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Nine out of 10 emigrants surveyed would have voted for repeal

Nine out of 10 emigrants surveyed would have voted for repeal

Irish Times Abroad 'virtual vote' shows high percentage for Yes among citizens abroad

Sun May 27 2018 - 13:07
‘I’m so proud to be Irish today’: Emigrants respond to abortion referendum result

‘I’m so proud to be Irish today’: Emigrants respond to abortion referendum result

Few could come home to vote, so they’ve been watching from afar, full of emotion

Sat May 26 2018 - 23:23
Irish abroad: Have your say on the referendum result

Irish abroad: Have your say on the referendum result

We want to hear from readers living overseas who couldn’t have their say, or flew home to vote

Sat May 26 2018 - 09:00
Why we’re flying home to vote: ‘I want to be proud of my nation’

Why we’re flying home to vote: ‘I want to be proud of my nation’

Irish emigrants are beginning to make their way back to have their say in the referendum

Thu May 24 2018 - 06:05
It’s all about #Hometovote on Irish Times Abroad this week

It’s all about #Hometovote on Irish Times Abroad this week

Top tweets, epic journeys, and frustration among those watching referendum from afar

Wed May 23 2018 - 05:00
Irish abroad: Are you flying home to vote? Or annoyed you can’t have a say?

Irish abroad: Are you flying home to vote? Or annoyed you can’t have a say?

We want to hear from readers overseas ahead of the Eighth Amendment referendum

Mon May 21 2018 - 19:05
#HometoVoteNo, emigrant nurses, royal wedding, and a ‘rose-tinted Ireland’

#HometoVoteNo, emigrant nurses, royal wedding, and a ‘rose-tinted Ireland’

Round-up of the top stories from Irish Times Abroad this week

Wed May 16 2018 - 17:00
Bringing circus to Gaza, nursing overseas, and a virtual vote for emigrants

Bringing circus to Gaza, nursing overseas, and a virtual vote for emigrants

Top stories this week from Irish Times Abroad

Wed May 09 2018 - 15:05
We probably paid too much but we finally found a house

We probably paid too much but we finally found a house

Househunter diary: After 18 months, 100 viewings and countless bids, the deposit is paid and the closing date set

Tue May 08 2018 - 06:15
Astrocartography, ‘forgotten Irish’, and the ice-bucket challenge of returning to Ireland

Astrocartography, ‘forgotten Irish’, and the ice-bucket challenge of returning to Ireland

Top news, views, features and stories from Irish Times Abroad this week

Thu Apr 26 2018 - 17:16
‘We found a three-month-old baby on the side of the road’

‘We found a three-month-old baby on the side of the road’

Three weeks after arriving in Texas, two Dubliners made a surprise discovery

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 13:10
Would you buy a house someone had been murdered in?

Would you buy a house someone had been murdered in?

The house was gorgeous but it would be hard not to think of the violent death every time I went upstairs

Wed Apr 11 2018 - 06:00
Why are so many owners leaving their houses and apartments vacant?

Why are so many owners leaving their houses and apartments vacant?

House Hunter: A Liverpool-style houses for £1 scheme could fill Ireland’s 250,000 empty homes

Mon Mar 19 2018 - 06:00
‘The emotion is incredible’: being in a St Patrick’s parade marching band

‘The emotion is incredible’: being in a St Patrick’s parade marching band

It can cost a marching band $500K to come to Ireland for the St Patrick’s Day parade

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00
When emigrants return: ‘I really wonder if I made the right move’

When emigrants return: ‘I really wonder if I made the right move’

Irish abroad face so many barriers coming home they often stay put

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 06:01
‘All drama is about identity’: Irish artists never truly leave home

‘All drama is about identity’: Irish artists never truly leave home

Donal Dineen’s ‘Pathways’ highlights success of 10 very different creatives living abroad

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00
Returned emigrants: Share your experiences of moving home

Returned emigrants: Share your experiences of moving home

Recently returned to Ireland? We want to hear about the highs and lows

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 20:06
In their own words: Emigrants on the difficulties of returning to Ireland

In their own words: Emigrants on the difficulties of returning to Ireland

1,188 emigrants shared their opinions and experiences in new survey

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 19:55
Snow Heroes: ‘We woke up to our neighbour ploughing a path to our house’

Snow Heroes: ‘We woke up to our neighbour ploughing a path to our house’

Readers pay tribute to the people who helped them and others through the storm

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 18:39
Donald Trump praises Irish for ‘tremendous role’ played in US

Donald Trump praises Irish for ‘tremendous role’ played in US

US president declares March 2018 Irish-American Heritage Month

Thu Mar 01 2018 - 16:43
Measures to make driving easier for returning emigrants

Measures to make driving easier for returning emigrants

Drivers with foreign licences will have to sit 6 instead of 12 lessons before test

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 12:42
Non-recognition of qualifications is a major barrier for returning emigrants

Non-recognition of qualifications is a major barrier for returning emigrants

Three years after the Government identified this as an issue, little has been done

Sat Feb 17 2018 - 09:27
10 top tips for effective house-hunting

10 top tips for effective house-hunting

Buyer’s agent Breffnie O’Kelly says it should only take three months to buy a home

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 16:00
I met a man playing Mafia Wars online, and followed him to Australia

I met a man playing Mafia Wars online, and followed him to Australia

Louise Ivory moved across the world to marry a man she started a virtual gang with

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 10:41
Illegal emigrant voting: How #HometoVote could backfire

Illegal emigrant voting: How #HometoVote could backfire

Campaigners warn about dangers of ineligible voting in abortion referendum

Sat Feb 10 2018 - 06:00
Emigrants called #HometoVote in abortion referendum

Emigrants called #HometoVote in abortion referendum

New campaign launched urging eligible voters to travel from abroad to cast their ballots

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 18:34
‘After a summer in the US, all I could think about was going back for good’

‘After a summer in the US, all I could think about was going back for good’

Irish readers in the US share their stories of getting visas and green cards to stay

Tue Jan 30 2018 - 13:48
‘Brave’ or ‘a betrayal’? Fianna Fáil members split on Martin’s abortion stance

‘Brave’ or ‘a betrayal’? Fianna Fáil members split on Martin’s abortion stance

‘Micheál has given the proverbial two fingers to the majority of my fellow members’

Fri Jan 19 2018 - 17:40
Why is it taking us so bloody long to buy a house?

