Amid the ongoing harrowing experience of Cork-born Cliona Ward, Irish-American leaders are urging extra caution on people planning on leaving the country temporarily
The figure of 103,080 from the Republic eclipses the figure reached after the Irish economic crash more than a decade ago
Despite full employment, a new survey suggests Irish people are increasingly concerned about the economic outlook
The warmth of the women’s voices is palpable in a thoughtful study that also addresses the darker side of the migrant experience
The writer discusses her first musical, being ‘a particularly bad extra’ and how Ireland, New York, Paris and Canada have influenced her
The Irish identity of people born in Britain, where six million have at least one Irish grandparent, can be complex and personal...
We sometimes seem to be clutching Irish identity in a pinched fist. We struggle to reconcile our long history of migration with a generation locked out of Ireland over housing and growing unease about immigration
The older people looked serious and earnest, or maybe they were sad
The unholy mullet-moustache diptych is a sign that the emigrant experience works both ways
There’s a hint of something in this school of thought. Maybe it’s classism. Maybe it’s jealousy. But it gets at me
A Cork author on the incident that spurred him to leave behind the life he loved to return with his family to Ireland
If you resonate with these words, especially if you literally resonate with them, please don’t tell me
Emigration, home ownership and climate change are among the issues weighing on the minds of Irish twentysomethings
Author turns to new and often-overlooked source material for a fresh examination of the nation before independence
Surveys can give us an idea what they’re worrying about - and it’s everything. A bigger question is how to fix it
Total number of 149,200 represents 5 per cent increase on previous year but includes those who would subsequently have moved on
Nine contributors’ fresh engagement with Lee’s main themes is testament to the ongoing significance of his writing
The Emigrant Support Programme spends the money on ‘long-established’ immigration centres in New York, Boston, Seattle, San Diego and San Francisco
Former congressman Bruce Morrison says Irish who overstayed holiday visa waivers lose right to a defence if new president takes aggressive approach on illegal immigration
The networks of ‘joy and friendship’ helping the older Irish community in London
Those being pummelled by the cost of rent are living through a form of austerity, their take-home wages and disposable incomes decimated
Much of what Irish emigrants prize in Australia can be found in continental Europe. The only thing getting in our way is what’s euphemistically called ‘the language barrier’
Colcester, Florence, Belfast and elsewhere all intermingle in Philip Terry’s version of Dante’s Purgatorio
In their daily lives, Northerners seem more grown-up than Southerners
Diversity makes Ireland stronger, but it is under threat from rising intolerance, from those who say you’re not Irish if you 'don’t have a grandparent who fought for Irish independence'
Like many emigrants, the reality is that I am more invested in Ireland than the country I have moved to
Election profile: Morally conservative party proposes child benefits from fourth month of pregnancy to discourage abortion
What are opponents to voting abroad so afraid of? The explanations of ‘it’s too hard’ or ‘it’s too risky’ feel threadbare and lazy
Teacher supply posing challenges for schools, especially in the greater Dublin area where rents are high
Tens of thousands of Irish people go abroad every year: many see it as a short-term plan to turbocharge their homebuying prospects
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Holly Cairns and others reply to letters from students and recent graduates on the key issues they face today
It was only after moving to Ireland that I had deep conversations about emigration with Irish friends who’d moved to England
In the News podcast: Brianna Parkins explains the pluses and the pitfalls of making the big move to Oz
Despite a high cost of living, young Irish people living and working in Australia praise the social aspect and greater ability to shape their work lives
CSO figures for year to April 2024 show more than 100,000 people immigrated to the Republic of Ireland in three successive years
Matthew Brady moved to Australia after graduating in 2021, but though the lifestyle and wages were good, visa restrictions made for ‘unstable living’
Latest data reveal the highest level of emigration down under from the Republic of Ireland since 2013, with numbers returning decreasing
Commemorators began 165km journey in Roscommon retracing odyssey of desperate, evicted tenants in 1847
Many returning emigrants are highly skilled and hugely valuable for our economy
I must remember that people do not emigrate to maintain their ‘before’ lives
If Irish emigrants are honest, it is fair enough that loved ones at home feel rejected
Is it possible to live out the adventure of your 20s somewhere as familiar as home?
EU tax on aviation fuel will incentivise airlines to be more environmentally friendly while retaining links with families
An independent Britain was supposed to be off the leash and on the lash – instead Irishman in Hackney Peter Flanagan is watching it veer to the right
A Meath man in Perth will never take air conditioning or being able to eat your lunch without swallowing some flies for granted, but he loves it there
I feel there is a half of my heart in Scotland and half in Ireland, says Elaine McGoldrick
Dubliner Darren Gorman thinks being immersed in different cultures and languages at an age when learning is easier is great for his daughter
Pogues frontman gave lyrical meaning to the tension of an Ireland that demands a complex present while yearning for a simple past
For the long-term emigrant, a visit home can turn you into a tourist in your own past
Covid-19 recovery, labour shortages and the Russian invasion of Ukraine were all factors
Irish people have a complex relationship with our home country - a bit like my relationship with my brother
It is less politicised here, less burdensome to carry. Most people are simply not interested in it. This, it turns out, is far preferable
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
