# Emigration

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Constitutional Convention will recommend votes for Irish abroad

The convention will recommend to the Government that they should consider a referendum on extending voting rights in Presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the state.

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Sep 29th 2013, 2:44 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Irish citizens living abroad have a vote in Irish elections?

The Convention on the Constitution is to debate the proposal today before submitting a report to the Government.

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Sep 28th 2013, 10:01 AM

# ccven

Convention on the Constitution to debate voting rights for Irish living abroad

The sixth meeting of the constitutional convention will feature members of the Irish communities in Australian, Germany, France, USA and Canada by way of video link.

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Sep 28th 2013, 7:45 AM

# Emigration

Minister: Of course I'm worried about the emigration 'brain drain'

Richard Bruton was responding to a new study about Irish people emigration that has been published today.

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Sep 27th 2013, 1:45 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Happy Friday all. Here’s nine things to know this morning…

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Sep 27th 2013, 8:35 AM

# generation emigration

Big study finds 1 in 4 rural households have had someone emigrate

New research into Irish emigration has found clear evidence of a ‘brain drain’ with highly educated people choosing to move abroad to find work.

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Sep 27th 2013, 6:30 AM

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Column: The truths and costs of moving to London

Many young Irish people who have exhausted their job search at home are choosing to pop across the water to London – if you’re one of them, here are some much-needed tips, writes Jenny Conlon.

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Sep 26th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Welfare

"There is nothing decided on welfare cap" - Joan Burton

Reports today say that cuts to Social Protection will amount to a welfare cap, but the Minister for Social Protection says nothing has been decided.

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Sep 15th 2013, 12:28 PM

# out forr'n

The 14 hardest little things about leaving Ireland

No matter how you go, it’s not easy. Here’s the worst of it.

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Sep 8th 2013, 8:15 PM

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Column: Australian politics is at a crossroads – a fact belied by a lacklustre election campaign

Thousands of young Irish men and women in Australia on working visas are becoming caught up in an ugly xenophobic campaign about keeping jobs for locals, writes NSW Senator Ursula Stephens.

Sep 5th 2013, 7:10 AM

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Column: The dole queue or the departure lounge? This is the choice Ireland's youth is facing

The latest emigration figures offer little hope to the young people of Ireland – the government must act now and produce a national jobs strategy for young people, writes Joe O’Connor.

Sep 3rd 2013, 1:00 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday

Everyone’s talking about Ireland’s emigration figures and whether the UK is going to take military action in Syria.

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Aug 29th 2013, 11:10 PM

# Leavin' on a jet plane

Ten people emigrate from Ireland every hour

The number of under-14s in Ireland now numbers over a million, but a person leaves the country every six minutes.

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Aug 29th 2013, 11:50 AM

# Employment

Jobs Expo says it has more than 200 Irish positions on offer

Among the companies signed up to this event are KBC Bank, Citco Fund Services, Morgan McKinley and Hibernia Evros.

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Aug 29th 2013, 7:15 AM

# no place like home

13 reasons you're better off than your friends who've moved to London

We’re having a ball here in Ireland, after all.

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Aug 21st 2013, 1:00 PM

# College

Returning Irish citizens must pay ‘non-EU fees’ of up to €20,000 for third-level education

The rules apply to students who have spent more than two years of the previous five outside the European Union.

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Aug 19th 2013, 10:10 PM

# Unemployment

Every single county has more long-term unemployed this year

Just three counties saw an overall drop in the Live Register – Limerick, Kerry and Clare.

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Aug 11th 2013, 7:50 PM

# Emigration

Australia wants our tree surgeons and sheep shearers

Positions being offered by employers pay between €40,000 and €68,000.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 6:45 AM

# Unemployment

Live Register falls by 3,200 in July

The number of people signing on for a year or more has decreased slightly, -1.3 per cent on July 2012.

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Jul 31st 2013, 1:34 PM

# Emigration

Irish graduates in Australia sought for jobs back home

Recruiters at Robert Walters want Irish emigrants who have gained experience in financial services.

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Jul 31st 2013, 10:51 AM

# Labour Party

'There are better opportunities abroad' - young Labour councillor emigrates

Stephen Fitzpatrick, who served as Eamon Gilmore’s assistant, has resigned from his position on Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to move to New Zealand.