Why is it taking us so bloody long to buy a house?

House Hunter: We were very naive starting out, and didn’t cop that the sums appearing on the property price register were for houses advertised up to a year previously

Thu Jan 18 2018 - 06:00
‘Nursing is not a vocation and we are not all called Florence’

‘Nursing is not a vocation and we are not all called Florence’

Emigrant nurses share their experiences of trying to return to Ireland to work

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 09:30
‘The recession changed the course of my life forever’

‘The recession changed the course of my life forever’

The Crash – 10 years on: The downturn sparked a wave of emigration. How did they fare in their new lives? And will they return?

Sat Jan 06 2018 - 05:00
How are the Irish coping with the ‘bomb cyclone’ in the US?

How are the Irish coping with the ‘bomb cyclone’ in the US?

Readers from New York to Virginia share their experiences of the storm

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 18:07
Visiting emigrants’ impressions: ‘The homelessness is shocking’

Visiting emigrants’ impressions: ‘The homelessness is shocking’

Readers who came home from abroad for Christmas share their thoughts on Ireland

Wed Jan 03 2018 - 14:10
Leaving Brexit Britain and emigrant guilt: Top 2017 stories from Irish Times Abroad

Leaving Brexit Britain and emigrant guilt: Top 2017 stories from Irish Times Abroad

Terrorist attacks and natural disasters also prominent topics with readers overseas

Thu Dec 28 2017 - 14:13
Worst Christmas presents: ‘My dad bought me knickers from Aldi’

Worst Christmas presents: ‘My dad bought me knickers from Aldi’

Readers on their least-treasured gifts, from psoriasis shampoo to electric tin openers

Mon Dec 25 2017 - 06:00
Emigrant Christmases: ‘I’ve a pound of Irish sausages in the freezer’

Emigrant Christmases: ‘I’ve a pound of Irish sausages in the freezer’

Friends become family for the Irish celebrating Christmas abroad

Sun Dec 24 2017 - 18:00
My first Christmas back in Ireland: ‘Best decision I ever made’

My first Christmas back in Ireland: ‘Best decision I ever made’

More Irish emigrants are moving home. They tell us how they’ve found it

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 06:00
Irish ‘DNA atlas’ maps genes of the people of Ireland

Irish ‘DNA atlas’ maps genes of the people of Ireland

Research finds genetic evidence of Viking settlement for the first time

Mon Dec 18 2017 - 15:41
‘This could ruin our Christmas’: Readers on the Ryanair strike

‘This could ruin our Christmas’: Readers on the Ryanair strike

Irish Times readers have shared their dismay and anxiety over the planned strike on December 20th

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 10:39
Irish in Britain: ‘Brexit makes moving home a reality’

Irish in Britain: ‘Brexit makes moving home a reality’

Readers in London and around the country respond to this week’s Border talks

Tue Dec 05 2017 - 17:03
Time for media to reflect on its own gender issues, meeting hears

Time for media to reflect on its own gender issues, meeting hears

#Waking the Media: 80 journalists talk discrimination, underrepresentation and abuse

Thu Nov 30 2017 - 13:00
We almost had the house, then the big budget couple appeared

We almost had the house, then the big budget couple appeared

Househunter Diary: We resisted the urge to knock them down as they left

Tue Nov 28 2017 - 06:15
Why is Manama in Bahrain the best place in the world for expats?

Why is Manama in Bahrain the best place in the world for expats?

Two Irish residents tell us why they love living in the city that topped a recent survey

Thu Nov 16 2017 - 16:45
Irish in Australia: ‘Some of today’s result belongs to the Irish’

Irish in Australia: ‘Some of today’s result belongs to the Irish’

Readers share their stories as the country they call home says yes to marriage equality

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 15:56
‘We watch reports of increasing house prices with horror’

‘We watch reports of increasing house prices with horror’

Readers share their experiences of house hunting in today’s market

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 17:52
Trumpiversary: ‘I realised I would never love America again’

Trumpiversary: ‘I realised I would never love America again’

Irish readers in the US on how the country has changed for them this year

Wed Nov 08 2017 - 16:29
'Ask them to leave' Australian minister says of people with Irish accents

'Ask them to leave' Australian minister says of people with Irish accents

Marlene Kairouz apologised for comments linking Irish accents to travelling conmen

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 15:34
Where have all the houses gone?

Where have all the houses gone?

Househunter: With so little supply, our Saturdays are our own now - and we don’t like it

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 06:03
Back for Business: New scheme helps entrepreneurial emigrants

Back for Business: New scheme helps entrepreneurial emigrants

Mentoring programme aims to assist returning emigrants set up business in Ireland

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 10:46
'I knew if we stayed in Ireland we would struggle for the rest of our lives'

'I knew if we stayed in Ireland we would struggle for the rest of our lives'

More Irish people emigrated this year than in 2010. Why? We asked them

Sat Oct 14 2017 - 06:00
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