The Irish Times

Coronavirus: Irish in Australia facing stay-or-go decisions

‘We’re going home with nothing, nowhere to stay. It’s all gone in a matter of a couple of days’

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 02:07

The last Christmas I spent in Ireland was 12 years ago

My first Christmases in Oz never felt right. Now I know what this time of year is really about

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 06:05

20 tiny plays for Ireland: we all need a place to belong

Short + Sweet Dublin’s Karoline O’Sullivan on bringing the renowned Sydney festival home

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 17:56

In Australia I’m regarded as Irish, but in Ireland I’m ‘not from here’

The older I get the more I realise that, wherever I am, west Clare will always be in me

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 06:02

After so long gone, I will be a tourist in Ireland, travelling on my Australian passport

I’m not sure what may still resonate, and what old ghosts may resurface

Mon Jun 17 2019 - 07:00

The Irish nun who opened schools for the deaf in Australia

Sr Gabriel Hogan provided education for children whose needs would otherwise have been neglected

Wed May 22 2019 - 01:00

Irish family ‘terrified’ about deportation after son diagnosed with CF in Australia

Three-year-old Darragh, who has cystic fibrosis, deemed a ‘burden’ on the country

Thu Apr 11 2019 - 14:52

Irish nature feels so novel after returning from Australia

The smell of the earth, the damp leaves and the rain has made my heart sing

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 06:00

A home from home for Sydney's Irish, from Gaeilgeoirs and fiddle players to 'misfits' and gays

Much has changed at Sydney’s Gaelic Club since its establishment in 1955

Mon Feb 18 2019 - 06:00

Our house escaped the bushfires in Tasmania, this time

Fire consumed 630sqkm of wilderness. The environmental impact is catastrophic

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 13:15

'Hottest month ever in Australia has brought disaster of Biblical proportions'

Tasmania is burning, Queensland is flooded. How can leaders still deny climate change?

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 07:00

A New History of the Irish in Australia: Racial profiling Down Under

‘No Irish need apply’ may have been replaced with ‘Protestants preferred’ but anti-Irish sentiment has not disappeared

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00

‘It’s face-meltingly hot’: Irish in Australia on the ongoing heatwave

Multi-week heatwave is breaking records with temperatures exceeding 45°C

Mon Jan 28 2019 - 11:25

Over 24,000 Irish become Australian citizens in past decade

Further 455 more to pledge allegiance on Australia Day this Saturday

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 06:15

Hot summer in Australia, where fruit is cooking on the trees

Unforgiving heat is exacting a terrible toll on Australia’s landscape and its inhabitants

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 06:30

I moved to Australia and became the youngest person to run an art gallery

Kerry woman Nicola Holly was appointed director of the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery at just 26

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 11:00

Ireland or Australia? The ‘tug of war’ for Irish workers

Australia’s world-beating economy is competing with buoyant Ireland for Irish talent

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 06:00

David McWilliams: How immigrants helped generate an economic miracle in Australia

‘Lucky Country’ can thank new arrivals, common-sense policy and luck for its expansion

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 06:00

Since moving to Australia, I’ve never come home for Christmas

The truth is I couldn’t face the wrench of those post-festive farewells

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:05

Australian colleagues gasp when they hear how Irish doctors work

Most Irish doctors in Australia want to move home, but they will not unless conditions improve

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00

Irish emigrants in Australia offered free flights home to fill jobs in Ireland

Booming economy in Ireland creates shortages in IT, construction, health and finance

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 12:48

The Irish vet stitching up kangaroos and breaking hearts in Australia

‘Pawsome Doctor’ Oisín Tracey has amassed an Instagram following of almost 50,000

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 11:38

Remembering the 4,000 Irish Famine orphans shipped to Australia

After brutal conditions in the workhouses, life on board was a significant improvement

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 07:05

I lied about my criminal record on my Australian visa application. What can I do?

A minor driving offence is not enough to refuse a visa, but lying about it can be

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 08:10

‘When I was 19, my eldest brother Colly Baker died by suicide’

I received great support in both Ireland and Australia after my brother’s death

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 07:00

Irish doctors in Australia ‘dread working in Ireland again’

35 out of 51 doctors interviewed have no plans to return

Wed Sept 26 2018 - 06:14

It took me time to settle in Sydney, but now I’ve built a life here

I would have been incredulous if I’d seen my future as a teenager in Belfast

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 06:30

Teaching and trades among ‘best jobs in Australia’

Visa rules have tightened but opportunities still good for skilled Irish workers

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 08:55

Steal a pig in Tipperary in 1841? You could be shipped off to Australia

Thousands of online records document crimes and journeys taken by Irish convicts

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 13:52

How do I explain Irish nationalism to my Tasmania-born daughter?

‘That’s in the UK, right?’ she asks, when I tell her I’m from the same county as Joe Dolan

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 09:45

Irish father faces deportation from Australia over visa delays

Dan Hall has been given seven days to leave the country - and his wife and three kids

Thu May 24 2018 - 11:46

Death in the sun: The dark side of Australia’s backpacking industry

Death of Belgian in Queensland raises questions over exploitation of workers

Mon May 21 2018 - 17:04

Sydney Queer Irish bringing the tricolour to Mardi Gras

80 Irish are preparing to march through Sydney in city’s 40th annual LGBTQ parade

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 08:15

I met a man playing Mafia Wars online, and followed him to Australia

Louise Ivory moved across the world to marry a man she started a virtual gang with

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 10:41