emigration

Highly educated emigrants are more likely to return – The Irish Times

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Emigration has been central to Irish life for more than two centuries. It was already significant before the 1840s Famine, but there was a massive outflow of people in the immediate aftermath of that disaster. In recent times, there have also been periodic surges in emigration during economic crises in Ireland: in the 1950s, the … Read more

A month in Australia, my son’s new home – The Irish Times

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I’m walking Coogee Beach on the outskirts of Sydney and feel like I’ve been transported to Dollymount Strand in 1982. The warm summer breeze follows the countless young men with mullets and fresh-faced girls chattering with Irish accents. It’s no surprise the locals call this part of Sydney County Coogee, the 33rd county of Ireland. … Read more

Deportations of Irish citizens from US rose 330%, Dáil hears – The Irish Times

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The number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US increased from 15 in 2024 to 65 last year, the Dáil has heard. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Neale Richmond said the overall number may seem small but “it is a 330 per cent increase”. He added that one person has … Read more

Lisbon’s March Surge: Nearly 300,000 Emigrant Votes

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Portugal Awaits Final Election Results LISBON – May 22, 2024 – The meticulous counting of votes from the legislative elections in Portugal is nearing its end. The National Elections commission is overseeing the tabulation,as the final results are anticipated to be published soon. Addressing the process, authorities have reported on measures to safeguard votes and … Read more

The deeper you dive into Icelandic culture, the more of Ireland you find – The Irish Times

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Among the first things you see on a visit to the National Museum of Iceland in Reykjavik are skeletons: the remains of two bodies lying in the ground in which they were found. One is a woman believed to have been about 40 when she died in the 10th century. The other is that of … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu: Emigration from Gaza blocked by host countries – Israel Politics

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The “main problem” preventing Gazans from leaving the Strip is with the countries where they would emigrate to, not Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Sunday. “We are destroying more and more homes, and Gazans have nowhere to return to. The only inevitable outcome will be … Read more

‘In Ireland we start with the slagging. That is something I really treasure’ – The Irish Times

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I was named after Jane Austen’s Emma. My dad Denis [the late academic and literary critic] wanted to call me Emily because he had been working on Emily Dickinson and Emily Bronte, but my mother Frances didn’t like the idea of Emily. She said, “You’ve also worked on the novel Emma, let’s go for that.” … Read more

The New York St Patrick’s Day parade, 1995, in pictures – The Irish Times

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I’m in Manhattan in March 1995. It’s my third time in New York but the first with my wife, Louise. The other visits were as a young photographer from the Longford Leader, covering the annual dinner dance of New York’s Longford Men’s Association in Woodside, Queens – nights of group shots and what we call … Read more

Why young Nigerians are leaving home for good

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According to a 2022 survey, 70% of Nigerians aged 15 to 35 would leave the country if they could. The wave of young Nigerians leaving the country is what many are calling japa, a Yoruba word meaning “to flee”. Following the end of the 2020 #endsars protests, emigration numbers in Nigeria have spiked to the … Read more