Many returning emigrants are highly skilled and hugely valuable for our economy
emigration
I must remember that people do not emigrate to maintain their ‘before’ lives
If Irish emigrants are honest, it is fair enough that loved ones at home feel rejected
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EU tax on aviation fuel will incentivise airlines to be more environmentally friendly while retaining links with families
An independent Britain was supposed to be off the leash and on the lash – instead Irishman in Hackney Peter Flanagan is watching it veer to the right
A Meath man in Perth will never take air conditioning or being able to eat your lunch without swallowing some flies for granted, but he loves it there
I feel there is a half of my heart in Scotland and half in Ireland, says Elaine McGoldrick
Dubliner Darren Gorman thinks being immersed in different cultures and languages at an age when learning is easier is great for his daughter
Pogues frontman gave lyrical meaning to the tension of an Ireland that demands a complex present while yearning for a simple past
Dave Hannigan: For the long-term emigrant, a visit home can turn you into a tourist in your own past
For the long-term emigrant, a visit home can turn you into a tourist in your own past
Covid-19 recovery, labour shortages and the Russian invasion of Ukraine were all factors
Irish people have a complex relationship with our home country - a bit like my relationship with my brother
It is less politicised here, less burdensome to carry. Most people are simply not interested in it. This, it turns out, is far preferable
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