Generation Emigration

Irish students at Harvard

• Emigrant voices Opinion
• December 31, 2011, 06:00

As the government looks likely to introduce fees in Irish universities, Steven Lydon, an Irish PhD student in German Philosophy at Harvard sought out fellow Irish students at the university to find out their reasons for emigrating, how they have adapted, and what they think of developments back home.

Emigrants’ celebrations: “It wasn’t Christmas because it wasn’t Ireland”

• Emigrant voices Features
• December 30, 2011, 08:35

For Irish people living abroad, Christmas isn’t the typical turkey-and-ham affair – but, as a number of emigrants tell CIARA KENNY, they found ways to make it feel like home.

News of the week

• News
• December 28, 2011, 14:34

Struggling emigrants in London, Christmases at home and abroad, and students worry for the future: this week’s round up of emigration stories from irishtimes.com.

Have your say: what was your impression of Ireland when home for Christmas?

• Discussion
• December 27, 2011, 06:00

In this week’s Have Your Say, we want to hear what your impressions of Ireland were this Christmas.

Happy Christmas!

• News
• December 25, 2011, 01:00

Happy Christmas everyone, at home and abroad, from Generation Emigration. Send your festive photos showing how you spent the day to emigration@irishtimes.com.

Calvados, scallops and a turkey fresh from the farm

• Emigrant voices
• December 24, 2011, 06:00

Preparing for the Christmas feast in Normandy is a little different to shopping in Tesco, writes Liz Ryan, in an extract from her book French Leave.

Happy Christmas, Ireland. Season’s greetings from emigrants

• Features
• December 23, 2011, 09:00

Generation Emigration invited Irish emigrants who won’t be coming home this Christmas to send a message through our blog. Here’s a selection, which were printed in the Life & Culture section of The Irish Times today.

Welcome home

• Features
• December 23, 2011, 08:49

Irish Times journalists visited Dublin airport to speak to groups of families and friends as they welcome their loved ones home for Christmas.