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‘Private healthcare is cheap in Greece, it’s a great system’

‘Private healthcare is cheap in Greece, it’s a great system’

Wild Geese: Claire Sanida says Volos offers affordable rent and is a very safe place

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 05:33
‘From rubber bullets in Gaza to school run in suburban Atlanta’

‘From rubber bullets in Gaza to school run in suburban Atlanta’

Wild Geese: David Clinch, Atlanta

Fri May 21 2021 - 05:30
‘You need money to get going. But once that’s sorted, you have a great life here’

‘You need money to get going. But once that’s sorted, you have a great life here’

Wild Geese: Ronan Marsh in Melbourne, Australia

Fri May 14 2021 - 05:24
‘In the US alone, almost 40% of food gets wasted’

‘In the US alone, almost 40% of food gets wasted’

Wild Geese: Rian McDonnell, South Bend, Indiana

Fri May 07 2021 - 05:10
‘I lost a chance to climb Everest, but these people lost their loved ones’

‘I lost a chance to climb Everest, but these people lost their loved ones’

Wild Geese: Avalanche foils Everest summit for London-based engineer Paul Devaney

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 05:14
The Irish woman who took to the skies over Lake Como

The Irish woman who took to the skies over Lake Como

Wild Geese: Ciara O’Toole learned to fly a seaplane in her new life in Italy

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 05:45
‘I felt like I was in a zoo without the fences’

‘I felt like I was in a zoo without the fences’

Wild Geese: Ita Kennedy, Los Angeles

Fri Feb 26 2021 - 05:38
‘Unlike other places in the US, you can actually afford to live here’

‘Unlike other places in the US, you can actually afford to live here’

Wild Geese: Stephen McKenna is a women’s soccer coach in North Carolina

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 05:30
The Malahide man who worked his way up and made his Malibu dream a reality

The Malahide man who worked his way up and made his Malibu dream a reality

Wild Geese: Dave Stewart is general manager at Little Beach House in LA

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 05:51
The Kerryman building for the future in Dubai

The Kerryman building for the future in Dubai

Wild Geese: Engineer Shaun McGinley is working on one of world’s most futuristic buildings

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 05:30
‘I’m really a bit of a home bird,’ despite 30 years of touring

‘I’m really a bit of a home bird,’ despite 30 years of touring

Wild Geese: Tenor Paul McNamara lives in Berlin and has performed all over Europe

Fri Jan 22 2021 - 05:25
Hong Kong – ‘Not the kind of place you would come on your own’

Hong Kong – ‘Not the kind of place you would come on your own’

Wild Geese: Dublin DJ Barry O’Brien quickly found his groove in his new home

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 05:50
‘I thought my dreams were so out of reach, I contemplated coming home’

‘I thought my dreams were so out of reach, I contemplated coming home’

Wild Geese: Kate Synnott is an Irish make-up artist working with A-list celebrities in the US

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 04:50
‘Even with recent restrictions and gentrification, I love this city so much’

‘Even with recent restrictions and gentrification, I love this city so much’

Wild Geese: Caoimhe Forde is an Irish language lecturer in New York

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 05:00
Irish casting specialist in New York: ‘This city has a pulse and you can’t kill it’

Irish casting specialist in New York: ‘This city has a pulse and you can’t kill it’

Wild Geese: Christine McKenna-Tirella moved from Bangor to Broadway

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 05:38
‘When you arrive in Los Angeles, you start at the beginning’

‘When you arrive in Los Angeles, you start at the beginning’

Wild Geese: Model and actor Olivia Tracey shares her experience of living in LA for 22 years

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 05:28
‘Shanghai is the perfect place to try out various ideas’

‘Shanghai is the perfect place to try out various ideas’

Wild Geese: Flower Wall Company founder Mark Byrne

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 05:00
‘Going abroad forced me to challenge assumptions that I had’

‘Going abroad forced me to challenge assumptions that I had’

Wild Geese: Dr Deborah Brosnan, Washington DC

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 05:28
‘French people are pretty relaxed. They don’t pander to scaremongering or hysteria’

‘French people are pretty relaxed. They don’t pander to scaremongering or hysteria’

Wild Geese: Paul Lynch works in air-traffic control and fundraising for Irish charities in Paris

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 05:05
‘It’s fantastic living here – in the gateway to Asia’

‘It’s fantastic living here – in the gateway to Asia’

Wild Geese: Sarah Jane Bennett, Singapore

Fri Oct 16 2020 - 05:15
‘The beauty of San Francisco is the diversity’

‘The beauty of San Francisco is the diversity’

Wild Geese: Keith O’Reilly, San Francisco

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 05:02
‘I just thought it sounded exciting and different’

‘I just thought it sounded exciting and different’

Wild Geese: Niall Kavanagh, Nepal

Fri Sept 18 2020 - 05:34
‘In Denmark, we pay high taxes and health insurance but we get a lot back’

‘In Denmark, we pay high taxes and health insurance but we get a lot back’

Wild Geese: Billy O’Shea has lived in Copenhagen for nearly 40 years, working as a professional writer and translator

Fri Sept 11 2020 - 05:30
‘We wanted the kids to have a second language so we flew over on a whim’

‘We wanted the kids to have a second language so we flew over on a whim’

Wild Geese: Niamh Stack went from flight attendant in Dublin to life coach in Madrid

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 05:32
‘You have a great life in France – the weather, the food, the pace of life’

‘You have a great life in France – the weather, the food, the pace of life’

Wild Geese: Dubliner Karl O’Hanlon runs three self-catering properties in Languedoc

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 05:34
‘In Germany, you pay a lot into the health system but you get what you pay for’

‘In Germany, you pay a lot into the health system but you get what you pay for’

