Coronavirus: Irish in Australia facing stay-or-go decisions
‘We’re going home with nothing, nowhere to stay. It’s all gone in a matter of a couple of days’
The last Christmas I spent in Ireland was 12 years ago
My first Christmases in Oz never felt right. Now I know what this time of year is really about
20 tiny plays for Ireland: we all need a place to belong
Short + Sweet Dublin’s Karoline O’Sullivan on bringing the renowned Sydney festival home
In Australia I’m regarded as Irish, but in Ireland I’m ‘not from here’
The older I get the more I realise that, wherever I am, west Clare will always be in me
After so long gone, I will be a tourist in Ireland, travelling on my Australian passport
I’m not sure what may still resonate, and what old ghosts may resurface
The Irish nun who opened schools for the deaf in Australia
Sr Gabriel Hogan provided education for children whose needs would otherwise have been neglected
Irish family ‘terrified’ about deportation after son diagnosed with CF in Australia
Three-year-old Darragh, who has cystic fibrosis, deemed a ‘burden’ on the country
Irish nature feels so novel after returning from Australia
The smell of the earth, the damp leaves and the rain has made my heart sing
A home from home for Sydney's Irish, from Gaeilgeoirs and fiddle players to 'misfits' and gays
Much has changed at Sydney’s Gaelic Club since its establishment in 1955
Our house escaped the bushfires in Tasmania, this time
Fire consumed 630sqkm of wilderness. The environmental impact is catastrophic
'Hottest month ever in Australia has brought disaster of Biblical proportions'
Tasmania is burning, Queensland is flooded. How can leaders still deny climate change?
A New History of the Irish in Australia: Racial profiling Down Under
‘No Irish need apply’ may have been replaced with ‘Protestants preferred’ but anti-Irish sentiment has not disappeared
‘It’s face-meltingly hot’: Irish in Australia on the ongoing heatwave
Multi-week heatwave is breaking records with temperatures exceeding 45°C
Over 24,000 Irish become Australian citizens in past decade
Further 455 more to pledge allegiance on Australia Day this Saturday
Hot summer in Australia, where fruit is cooking on the trees
Unforgiving heat is exacting a terrible toll on Australia’s landscape and its inhabitants
I moved to Australia and became the youngest person to run an art gallery
Kerry woman Nicola Holly was appointed director of the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery at just 26
Ireland or Australia? The ‘tug of war’ for Irish workers
Australia’s world-beating economy is competing with buoyant Ireland for Irish talent
David McWilliams: How immigrants helped generate an economic miracle in Australia
‘Lucky Country’ can thank new arrivals, common-sense policy and luck for its expansion
Since moving to Australia, I’ve never come home for Christmas
The truth is I couldn’t face the wrench of those post-festive farewells
Australian colleagues gasp when they hear how Irish doctors work
Most Irish doctors in Australia want to move home, but they will not unless conditions improve
Irish emigrants in Australia offered free flights home to fill jobs in Ireland
Booming economy in Ireland creates shortages in IT, construction, health and finance
The Irish vet stitching up kangaroos and breaking hearts in Australia
‘Pawsome Doctor’ Oisín Tracey has amassed an Instagram following of almost 50,000
Remembering the 4,000 Irish Famine orphans shipped to Australia
After brutal conditions in the workhouses, life on board was a significant improvement
I lied about my criminal record on my Australian visa application. What can I do?
A minor driving offence is not enough to refuse a visa, but lying about it can be
‘When I was 19, my eldest brother Colly Baker died by suicide’
I received great support in both Ireland and Australia after my brother’s death
Irish doctors in Australia ‘dread working in Ireland again’
35 out of 51 doctors interviewed have no plans to return
It took me time to settle in Sydney, but now I’ve built a life here
I would have been incredulous if I’d seen my future as a teenager in Belfast
Teaching and trades among ‘best jobs in Australia’
Visa rules have tightened but opportunities still good for skilled Irish workers
Steal a pig in Tipperary in 1841? You could be shipped off to Australia
Thousands of online records document crimes and journeys taken by Irish convicts
How do I explain Irish nationalism to my Tasmania-born daughter?
‘That’s in the UK, right?’ she asks, when I tell her I’m from the same county as Joe Dolan
Irish father faces deportation from Australia over visa delays
Dan Hall has been given seven days to leave the country - and his wife and three kids
Death in the sun: The dark side of Australia’s backpacking industry
Death of Belgian in Queensland raises questions over exploitation of workers
Sydney Queer Irish bringing the tricolour to Mardi Gras
80 Irish are preparing to march through Sydney in city’s 40th annual LGBTQ parade
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
'I’ve been the desperate person in the travel agent, booking last-minute Christmas flights home'
It took a while to let go of my love for an Irish Christmas, but I finally got there
‘I fear I’ll be disappointed when I get back to Ireland again’
I’m worried I’ll be at a loss, at a loose end like a displaced person, or worse, a tourist
Irish emigration to Western Australia slows after ‘massive influx’
Local government minister, originally from Dublin, says Irish immigrants are from ‘all walks of life’
Irish in Melbourne: City is ‘liveable’ - if you can afford it
City tops Economist list of best places to live, but it has its downsides too
Meet Ireland’s players in the Aussie Rules World Cup
The Irish Warriors are among the favourites to take the men’s title in Melbourne
Christmas jumpers in July? Australia’s Irish get festive
The tradition of celebrating in July started with group of Irish near Sydney in 1980
Is it harder now for Irish people to apply for Australian citizenship?
Ask the Experts: My son and his wife have built a life in Sydney and want to stay
Am I entitled to a tax refund after moving home from Australia?
Ask the Experts: 2017 Australian taxation changes explained
Red Dirt, greener grass? Post-crash emigration in EM Reapy’s debut
No other novel has looked so unflinchingly or with such raw detail at Irish economic migration
Irishwoman in Sydney: ‘The 457 visa changed my life’
Australian PM wants this visa gone, but for many, those three numbers mean so much
Six hundred Irish become Australian citizens on Australia Day
Almost 4,000 Irish became citizens last year, four times the 2009 figure
Befriending the Irish who need help in Australia
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