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Emigration

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Emigrating to Australia: 'I’ve learned that home is home'
Aimee Murphy
2 Apr 2017
538
39
cailíní secret
'You are not alone': Irish women in London have been anonymously sharing their secrets
25 Jan 2017
28.4k
55
Kings of Kilburn
Play remembers the "forgotten generation" of Irish men who emigrated to London
5 Nov 2016
16.7k
26
No Irish Here
'We only hire Australians' - The experience of Irish people in Australia
5 Oct 2016
42.8k
58
smalltown
Pat Shortt's new drama explores how families deal with emigration and cancer
31 Aug 2016
22.3k
22
Opinion
Irish in Britain being 'lovebombed' into staying in EU - but why?
Dr Bryce Evans
5 Jun 2016
513
127
Emigration
Why do Irish people leave Ireland - and what happens when they do?
30 Apr 2016
24.4k
94
Irish Abroad
9 Facebook statuses every Irish person posts from Australia
6 Mar 2016
7.6k
royston weighs in
Former Dublin mayor Royston Brady has a bone to pick with 'pyjama-wearing' water charge boycotters
3 Mar 2016
34.5k
140
Opinion
'Home to what?': Emigrants want a say in who runs the show while they're living abroad
Barry Johnston
11 Feb 2016
451
195
and stay out
218 Irish arrested and deported from Australia since 2010
26 Jan 2016
31.4k
64
Opinion
Promoting 'brand Ireland' with a film about emigration? I'm not comfortable with that
Julien Mercille
24 Jan 2016
368
139
Emigration
Irish family to spend first Christmas together in 12 years as parents follow kids to Australia
17 Dec 2015
34.3k
54
Emigration
This map shows where all the Irish emigrants went
25 Oct 2015
47.1k
86
not so grand
10 little problems every Irish emigrant will understand
14 Oct 2015
12.7k
2
not coming home
The economy may be on the up, but one in six people born here still live abroad
18 Sep 2015
11.8k
71
close the borders
'We're sleepwalking into a nightmare': People are loving this man's anti-emigration rant
8 Sep 2015
43.3k
100
green green grass of home
Four charts that show how Irish students are feeling much more confident about Ireland
15 Aug 2015
9.0k
18
column
Like many other graduates, I left Ireland knowing I wanted to come back
Sean Murray
3 Aug 2015
840
59
on a jetplane
Emigration quiz: Where does your heart reside, Ireland or abroad?
2 Aug 2015
34.0k
14
Opinion
After too many tearful airport goodbyes, I couldn't be happier to be home from Australia
Deirdre Kirwan
27 Jul 2015
601
68
Opinion
From Boston to Blanchardstown, how we speak is a part of our identity. Let's be proud of it.
Larry Donnelly
11 Jul 2015
655
26
Opinion
Emigration and Ireland: The evolution of how we say goodbye
Paul O’Reilly
28 Jun 2015
743
11
Opinion
When I left Ireland, I thought I wouldn’t be gone long. But emigration sneaks up on you.
Philip Lynch
22 Jun 2015
5.0k
82
open arms
Poll: Is the government doing enough to bring emigrants home?
29 May 2015
18.2k
133
come home
Irish emigrants in Australia feel Irish Government not encouraging them home
29 May 2015
11.4k
65
The Return
Referendum Day: 4 stories of people who came #HomeToVote
22 May 2015
4.7k
4
oh hai alf
Irish people still LOVE Australia
8 May 2015
18.4k
45
Fáilte
Ireland isn't as welcoming as it used to be
30 Apr 2015
34.2k
90
big spenders
Just how many Irish people can really be classed as filthy rich?
24 Apr 2015
30.5k
58
Emigration
Gone in 12 minutes: Canadian visas for new Irish emigrants were snapped up tonight
14 Apr 2015
57.7k
101
Opinion
Why is the government trying to push emigrants even further away?
Terry Murphy
8 Apr 2015
175
76
Opinion
An Irishman in America: The mixed emotions of making a new home
Stephen Gaffney
4 Apr 2015
984
81
flight of the doctors
90% of Irish medical students considering emigration after they qualify
12 Mar 2015
12.3k
73
goodbye ireland
'If things are so successful, why are people still leaving the country?'
10 Mar 2015
17.5k
104
Mind How You Go
Here's a little help for anyone thinking of emigrating (and for anyone who already has)
6 Mar 2015
16.6k
17
Opinion
Not all emigrants are yearning for the green grass of home
John Christopher Keohane
27 Feb 2015
507
52
Leaving on a jet plane
Column: An anatomy of one family’s emigration
Philip Lynch
7 Feb 2015
871
17
bring them home
The Government has a big secret plan to lure Irish emigrants home
6 Feb 2015
21.8k
101
tell us more
This is what 2015 will look like for jobs and pay cheques*
3 Feb 2015
18.5k
4
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