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Emigration

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Emigration
Opinion: The undocumented Irish in the US need and deserve our help
Larry Donnelly
19 Jun 2014
286
62
Home and Away
Good news for chefs, bricklayers and tilers planning on heading to Australia
13 Jun 2014
11.4k
22
that london
Bring potato cakes and a wad of cash: Advice on moving to London
1 Jun 2014
41.7k
79
Thailand
Irishman killed in bike crash may have been rushing to beat Thai coup curfew
1 Jun 2014
25.4k
15
Big Losses
The GAA football emigrants XV - 15 intercounty players who are away this summer
22 May 2014
16.1k
17
out forr'n
The 11 most annoying things you can say to an Irish emigrant
4 May 2014
96.8k
85
Big Apple Bound
Brendan Quigley - 'There's no point being on a county panel and drawing social welfare'
1 May 2014
11.7k
4
Jobs
Column: We're forced to bring skilled workers from abroad because of our educational failures
Aaron McKenna
26 Apr 2014
102
89
the spirit of Derry
Column: The Derry of my childhood was shrouded in sadness – now the city can breathe again
Joe McHugh
14 Apr 2014
394
50
Remittances
Irish emigrants sent €5.7 billion back from the UK over 30 years
9 Apr 2014
9.9k
21
State Visit
As President Higgins visits the UK, how much has the Government supported emigrants there?
8 Apr 2014
6.2k
10
generation emigration
Column: Feeling like an exile in your own country? It’s normal after travelling ...
Niamh Ní Shúilleabháin
5 Apr 2014
1.6k
99
Irish Abroad
Irishman dies in Australia after suspected fall at a tourist mine
31 Mar 2014
36.3k
37
last goodbye
"It's just so hard": Limerick couple to follow their four children to Australia - forever
26 Mar 2014
63.7k
159
Emigration
Just 44 out of 2,500 Canadian visas for young professionals claimed
25 Mar 2014
29.3k
36
Irish in Canada
If you're heading to Canada you might want to check this out...
23 Mar 2014
29.1k
38
Across the water
It's not only nurses that have emigrated to find work. Guess how many GPs have?
21 Mar 2014
15.4k
65
list of demands
Powerful response to Ireland Inspires video offers alternative view of Irish life
21 Mar 2014
22.4k
128
Emigration
Why did so many Wexford people choose Georgia as their new home in the 1800s?
20 Mar 2014
16.7k
25
Irish Abroad
Another sad product of emigration, funerals can now be streamed online
19 Mar 2014
18.8k
15
college fund
College fees to get cut for children of Irish emigrants
18 Mar 2014
18.8k
33
Emigration
Requests for €15.5m to help Irish people living abroad
17 Mar 2014
10.8k
28
mallow to sydney
Irish lads write gas song about emigrating from Cork to Australia
16 Mar 2014
5.7k
4
Go to Granny
Emotional ad sees Irish parents meet their granddaughter for the first time
14 Mar 2014
34.5k
38
Crazy eh?
Irish people snap up nearly 4,000 Canadian visas – in 10 minutes
14 Mar 2014
22.8k
98
emigrants
'A denial of people's rights': Sinn Féin wants a new junior minister for the diaspora
11 Mar 2014
7.3k
153
payday
Graduates are now earning much less. But exactly how much less?
6 Mar 2014
19.6k
65
Céad Míle Fáilte
Government backs National Diaspora Centre but wants a third-party to pay for it
3 Mar 2014
5.0k
29
return to sender
This is the letter the HSE is sending to ask people if they've emigrated...
2 Mar 2014
36.7k
47
Flight of the young
"We'd rather be poor with our people around us, than have opportunities in a different world"
1 Mar 2014
22.5k
56
girls interrupted
Column: Can girls STEM the tide of emigration?
Dr Kirsten Foy
19 Feb 2014
395
29
G Tayto
Good news for ex-pats: Tayto is to be freely available in Australia and New Zealand
16 Feb 2014
36.5k
91
emigrant voices
Column: Enda, Ireland won't crumble if emigrants are given a voice in elections
David Burns and Conor O'Neill
12 Feb 2014
198
103
Flight of the young
Ireland's lost generation: What happened without the 20-somethings? Part two.
8 Feb 2014
30.0k
47
Emigration
Leaving to work in Australia? Make sure you know your rights
5 Feb 2014
13.5k
28
gallant allies
If you're for voting rights for Irish abroad the EU is on your side
3 Feb 2014
7.7k
97
best and brightest
Venezuela's youth are abandoning their homeland, Ireland is their destination
1 Feb 2014
24.2k
137
Loneliness
Older generation feeling 'harsh impact' of emigration, says helpline
30 Jan 2014
8.3k
17
Irish Abroad
Irish man in Australia gets jail sentence for drunken attack on a bouncer
27 Jan 2014
41.4k
79
Down Under
9 Facebook statuses every Irish person posts from Australia
20 Jan 2014
71.8k
92
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