# Emigration

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7 documents from the archives of Irish emigrants in Britain

London Metropolitan University is documenting the history of Irish people in Britain. Here are just some of the things they’ve found for their archive.

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Apr 6th 2013, 9:15 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should young people be prioritised in job creation?

USI wants a ‘significant investment’ in youth job creation – but younger people are also less likely to have pressures like mortgages.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 10:23 AM

# Youth Unemployment

USI calls for greater investment in Youth Guarantee Scheme

Latest figures have shown that 30.8 per cent of those under 25 years of age are now unemployed.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 8:52 AM

Voices

Column: It can be a crowded nest when you still live at home with your parents

Due to ongoing economic problems the option of leaving the family home to start your own independent life is increasingly being put on the long finger, writes Tony Moore.

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Mar 31st 2013, 7:30 PM

# Genealogy

Website aims to answer questions about our past

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will launch www.irishgenealogy.ie later today.

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Mar 26th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Undocumented

Six in 10 Americans support citizenship path for illegals

Almost two-thirds of Americans favour a path to citizenship, with conditions, for undocumented immigrants.

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Mar 21st 2013, 7:26 PM

# LIVING ABROAD

Where in the world are Irish people emigrating to?

Did you know 39 Irish people are now living in Bolivia? That and more fascinating data can be found here…

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Mar 18th 2013, 10:30 AM

# Ireland

This short film may make you reconsider emigrating

Newly-online Irish animation Origin tells the story of a young man on the brink of emigration – and how he discovers all that he can’t leave behind

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Mar 14th 2013, 10:15 AM

# justice for Figerty

UPDATE: We have the latest on the Carlow house phone to Oz saga

The second parcel has arrived. And we have a photo of Figerty the dog.

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Mar 14th 2013, 9:30 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.

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Mar 8th 2013, 8:39 AM

# Emigration

Nearly half of potential emigrants already have full-time jobs: study

UCC research says 46 per cent of people who are thinking of leaving Ireland already have full-time jobs.

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Mar 8th 2013, 7:10 AM

# Undocumented

Gilmore rings US Senators as pressure grows for deal on Irish illegals

The Tánaiste said the Government plans to use St Patrick’s Day to push for a deal on undocumented Irish workers in the US.

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Feb 24th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Emigration

Australian police force poaching trained gardaí

A garda source told TheJournal.ie that the link to the Western Australian Police’s recruitment page has “gone viral” in recent days.

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Feb 18th 2013, 6:45 AM

# Growth

ESRI predicts economic growth and fall in unemployment in 2013

The ESRI said the driving force behind the reduction in unemployment is ongoing net emigration.

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Jan 31st 2013, 9:45 AM

# Australia

230 Irish expected to gain Australian citizenship tomorrow

January 26 is Australia Day, when it is traditional for people from other countries to formally receive Aussie citizenship.

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Jan 25th 2013, 2:08 PM

Voices

Column: ‘Island? Which island?’ – life as an Irish person in Japan

James Joyce? U2? Guinness? No – Halloween is the only thing that earns Ireland any kudos, writes Hannah Quinn.

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Jan 13th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Oops

Polish Prime Minister embarrassed by Irish photo blunder

Prime Minister Donald Tusk launched a major initiative to promote Polish families – but used a photograph of Irish people by mistake.

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Jan 5th 2013, 6:52 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Jan 4th 2013, 4:57 PM

# social history

In pics: Ellis Island and its 'huddled masses'

Archive photographs show “the tired, the poor” – and the occasional imposter Russian prince – who made up the millions passing through US immigration terminal from 1892.

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Jan 1st 2013, 11:00 AM

# Ireland

VIDEO: What's this fella 'just saying' about Ireland?

“I’m just saying you might get sick of the wet weeks,  the wet jeans, wet socks, wet funerals and wet streets.”

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Dec 27th 2012, 8:07 PM

# Immigration

Irishwoman, illegal alien for 89 years, to become US citizen

Josephine Stout only discovered her undocumented status when her daughter was murdered and she had to care for her grandchildren.

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Dec 27th 2012, 6:01 PM

# over to you

Open thread: Leave a Christmas message for your family and friends

Spending Christmas abroad? Send your thoughts to loved ones back home – or vice versa.

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Dec 24th 2012, 8:00 PM

Voices

Column: What I’ll miss most about an Irish Christmas

The 12 pubs, the annual soap catch-up and the post-dinner snooze – Simon Growney will be thinking longingly of them in Thailand.

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Dec 24th 2012, 1:00 PM

# Nurses

Australia seeks Irish mental health nurses and midwives

The New South Wales health board has launched a new recruitment drive for 70 Irish nurses.

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Nov 13th 2012, 8:15 PM

# Jobs

Department defends underspend as unemployment stays at 14.8 per cent

The Department of Jobs has said that its performance must relate to services delivered and not money spent as figures show it underspent by €85 million in the first three quarters of 2012.

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Oct 4th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Prime Numbers

Shortall, security and kicks in the bum: the week in numbers

Exactly HOW many people would be better off on the Dole? And just how many people emigrate from Ireland every day?

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Sep 29th 2012, 7:30 PM

# Emigration

One new emigrant every five minutes, according to latest CSO figures

The latest population estimates from the Central Statistics Office show emigration is higher now than any time in the 1980s.

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Sep 27th 2012, 11:50 AM

# Hospitality Industry

Australian Hotels Association looking to fill ‘thousands of hospitality jobs’

The AHA are hoping to find plenty of ‘experienced hospitality staff’ when they are in Dublin next Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Sep 25th 2012, 11:45 AM

Voices

Column: Everybody seems to be leaving, but what about those of us left?

In these days of mass emigration, writes Stefanie Preissner, should we feel a responsibility to the country that raised us?

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Sep 5th 2012, 9:15 PM

# Staying at Home

James Skehill: "Only for them I’d most definitely be abroad."

The man between the posts for Galway is hugely appreciative of the opportunity to line out in Croke Park next Sunday.

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Sep 5th 2012, 11:32 AM

# Jobs

Irish? Under 30? An Australian hotel wants you

The country’s hotel association says employers are desperate to find waiters, chefs, bar staff and other workers.

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Aug 28th 2012, 8:52 AM

Voices

Column: Homesickness - the emigrant's burden

The whiff of a favourite foodstuff, the emotional low of feeling ill – these are just two of the catalysts to awaken homesickness when you’re an expat, says Irishman-in-Japan Mark Boyle.

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Aug 26th 2012, 8:15 AM