Abroad
Abroad
Emigration issues and stories from the Irish diaspora. Members can contribute their own experiences and views
‘In Ireland we have lost some the human connection in business dealings. In Uganda it is deeply valued’
By Olive Keogh
An Irishman in Basque Country: ‘My first encounter with a tortilla came out of necessity. Now I order one out of desire’
By Poraic Cahill
‘I know nothing about running a kitchen . . . it looks like absolute hell – tiring, time consuming and extremely risky’
By Oscar Brophy
An Irish businessman in Singapore: ‘You’ll get a year in jail if you are in a drunken brawl, so people don’t step out of line’
By Frank Dillon
An Offaly woman in London: ‘I was a teenager before I had the guts to identify as Irish’
By Anna Derrig
In Paris it’s always about your next meal - here are my favourite restaurants in the City of Light
By Patricia Killeen
More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - study
By Carl O'Brien
Washing up in Iberia: ‘We realised we weren’t ever going to sail the world, so we moved ashore and sold the boat’
By Martina Tyrrell
Irishman in Canada for 50 years: ‘I was about to return home after three years but then things changed’
By Patrick McKenna
An Irish woman in Malta: ‘I miss my family and the greenery of home but not the driving rain’
By Olive Keogh
A Dubliner returning to France after 15 years away: ‘Here are some of the many changes I noticed’
By Marc de Faoite
Chef Ryan O’Sullivan: ‘I was like, I have to get back to the States and make something of myself’
By Fiona Keeley
‘Slow travel? I like travelling using fastest modes. But I’m persuaded to go on a 16-day trip designed around trains’
By Phoebe Moore
I can’t tell you how many times someone has said to me: ‘You’re Irish! I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland. Is it really so green?’
By Christopher Burke
A Dane in Dublin: ‘In Denmark death is taboo but in Dublin I’ve been met with a different warmth’
By Joyce Cathleen Hall Andersen
An Irishman in Paris: ‘Getting under the many layers of Parisian culture is a fascinating but neverending endeavour’
By Olive Keogh
‘It’s when you leave Ireland that you fully appreciate how big-hearted and generous in spirit Irish people are’
By Edward Lennon
‘I took to swimming in the morning and writing poetry on a beach towel within a few yards of the Mediterranean’
By Trevor Conway
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