Wild Geese: Susan Walsh founded the Globe Business College in Munich in 2006

Fri Aug 21 2020 - 05:28
Ufurnish: ‘It’s like Skyscanner, but for furniture’

Ufurnish: ‘It’s like Skyscanner, but for furniture’

Wild Geese: Deirdre McGettrick, London

Fri Aug 14 2020 - 05:24
‘Saudi Arabia is where the opportunities will happen in future’

‘Saudi Arabia is where the opportunities will happen in future’

Wild Geese: Michael Gilmore, Riyadh

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 05:27
Oprah wore my dress to the Oscars to pick up a lifetime award

Oprah wore my dress to the Oscars to pick up a lifetime award

Wild Geese: Irish fashion designer Don O’Neill is focusing on the next chapter of his life having lost his job as a result of Covid-19

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 05:16
‘Pure talent only works with tenacity: you need both to survive’

‘Pure talent only works with tenacity: you need both to survive’

Wild Geese: Maura Kelly, New York

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 05:00
‘Cities that were synonymous with drugs are now hipster havens’

‘Cities that were synonymous with drugs are now hipster havens’

Wild Geese: Cormac Ross, Bogota, Colombia

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 05:20
‘My rent here is so low it’s a joke’

‘My rent here is so low it’s a joke’

Wild Geese: Language specialist Orla McMahon, Hamburg

Fri Jul 10 2020 - 05:20
‘The rental situation stops me moving back home’

‘The rental situation stops me moving back home’

Wild Geese: Jay Galligan enjoys life in Bristol, with its hippies, nightlife and wealthy farmers

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 04:51
‘It’s a massive adventure, every day is different’

‘It’s a massive adventure, every day is different’

Wild Geese: Lawyer Benita Meagher is enjoying a busy life in multicultural Singapore

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 05:30
‘I sometimes wonder if New Yorkers know how to relax’

‘I sometimes wonder if New Yorkers know how to relax’

Wild Geese: Claire McGovern sees different work ethic on east and west coasts

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 05:09
‘My plan was always to make $1m; I didn’t in the end but that’s okay’

‘My plan was always to make $1m; I didn’t in the end but that’s okay’

Wild Geese: Tommy Byrne, Florida

Fri Jun 12 2020 - 05:00
Wild Geese: ‘I love to introduce and inspire people of all ages to the mountains and cliffs’

Wild Geese: ‘I love to introduce and inspire people of all ages to the mountains and cliffs’

Paul Swail creates bespoke guiding packages for some of the world’s most challenging climbs

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 16:13
‘I’m so lucky to be in the Caribbean – a million miles from Derry Girls’

‘I’m so lucky to be in the Caribbean – a million miles from Derry Girls’

Wild Geese: Dentist Aoife Monaghan on life on the British Virgin Islands

Fri May 29 2020 - 05:00
A Smigin of language goes a long way for well-travelled Cork woman

A Smigin of language goes a long way for well-travelled Cork woman

Wild Geese: Two decades of globe-trotting led Susan O’Brien to found her own mobile app called Smigin, offering regular travellers an opportunity to get basic foreign language skills for business and leisure travels

Fri May 22 2020 - 05:37
Wild Geese: ‘A lot of cabin crew would commute, it’s not unusual’

Wild Geese: ‘A lot of cabin crew would commute, it’s not unusual’

Catherine McGuinness balances flying part time with managing property in London, Dublin

Fri May 15 2020 - 05:29
‘I left my home, my boyfriend and my dog and upped sticks’

‘I left my home, my boyfriend and my dog and upped sticks’

Wild Geese – Kate Hoare, San Francisco

Fri May 01 2020 - 05:00
‘The Dutch just make things that seem difficult back home, easy’

‘The Dutch just make things that seem difficult back home, easy’

Wild Geese: Tech leader drawn to Amsterdam’s amenities, diverse cultural mix and central location

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 05:14
‘Germans are very efficient and reliable. Cancelling is alien to them’

‘Germans are very efficient and reliable. Cancelling is alien to them’

Wild Geese: Howth native Andrea Jansen on the way of life in Hamburg

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 05:05
‘I think Brexit won’t be quite as bad as the picture being painted’

‘I think Brexit won’t be quite as bad as the picture being painted’

Brexit Proof Q&A: Erik van der Veken, Arcane Chocolates

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 05:39
‘Germans are very efficient and reliable. Cancelling is alien to them’

‘Germans are very efficient and reliable. Cancelling is alien to them’

Wild Geese: Howth native Andrea Jansen on the way of life in Hamburg

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 05:29
‘In Provence, it’s all about sitting around a table and spending time with family’

‘In Provence, it’s all about sitting around a table and spending time with family’

Wild Geese: Ruth Ribeaucourt runs a jewellery design business from her home in Lacoste

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 05:59
‘Life in Vilnius reminds me of Ireland in the 1990s’

‘Life in Vilnius reminds me of Ireland in the 1990s’

Wild Geese: Sheena McGonigle, originally from Co Meath, now lives in Lithuania

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 05:17
‘That’s the emigrant’s curse. I’m never completely at home anywhere’

‘That’s the emigrant’s curse. I’m never completely at home anywhere’

Wild Geese: Kate Hayes, Perth, Australia

Fri Jan 03 2020 - 05:16
‘I was part of the team for the blockbuster drugs for hep B and HIV’

‘I was part of the team for the blockbuster drugs for hep B and HIV’

Wild Geese: Elaine Brennan, New York

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 05:04
‘Ireland is modern now; I’m not holding on to an illusion like many expats’

‘Ireland is modern now; I’m not holding on to an illusion like many expats’

Wild Geese: Engineer runs his own international advisory business from Cape Town

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 05:15
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