# Emigration

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The economy may be on the up, but one in six people born here still live abroad

The ‘brain exchange’ of both highly-educated emigrants and immigrants remains a significant threat to an Irish recovery according to a new report.

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Sep 18th 2015, 2:00 AM

# close the borders

'We're sleepwalking into a nightmare': People are loving this man's anti-emigration rant

“You can’t walk down a street in Jamaica or Hong Kong or India without hearing someone speaking English”.

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Sep 8th 2015, 7:52 PM

# green green grass of home

Four charts that show how Irish students are feeling much more confident about Ireland

It’s all change from four years ago.

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Aug 15th 2015, 7:30 AM

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Like many other graduates, I left Ireland knowing I wanted to come back

Some days I ache for Dublin. I long for its old haunts, restaurants, pubs, faces, places.

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Aug 3rd 2015, 8:00 AM

# on a jetplane

Emigration quiz: Where does your heart reside, Ireland or abroad?

Have you gone native or are you coming home?

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Aug 2nd 2015, 9:30 PM

Voices

After too many tearful airport goodbyes, I couldn't be happier to be home from Australia

There’s a feeling that Dublin, at least, is alive and thriving again.

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Jul 27th 2015, 8:00 AM

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From Boston to Blanchardstown, how we speak is a part of our identity. Let's be proud of it.

The world-renowned Boston accent is in decline. Similarly, people from sections of cities or rural Ireland often moderate the way they speak. But why?

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Jul 11th 2015, 7:30 PM

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Emigration and Ireland: The evolution of how we say goodbye

The folklore of the emigrant – from Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore to The Fairytale of New York.

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Jun 28th 2015, 1:30 PM

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When I left Ireland, I thought I wouldn’t be gone long. But emigration sneaks up on you.

After spending the best part of a decade in Australia, I decided to give Ireland another go. I soon realised I hardly knew anyone. My social cohort had simply disappeared.

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Jun 22nd 2015, 1:30 PM

# open arms

Poll: Is the government doing enough to bring emigrants home?

The Taoiseach is confident.

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May 29th 2015, 10:22 AM

# come home

Irish emigrants in Australia feel Irish Government not encouraging them home

Many emigrants feel they have to wait longer than they want before a return is realistic.

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May 29th 2015, 9:15 AM

# The Return

Referendum Day: 4 stories of people who came #HomeToVote

This was their journey.

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May 22nd 2015, 6:01 PM

# oh hai alf

Irish people still LOVE Australia

Well, it is the birthplace of Home and Away.

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May 8th 2015, 9:57 AM

# Fáilte

Ireland isn't as welcoming as it used to be

But we’re less worried about the impact immigration could have on education and health services.

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Apr 30th 2015, 10:15 AM

# big spenders

Just how many Irish people can really be classed as filthy rich?

5% of the tax-paying population are on salaries of €100,000 or greater…

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Apr 24th 2015, 9:41 AM

# Emigration

Gone in 12 minutes: Canadian visas for new Irish emigrants were snapped up tonight

The online application portal opened at 7pm and shut minutes later.

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Apr 14th 2015, 9:24 PM

Voices

Why is the government trying to push emigrants even further away?

The opinions of thousands of young, educated Irish emigrants are not worth considering – or so the government seems to think.

Apr 8th 2015, 8:00 AM

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An Irishman in America: The mixed emotions of making a new home

The moments of regret have been few and far between since my move to the States, but I still think about what it means to be ‘Irish’ in a new land.

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Apr 4th 2015, 7:00 PM

# flight of the doctors

90% of Irish medical students considering emigration after they qualify

In a study by NUI Galway, a third of students also said they had a poor understanding of how the Irish health system works.

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Mar 12th 2015, 11:09 AM

# goodbye ireland

'If things are so successful, why are people still leaving the country?'

Richard Bruton has come under fire as he claims “substantial progress” on jobs.

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Mar 10th 2015, 4:25 PM

# Mind How You Go

Here's a little help for anyone thinking of emigrating (and for anyone who already has)

A new website has been launched to offer advice to emigrants, tapping into the wisdom of 500 who already have.

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Mar 6th 2015, 6:08 AM

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Not all emigrants are yearning for the green grass of home

There are things all emigrants miss about Ireland, but some of us are much happier abroad. I know I am.

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Feb 27th 2015, 1:00 PM

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Column: An anatomy of one family’s emigration

A generation on, we’re still scattered across the US, England and Australia.

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Feb 7th 2015, 7:30 PM

# bring them home

The Government has a big secret plan to lure Irish emigrants home

Any incentives are expected to target middle-income earners

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Feb 6th 2015, 12:15 PM

# tell us more

This is what 2015 will look like for jobs and pay cheques*

*According to the Central Bank’s latest update, that is.

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Feb 3rd 2015, 11:02 AM

# Ozesome

Over 400 Irish people will become Australian citizens today

On Australia Day and all.

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Jan 26th 2015, 8:39 AM

# home away from home

Irish people love New Zealand... almost 20,000 have moved there

A further 5,000 people are expected to leave for New Zealand this year.

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Jan 22nd 2015, 10:04 AM

# Surfers Paradise

"Remarkably stupid" Irishman gets stuck in air vent sneaking into Australian nightclub

Hugh McMahon had reportedly been thrown out twice already.

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Jan 20th 2015, 7:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: Young, debarred and politically exiled – Ireland's emigrants have no voice

Ireland remains amongst a small minority of democracies that fails to provide systems for citizens to vote while abroad – recently emigrated or otherwise.

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Jan 8th 2015, 8:00 AM

# come back soon

Photos: Sad scenes at Dublin Airport as Irish emigrants say goodbye

Get the tissues out.

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Jan 3rd 2015, 8:45 PM

# Home and Away

GAA players from a club 'decimated by emigration' are back for a charity game this Christmas

Tuam Stars players have travelled home to remember a deceased clubmate.

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Dec 24th 2014, 4:37 PM

# Brain Drain

Number of Irish graduates going abroad to get work more than doubles

That’s since the beginning of the recession.

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Dec 22nd 2014, 9:35 AM

# permanent move

"It's like a grieving process": Parents prepare to leave Ireland and follow their children to Australia

Janet and Eugene Bennis miss their children and grandchildren so much, they’ve decided to move to the other side of the world.

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Dec 21st 2014, 6:22 PM

# i'm coming home

Family surprise daughter with lovely Christmas homecoming at Dublin Airport

Carmel O’Connor from Limerick has spent Christmas in Oz for the past four years.

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Dec 17th 2014, 9:37 AM

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Vlog: I've finally started playing GAA – as an emigrant in Spain

When I decided to emigrate to Spain for a more stable work life teaching English, I wondered how long would it take me to settle – GAA has made all the difference.

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Nov 30th 2014, 12:00 PM