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Emigration

All time
Ozesome
Over 400 Irish people will become Australian citizens today
26 Jan 2015
13.5k
71
home away from home
Irish people love New Zealand... almost 20,000 have moved there
22 Jan 2015
22.5k
72
Surfers Paradise
"Remarkably stupid" Irishman gets stuck in air vent sneaking into Australian nightclub
20 Jan 2015
40.1k
106
Diaspora
Opinion: Young, debarred and politically exiled – Ireland's emigrants have no voice
David Burns and Conor O'Neill
8 Jan 2015
287
80
come back soon
Photos: Sad scenes at Dublin Airport as Irish emigrants say goodbye
3 Jan 2015
65.1k
149
Home and Away
GAA players from a club 'decimated by emigration' are back for a charity game this Christmas
24 Dec 2014
18.9k
7
Brain Drain
Number of Irish graduates going abroad to get work more than doubles
22 Dec 2014
8.1k
15
permanent move
"It's like a grieving process": Parents prepare to leave Ireland and follow their children to Australia
21 Dec 2014
27.4k
31
i'm coming home
Family surprise daughter with lovely Christmas homecoming at Dublin Airport
17 Dec 2014
30.5k
23
bit of the auld sod
Vlog: I've finally started playing GAA – as an emigrant in Spain
Oisin Gregorian
30 Nov 2014
440
15
Diaspora
Here's how much we're spending to support Irish emigrants in Australia
24 Nov 2014
20.2k
37
Gort
"I like it here, it's quiet, better for the children" - Integration in Ireland's 'little Brazil'
23 Nov 2014
33.3k
139
Immigration
Ireland grants citizenship to foreign nationals at a greater rate than every EU country bar one
19 Nov 2014
21.1k
209
Irish Abroad
From Cashel to Hawke's Bay to Perth: Cian O'Connor is a bit of a rugby nomad
9 Nov 2014
18.0k
4
Census
The Irish in England: How they view their ethnicity and nationality
8 Nov 2014
18.9k
41
generation emigration
Have you emigrated? How's your mam?
4 Nov 2014
18.9k
41
Emigration
The NHS is planning a roadshow to nab some Irish nurses
3 Nov 2014
8.5k
15
emigrant's diary
Vlog: Emigrating with other people can be tough... emigrating alone can be much tougher
Oisin Gregorian
14 Oct 2014
272
19
Homecoming
Aaron McKenna: How can we bring our emigrants home?
Aaron McKenna
4 Oct 2014
293
102
Dáil talk
State of the Nation: Enda's under pressure (and that isn't even an Irish Water gag)
1 Oct 2014
9.6k
61
who goes there?
School-leavers and graduates make up larger chunk of emigrants than last year
30 Sep 2014
5.2k
16
Leaving on a jet plane
Vlog: Leaving it all behind... one emigrant's story of saying goodbye to Ireland
Oisin Gregorian
29 Sep 2014
247
34
Prime Numbers
Eamon Dunphy, Trinity College, and Auschwitz: The week in numbers
20 Sep 2014
10.5k
2
home is where the heart is
These emigrants explain the barriers that are keeping them from coming home
16 Sep 2014
14.8k
37
ancestors
President Higgins has spoken directly to the Irish Diaspora: "We owe them a debt of gratitude."
12 Sep 2014
8.5k
60
Emigration
20% of GPs who graduated in 2010 now live abroad
1 Sep 2014
7.2k
52
inbox me
The Briefcase: The biggest landlord in the land, wage rows and Limerick's new oil barons
29 Aug 2014
13.6k
4
State of the Nation
Only 16% of emigrants were unemployed before they left Ireland
26 Aug 2014
13.0k
81
there and back again
Brendan Quigley is back from New York and making Laois his home again
25 Aug 2014
6.6k
home from home
Gaelic games in Wembley, Dubai and beyond: Irish emigration through the eyes of the GAA
25 Aug 2014
15.4k
18
ynbti
These politicians making waves abroad could have been your local TD
23 Aug 2014
11.6k
11
grass is greener
Living in Australia or Canada? Good choice says The Economist, Dublin not so much
20 Aug 2014
31.3k
50
Emigration
Opinion: We see the happier side of expat life splashed across Facebook – there's darkness too
Kate O'Shaughnessy
18 Aug 2014
885
85
Afghanistan
Opinion: Here I go again, back to Riyadh. My life has changed so much in just ten years...
Noel Scanlon
30 Jul 2014
640
9
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 It’s the weekend – and here’s everything that you need to know as you start your day.
26 Jul 2014
10.3k
6
Brain Drain
Thousands of certificates allowing doctors to work overseas granted
26 Jul 2014
9.3k
27
Missing
Irish surfer goes missing in the waters off Byron Bay in Australia
20 Jul 2014
27.0k
7
Emigration
What can the new diaspora minister do for the Irish abroad?
19 Jul 2014
8.8k
52
Moving Costs
Rental prices, euro changes push Dublin up 'costliest cities for expats' survey
10 Jul 2014
10.5k
19
Driving in Canada
Moving to Ontario? You'll be able to swap your Irish driver's licence for a local one
10 Jul 2014
13.3k
25
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