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# emigration - Monday 21 May, 2012

Opinion

Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.

Mon, 7:30 PM 2,554 Views 71 Comments

Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

# emigration - Saturday 19 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Not The News

Here is the week’s news… skewed

Sat, 6:00 PM 2,027 Views 4 Comments

BREAKING via The Mire wire: The Government’s You Retire, We Rehire policy; Israel to take on Ireland; the second referendum that won’t happen will be held on 22 June.

# emigration - Friday 11 May, 2012

Read Me

Column: Here’s Irish pride – my family are rebuilding the World Trade Center

11/05/12 6,947 Views 36 Comments

Kerry O’Shea describes the experience of her father and brother, working dozens of storeys up on the new towers.

# emigration - Monday 7 May, 2012

Opinion

Column: Here’s what you REALLY need to know before emigrating…

07/05/12 9,534 Views 56 Comments

Pack a hood, forget the hairdryer and bring more money than you think – recent emigrant Claire O’Keeffe on what anyone following in her footsteps should know.

# emigration - Saturday 14 April, 2012

Titanic100

Who owns the Titanic, and who can dive at the wreck?

14/04/12 6,313 Views 9 Comments

TheJournal.ie has been looking into issues surrounding the Titanic disaster 100 years after the ship struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage.

# emigration - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

Opinion

Column: Exporting our troubles is an Irish speciality

04/04/12 4,743 Views 53 Comments

Ireland’s solution has always been to send our problems abroad, writes Jillian Godsil – and we’re still doing it today.

# emigration - Friday 30 March, 2012

In Numbers

Recession emigration: a repeat path to the UK

30/03/12 4,320 Views 29 Comments

Emigration rises and falls with the economy.

# emigration - Saturday 17 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: Our diaspora can make Ireland great – but we need to connect

17/03/12 1,858 Views 16 Comments

We’re used to asking what the Irish community abroad can do for us. Maybe the real question is what we can do for them, writes Kingsley Aikins.

9 At 9 This post contains videos

The 9 at 9: St Patrick’s Day

17/03/12 3,195 Views 7 Comments

Nine things to know this St Patrick’s morning…

# emigration - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

From The Score Jobs

There’s only so much GAA can do to keep stars here, says Colm O’Rourke

13/03/12 462 Views 1 Comment

Sunday Game pundit’s native county Meath lost forward Joe Sheridan to emigration this week.

Emigration

Some young people in Australia ‘giving Irish workers a bad name’

13/03/12 9,918 Views 47 Comments

A perception that Irish workers arrive drunk and lie about qualifications is based on the behaviour of a minority, according to a visa expert.

Titanic100

Mayo village which lost eleven people on the Titanic to commemorate sinking

13/03/12 2,023 Views 2 Comments

Fourteen residents of the small village of Lahardane were on board the Titanic when it sank one hundred years ago next month.

# emigration - Monday 12 March, 2012

From The Score Go West

‘He’ll be missed’ — Gaelic Players Association rues Sheridan’s shock decision to emigrate

12/03/12 9,204 Views 40 Comments

US-bound Meath forward calls time on his football career.

# emigration - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

Jobs

Large crowds expected at Working Abroad Expo in Cork

07/03/12 2,316 Views 12 Comments

Organisers of the jobs and emigration fair had to shut the doors early at the weekend when more than 12,000 people turned up at the fair in the RDS in Dublin.

# emigration - Monday 5 March, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Monday

05/03/12 3,870 Views 4 Comments

All the day’s big stories, plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…

Read Me

Column: ‘Everywhere it’s hollowed-out people’ – a day at the emigration fair

05/03/12 19,034 Views 89 Comments

Mum-of-one Ann Cronin went to Sunday’s event hopeful for opportunities abroad – but found the reality very different.

Emigration

More than 12,000 people attend Working Abroad Expo

05/03/12 3,923 Views 18 Comments

About 250 job offers were made by recruiters at the exhibition in the RDS over the weekend.

Opinion

Column: Young people need to reject the ideas my generation grew up with

05/03/12 3,665 Views 18 Comments

If the country is to emerge from the current recession and austerity measures, young people need to become more entrepreneurial writes Nick Leeson

# emigration - Sunday 4 March, 2012

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Working Abroad Expo shuts doors early due to crowds

04/03/12 13,872 Views 81 Comments

Entry to the RDS is now only being granted to those who have pre-paid or are already in the existing queue.

# emigration - Saturday 3 March, 2012

Emigration

In pictures: the Working Abroad Expo at the RDS

03/03/12 15,960 Views 76 Comments

Thousands attend the event hoping to come across the ‘dream job’ – outside of Ireland.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

03/03/12 5,147 Views 16 Comments

Nine things to know by 9am…

# emigration - Thursday 1 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: Here’s what it’s like to be one of the long-term unemployed

01/03/12 9,420 Views 93 Comments

Losing friends and juggling bills as your confidence ebbs away – politicians don’t understand the reality of joblessness, writes Alan McMenamin.

