Yesterday, Aidan Boyce wrote: “I miss Ireland, I miss my family, I miss my friends, but I cannot move back. The person I am now is not the same as the person who left.”

You can read the full article here: http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/generationemigration/2011/11/14/i-emigrated-when-i-had-a-choice-because-what-was-happening-was-untenable/

In this week’s discussion forum, we are asking: would you move back to Ireland if you had the chance? Do you intend to return in the future?

Have a suggestion for a discussion topic? Email emigration@irishtimes.com.