vancouver to give her hungover brother a Lucozade

Well if anyone deserves a World’s Best Sister mug…

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Dec 9th 2017, 10:48 AM

# Emigration

Michael D Higgins says Australian democracy has 'distinctive Irish influence'

Over 90,000 Irish-born people live in Australia.

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Oct 10th 2017, 8:39 AM

# RSCI

'A chronic haemorrhage': Just one in five trainee doctors plan to definitely stay in Ireland to work

The RSCI has published a survey about the medical workforce in Ireland.

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Sep 26th 2017, 6:15 AM

Voices

Letter from Down Under: 'Our attorney general argued that people have the right to be bigots'

I call it home but it’s a shame that Australia is still very much a work in progress, writes Irish emigrant Philip Lynch.

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Jul 7th 2017, 6:30 AM

# mayo orphan girls

'It was like landing on the moon': Finding the fate of Irish Famine orphans sent to Australia

A woman researching their fate tells us their story.

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Jun 18th 2017, 6:00 PM

# Emigration

Famine emigration stories: Corkman who made it to US went to war in exchange for land for his family

Between 1845 and 1851 around 1.2 million people left Ireland, a new exhibition looks at some of their stories.

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Jun 4th 2017, 8:15 AM

Voices

An Irish emigrant: 'I knew I wouldn't make it back home in time to say goodbye'

Technology meant I could still chat with my family every day but I was too far away when my brother suddenly got very sick, writes Romy Delaney.

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Jun 3rd 2017, 7:30 PM

# Been so long now

Returning emigrants say car insurance, jobs and finding somewhere to live are the biggest problems

Overwhelmingly, being closer to family is given as the main reason for return.

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May 3rd 2017, 9:54 PM

# verified by visa

'Kiwis first': New Zealand joins Australia in tightening visa rules

Irish people wishing to enter New Zealand under a skilled visa will have to earn $48,859 a year.

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Apr 19th 2017, 1:00 PM

Voices

Emigrating to Australia: 'I’ve learned that home is home'

Moving to Australia at just eleven was daunting but taught me lots about myself, writes Aimee Murphy.

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Apr 2nd 2017, 3:00 PM

# cailíní secret

'You are not alone': Irish women in London have been anonymously sharing their secrets

2,000 blank postcards were sent to Irish women across London to take part in the project.

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Jan 25th 2017, 3:30 PM

# Kings of Kilburn

Play remembers the "forgotten generation" of Irish men who emigrated to London

We speak to an actor in the play about its importance.

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Nov 5th 2016, 7:00 PM

# No Irish Here

'We only hire Australians' - The experience of Irish people in Australia

Have you had a similar experience?

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Oct 5th 2016, 6:10 AM

# smalltown

Pat Shortt's new drama explores how families deal with emigration and cancer

Shortt said he thinks Smalltown will create the ‘water-cooler chat’ that TV series such as Love/Hate and Charlie have in the past.

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Aug 31st 2016, 8:30 PM

Voices

Irish in Britain being 'lovebombed' into staying in EU - but why?

Irish government is sending in the troops to support the anti-Brexit side, writes historian Bryce Evans, without giving Irish emigrants anything back.

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Jun 5th 2016, 8:15 AM