# emigration - Sunday 26 February, 2012

From Business ETC Emigration

Canadian delegates visit Dublin to attract recruits

26/02/12 6,093 Views 43 Comments

About 335,000 job opportunities, mostly construction-based, are projected to arise in British Columbia and Alberta between now and 2014.

# emigration - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

From Business ETC Jobswatch

Hireland has secured employment for 150 people

21/02/12 4,131 Views 20 Comments

Almost 600 companies have pledged more than 2,500 jobs just one month after launch.

# emigration - Monday 20 February, 2012

Emigration

Where in the world? Saskatchewan wants Irish workers

20/02/12 11,338 Views 39 Comments

The Canadian province is sending a recruitment delegation to Ireland next month looking to fill 275 jobs.

# emigration - Wednesday 15 February, 2012

Opinion

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

15/02/12 6,164 Views 78 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?

# emigration - Monday 13 February, 2012

Opinion

Column: Cutting wages won’t fix the jobs crisis. We need a new approach.

13/02/12 3,353 Views 45 Comments

There are 26 applicants for every job in Ireland – so it’s time to stop treating this as an economic problem to solve and instead see it as a social crisis, writes Patrick Nulty.

# emigration - Friday 10 February, 2012

From Business ETC Emigration

IrishCentral announces new community newspaper division

10/02/12 1,668 Views 3 Comments

The owner of IrishCentral, Niall O’Dowd, announced that the Home & Away and Irish Emigrant print newspapers have joined this new division.

# emigration - Monday 23 January, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Monday

23/01/12 3,958 Views 1 Comment

A roundup of the day’s main news – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…

Emigration

Noonan under fire from bishops after emigration comments

23/01/12 2,678 Views 28 Comments

Emigration no longer a ‘lifestyle choice’, one cleric said – adding many people are being forced to leave Ireland.

# emigration - Friday 20 January, 2012

Emigration

Noonan on emigration comments: ‘I am being quoted out of context’

20/01/12 3,983 Views 106 Comments

The Finance Minister’s comments that emigration was in some cases “a lifestyle choice” have been heavily criticised by opposition parties.

# emigration - Thursday 19 January, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

19/01/12 3,478 Views 6 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Emigration This post contains videos

Noonan’s emigration comments branded ‘a disgrace’ by opposition

19/01/12 6,666 Views 130 Comments

Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty has said that Michael Noonan’s comments earlier today were “deeply insulting”.

Emigration

Noonan: Young emigrants ‘not driven away by unemployment’

19/01/12 15,091 Views 311 Comments

The Finance Minister Michael Noonan said that emigration in most young people’s cases is being driven by “a desire to see another part of the world and live there.”

# emigration - Saturday 14 January, 2012

Quids In

This house could be yours for under €500

14/01/12 25,461 Views 118 Comments

Property owner in Westmeath turns tables by asking people to pay €50 apiece to sumbit bid – the lowest unique bid wins.

# emigration - Monday 9 January, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Monday

09/01/12 4,540 Views 8 Comments

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

Emigration

Agency reports surge in Australian visa applications before rules change

09/01/12 5,108 Views 9 Comments

A visa support services company says the number of Irish people applying for permanent residency visas is still rising.

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you see a future for yourself in Ireland?

09/01/12 8,367 Views 105 Comments

A new survey has found that four in ten believe there is no future for them in Ireland but do you see a future for yourself in this country?

Hard Up

Four in ten see ‘no future for themselves’ in Ireland – survey

09/01/12 2,200 Views 24 Comments

More than half of households are now struggling to pay basic bills, according to new figures from the Irish League of Credit Unions.

# emigration - Sunday 1 January, 2012

TheJournal.ie

All we want for 2012 (and what we won’t miss from 2011)

01/01/12 6,437 Views 18 Comments

TheJournal.ie’s writers have each picked one thing that they are glad to see the back of – and one thing they are looking forward to this year.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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David Hall
Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.
By David Hall - @davidhall75

Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

Jim Clarken
Column: ‘Women are digging up anthills for the tiny grains inside’
By Jim Clarken

Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.

Michael Taft
Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
By Michael Taft - @notesonthefront

Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

Naoise Nunn
Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
By Naoise Nunn - @naoisen

A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
Column: Parents bringing their children to be kneecapped. Yes, this is Ireland.
By Seamus Breslin

Self-styled republican vigilantes are terrorising a city, writes Seamus Breslin – and perceived neglect by authorities is fuelling the fire.

Mike Morris
Column: Another Priory Hall is coming down the tracks. Here’s why.
By Mike Morris - @nyderoleary

Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

Jane Suiter
Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
By Jane Suiter - @JaneSuit

With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
By Micheál Martin

Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

Lisa McInerney
Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
By Lisa McInerney - @SwearyLady

Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

Lynn McDonald Byrne
Column: Some talk about the ‘magic’ of childbirth. To me, it was horrific.
By Lynn McDonald Byrne

For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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