Patrick McKenna fitted right into the political hothouse in Montreal in 1978, which provided him with the adrenaline rush he had been missing since leaving Belfast
I awoke early one morning in Canberra to a bizarre sound. What the actual f**k is that, I thought, a pterodactyl? It was a magpie, but not like the ones I’d known
This Dubliner has seen a lot of change happen in London, but when will she come back to Ireland?
Solicitor Fiona Healy cites the lower cost of living, the international focus and the ease of doing business as reasons why she loves living on the Mediterranean island
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, academic and musician Paul Muldoon on growing up in a nationalist family in Co Armagh, life in Belfast during the Troubles and moving to the US
We hear from the man running The Irish Times pub in Prague, as well as some tips for travelling Europe by train and surviving long-distance flights
A Dubliner returning to France finds smoky bars replaced by bubblegum clouds from vapes, that you no longer risk going tealess, and you can even ask directions in English
O’Sullivan, who hails from Cork, won season 22 of Gordon Ramsay’s US television show Hell’s Kitchen
Tipperary woman Phoebe Moore and Moneer Seify headed on a journey from London-Paris-Marseille-Hyères-Genova-Bologna-Venice
Laura Kennedy: It shouldn’t take a trip back to realise that home is, above all, people
The girl sprinting for the ferry in Sydney late on a Saturday night was meanly cut off, prompting an unusual display of social solidarity
Tens of thousands of Irish people go abroad every year: many see it as a short-term plan to turbocharge their homebuying prospects
‘As the new world invited those of us with unusual names in, and as this country accepted me, I welcome my Venezuelan deliverers to this world where they find themselves – Colombia’
Grief has given a Danish journalist the strength to live her life in Dublin on her own terms and find healing
Wild Geese: Eoghan MacDonagh is a senior associate with the law firm Clifford Chance
Since friends or family giving Irish emigrants helpful information is forbidden in our culture, you can rely on me to do it for you
Immigrants and Irish people returning after working abroad need to consider their potential tax liabilities regarding savings, property and pensions
I was not disappointed. The natural landscape leads to jam-packed summers brimming with camping trips, sunrise swims and mountain hikes
Is this how it feels to have been a man for the best part of the 20th century? Because it’s been pretty great
Irishman in Portugal: Life is very different in Porto but it has numerous advantages including good healthcare and transport systems
I feel I’m more relaxed, as a writer and a father, than I’d be if I was living in Ireland
Gillian Moore writes about moving from Kilkenny to Medellín while Patricia Killeen talks about life in Paris after the Olympics
Wild Geese: Sophie Colgan, New Jersey-based charity auctioneer
For this Blackrock native, training gives her days meaning, structure and direction amid other struggles
Laura Kennedy: When I return from Australia to visit home, I sit in the consequences of that choice to leave
When film director Maeve Murphy went to Hollywood - finally - she found a deep Irish connection and inspiration from US independent cinema
Wild Geese: Jonathan O’Connor lives in Atlanta, Georgia
The Olympics and Paralympics made this Irishwoman proud to live in Paris
The ubiquity of therapy in Berkeley infuses the words people use and their lifestyles with an odd deliberateness
Her experiences in the north African country have made a piano player and from Wexford feel accepted
Wild Geese: For Dubliner John McGrail, what began as a six-month trip to Spain after graduation turned into a lifelong love affair with the country
It’s a joy to be home, but sometimes I wish Ireland would just let you love it without all the complexity
A Kilkenny woman fell in love with Medellín, where she now runs a tour company with her husband
An Irishman in Spain: I hope things change and our daughter will not have to deal with prejudice and hate
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
Starting again after 30 years of running Harvey’s Point was a challenge, but Deirdre McGlone is enjoying the slower pace of life in France
When you make the decision to emigrate, you’re forced to think about your life and future in a way that you can avoid more easily in familiar surroundings
The stages of moving abroad; Colm Rush talks about birdwatching in Spain; and Kerry O’Shea compares life in Singapore with life in Ireland
An Irish man in Spain, an active birdwatcher, is delighted to play his part in the annual flamingo ringing event
Wild Geese: Aedhmar Hynes, Connecticut
Approaching the one-year mark since moving to Vancouver has me wistful with nostalgia and incessant reflection
If you’re Irish, you’re always Irish in every situation. We can’t be anonymous anywhere
My wife was baffled by the unreliability of public transport in Dublin, and my son’s phone was almost stolen – both of which would be exceedingly rare in Singapore
Wild Geese: Brian Horgan, Rhode Island
A Galway man writes about significant differences in Irish university life and the US after spending a year in Purdue University
Living in the UK almost 40 years, Peter Benson is thrilled about Labour’s election victory. ‘We have grown-ups in 10 Downing Street now,’ he writes
Wild Geese: Seamus Keane on leaving Mayo for the Big Apple and setting up a gym business
This month Laura Kennedy shares some lessons about life in Australia; Brianna Parkins reflects on things that her younger self wanted; and Isabel Auld talks about moving to the Caribbean
Mr Tayto felt as relatable as any other Irish immigrant in a new country – out of place
Brianna Parkins: Sometimes, when you’re a big distance from home, it’s the small things that give you comfort
Driving past the Leinster Road sign in Barbados always makes this Irishwoman smile
In Ireland, as an 18-year-old, he had been organist of Thurles cathedral and also taught at the Ursuline convent there, and he had been a violinist at the Theatre Royal in Dublin
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
