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# migration - Thursday 27 September, 2012

Emigration

One new emigrant every five minutes, according to latest CSO figures

27/09/12 9,727 Views 101 Comments

The latest population estimates from the Central Statistics Office show emigration is higher now than any time in the 1980s.

# migration - Sunday 26 August, 2012

Opinion

Column: Homesickness – the emigrant’s burden

26/08/12 11,628 Views 82 Comments

The whiff of a favourite foodstuff, the emotional low of feeling ill – these are just two of the catalysts to awaken homesickness when you’re an expat, says Irishman-in-Japan Mark Boyle.

# migration - Saturday 21 July, 2012

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PHOTOS: Intimate images from asylum seekers’ lives in Ireland

21/07/12 10,615 Views 33 Comments

Photographer Rory O’Neill sneaked into ‘direct provision’ accommodation in central Dublin to capture these pictures.

# migration - Thursday 5 July, 2012

Asylum

‘One good adult’ scheme launched for child asylum seekers

05/07/12 2,649 Views 14 Comments

The scheme will provide young asylum seekers with a mentor to help them integrate into Irish society.

# migration - Thursday 21 June, 2012

Opinion

Column: Think about sex trafficking. Do Irish people come to mind?

21/06/12 9,841 Views 11 Comments

They should. Irish people have been trafficked abroad for sex – but it’s not as simple as you might think, writes David Lohan.

# migration - Friday 15 June, 2012

Migration

US to stop deporting young illegal immigrants

15/06/12 3,275 Views 5 Comments

Deferred action can be grated if applicants meet certain criteria and do not post a threat to US national security.

# migration - Sunday 27 May, 2012

Opinion

Column: ‘We are the 17 per cent’ – the story of a migrant in Ireland

27/05/12 4,826 Views 40 Comments

Dil Wickremasinghe recalls how she arrived in Ireland 12 years ago, then worked her way up to find success. (And true love.)

# migration - Tuesday 10 April, 2012

Poverty

Report: 700,000 living in poverty in Ireland

10/04/12 6,041 Views 55 Comments

A new report from Social Justice Ireland says that of those living in poverty in Ireland, 200,000 are children. The organisation says that the social welfare system is not fit for purpose and should be replaced.

# migration - Thursday 29 March, 2012

Census 2011

Coming home: almost 20,000 Irish people returned before Census

29/03/12 4,913 Views 12 Comments

The majority of those came home from the UK, Australia and the US.

# migration - Friday 16 March, 2012

Undocumented

Undocumented in Ireland will celebrate St Patrick’s Day ‘in the shadows’

16/03/12 4,176 Views 55 Comments

The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland is using this weekend’s celebrations to highlight the plight of what it says is an estimated 30,000 undocumented people in Ireland.

# migration - Wednesday 15 February, 2012

Opinion

Column: I’ve been waiting three years on my citizenship application

15/02/12 7,830 Views 82 Comments

Lutfullah Shafaq, 23, has a degree, has never claimed benefits, and wants to work as an Irish taxpayer. So why is the Government restricting his movements?

# migration - Saturday 17 December, 2011

Undocumented

Hundreds of undocumented migrants stage candlelit march to Dáil

17/12/11 6,273 Views 162 Comments

The campaigners called on the Government to give them the opportunity to win legal status in Ireland.

# migration - Sunday 2 October, 2011

Opinion

Column: ‘It was a difficult decision, but Ireland is turning toxic’

02/10/11 5,261 Views 89 Comments

Last Thursday, 21-year-old Conor Keane emigrated to a new life in Chicago. Here he writes about what made him leave.

# migration - Thursday 30 June, 2011

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The Daily Fix: Thursday

30/06/11 1,477 Views 1 Comment

A round-up of the day’s big, news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

# migration - Wednesday 11 May, 2011

Migration

Obama plans reform of US immigration system

11/05/11 594 Views 3 Comments

President Barack Obama has announced plans to create a path to legitimate citizenship for those currently living illegally within the United States.

# migration - Wednesday 23 February, 2011

Death

Emigrated from Ireland at 17, dead at 35 in a church alcove

23/02/11 6,277 Views 8 Comments

A New York Times article throws a sobering spotlight on one young Irish woman’s tragic end.

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