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# goodbye ireland

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'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

"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