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Jul 25th 2013, 6:00 PM

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Column: In a same-sex relationship with an American citizen? Here's what you should know

Irish citizens in same-sex relationships with US citizens or green card holders have new US immigration rights. Here’s what you should know about the changes, writes Limerick-born immigration lawyer Caro Kinsella

Jul 11th 2013, 7:30 PM

# GAA

GAA club picks ‘Emigrants 15′ to show crippling effects of recession

Mayo club Kilmovee Shamrocks have lost a full team’s worth of players to emigration.

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Jul 9th 2013, 11:40 AM

# Jobs abroad

Nearly 1,000 jobs outside of Ireland advertised on government website

The Department of Social Protection is advertising hundreds of positions overseas for jobseekers in Ireland.

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Jul 4th 2013, 6:45 AM

# Emigration

A government website is advertising excavation work for jobseekers... in Iraq

The position in the war-torn Middle East country is one of dozens advertised on the State training and employment agency’s website that are based outside of Ireland.

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Jul 2nd 2013, 6:45 AM

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Column: Unable to find work in Ireland, I had no choice but to leave

I was offered a job abroad and even though I had no family or friends there, I had to take it, writes Seanán Ó Coistín.

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Jun 29th 2013, 7:00 PM

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Column: Why scapegoat the most vulnerable to protect the most powerful?

Immigrants have become the new enemy, writes Bobby Gilmore – who says if we are not careful protectionism, extreme nationalism, racism, ethno-centrism and exclusion will prevail in Europe.

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Jun 21st 2013, 7:00 AM

# US Senate

Immigration reform passes crucial hurdle in US Senate

It is hoped the Senate will pass the bill, which provides a 13-year pathway to citizenship for the more than 11 million living illegally in the United States, by the July 4 break.

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Jun 11th 2013, 9:58 PM

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Column: What do you really know about emigrating?

Emigration from Ireland is once again a reality for many young people and their families – but how much do young people facing the prospect really know about the country they are emigrating to before they leave Ireland, asks Marie-Claire McAleer.

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Jun 11th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Emigration

Many emigrants fled Ireland because they were the victims of sexual abuse

Physical and sexual abuse and parents with alcohol or drug problems were listed as some of the main reasons why people left Ireland in the past.

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Jun 6th 2013, 10:23 AM

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Aaron McKenna: Whatever will we do about all those job-taking immigrants?

Isn’t it odd that, at the same time as we’re begging for amnesty for illegal immigrants in another country, we posses near Arizona Tea Party Republican levels of antipathy towards certain segments of our immigrant body at home, writes Aaron McKenna.

Jun 1st 2013, 8:00 AM

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Column: 'I'm living as an undocumented migrant in Ireland'

“Mary” has been living in Ireland since 2004 and says she can’t imagine her life anywhere else. Here, she explains what it’s like to live under the constant fear of deportation.

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May 30th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Facepalm

15 annoying things emigrants say

‘Would you not think about moving over?’

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May 10th 2013, 1:00 PM

# Emigration

Most Irish emigrants 'want to return home' - if they can get a job

A report from the National Youth Council of Ireland says that many young Irish emigrants are moving abroad to experience new horizons and access greater opportunities.

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May 10th 2013, 11:29 AM

# coming home now

One girl's reasons for 'un-emigrating' back to Ireland

Including chippers, Coppers and the craic.

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May 7th 2013, 3:49 PM

# Best Job in the World

Three Irish men shortlisted for 'best jobs in the world'

Rich Cullen is running around Australia in a green body suit as part of his campaign, while Allan Dixon is getting Irish politicians to do weird things with their hands.

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May 4th 2013, 10:30 AM

# They Want You

Australia targeting Irish workers in social media campaign

Young people in Ireland, the UK and the USA will have seen ads from the Australian government over the past month.

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May 4th 2013, 8:30 AM

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Column: Micheál Martin’s response to anti-immigrant rhetoric was lily-livered

Kevin Sheahan sparked anger in Limerick’s council chamber when he demanded an ‘Irish first’ housing policy, but Micheál Martin has refused to properly sanction these anti-immigrant statements, writes Dr Matt Cannon.

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Apr 30th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Emigration

Government minister: There are people emigrating by choice

Junior minister for jobs, John Perry, said that some people would be “quite delighted” to go to the United States in the Dáil yesterday.

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Apr 24th 2013, 12:07 PM

# Not the News

Here is the week's news... skewed

Breaking via The Mire wire: How Ireland has some of the fittest fat kids in the world and why the axing of Communion grants is ‘worse than the famine’.

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Apr 13th 2013, 10:00 AM