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Generation Emigration

The Irish Times forum by and for Irish citizens abroad

Monthly Archives: May 2012

Emigration breaks relationships

Emigrants deserve decent services, objective information and recognition, writes Bobby Gilmore of the Migrant Rights Centre.

Canada Flag thumb Canadian quota for Irish visas filled
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  • May 30, 2012, 13:13

Irish people planning to go to Canada on a working holiday visa will have to wait until next year to apply, as the quota for Irish passport holders has been filled for 2012.

referendum thumb Still at home? Then VOTE!

If there’s one thing most emigrants would like you to do on May 31st, it is vote, because we can’t, writes Philip O’Connor from Stockholm.

Euro 2012 thumb Have your say: where will you watch Euro 2012?

The European Championships kick off next Friday, with Ireland’s first match against Croatia taking place on Sunday 10th June. Whether you plan to watch the Irish matches from an Irish bar, at a special Euro-themed party, or from the comfort …

Kate in Hanoi thumb Playing Pollyanna in Asia

As I sit sipping mango juice watching mopeds swerve around each other on the streets of Hanoi, I feel glad that the recession has made me do things I would never have done otherwise, writes Kate O’Leary.

Kim Karl skype thumb Do you have ‘Skype dates’ across the world?
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  • May 27, 2012, 14:47

Kim Haughton is a Dublin-based photojournalist who is looking to document how emigrants communicate with home over Skype.

Eileen and Seamus Burke thumb ‘I feel like Canada’s oldest backpacker’

Now in our 60s, having closed our construction business, my husband and I have left our home in Galway to move to Canada, says Eileen Burke.

Vancouver skyline thumb Go west for a new home in Canada

Thousands are fleeing the recession in Ireland to make a life in Canada. But how easy is it to set up house there?

Jenifer Judge pharmacy thumb News of the week
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  • May 23, 2012, 01:00

The jobless generation in Ireland and Europe, the Fiscal Treaty referendum, physio internships and life in Berlin: this week’s round-up of emigration-related stories from irishtimes.com.

Microphone thumb Preparing to emigrate and interested in sharing your views with the world?
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  • May 22, 2012, 14:47

Generation Emigration have received numerous media requests from foreign media organisations looking to interview Irish people who are preparing to emigrate, as part of their coverage of the Fiscal Treaty referendum.

Fiscal Treaty Image thumb Have Your Say: How would you vote in the referendum if you could?

Have you have been following the debate on the Fiscal Treaty? How would you vote if you could, and why? Or is the referendum irrelevant to you?

Sarah Griffin leaving dublin thumb American Wake (video): for everyone who has gone, everyone who is going, and everyone left behind

“You’re going, and the trail of love you have left here is smouldering a redness in the dregs of this party…” In the interim between her boyfriend’s departure for America and hers, Sarah griffin wrote and recorded a poem about his ‘American Wake’.

Shauna thumb Emigration: Selfish, or necessary to “get ahead”?

Living abroad is giving me experiences I could never have gained if I had stayed in Ireland, but it comes at the price of feeling that I have abandoned my family, writes Shauna Browne from Korea.

Kate Katharina thumb A city that has thrived against the odds

I live with an insurance worker and his cat, I have a little identity card that allows me to eat lunch in the Bundestag, and there is new graffiti on my street nearly every morning. Welcome to my little part of Berlin, relates Kate Katharina Ferguson.

Darren thumb ‘Leaving Dublin’ exhibition of emigrant portraits needs your help
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  • May 17, 2012, 11:24

David Monahan’s ‘Leaving Dublin’ exhibition of emigrant portraits will go on show as part of the PhotoIreland Festival 2012 in July before going on an international tour, if enough money can be raised through a Fundit campaign.

Famine memorial thumb News of the week
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  • May 16, 2012, 01:00

A social network for the parents left behind, Famine memorials, tourist initiatives aimed at the diaspora and an angry parent accuses Taoiseach of driving young people to emigration – this week’s round up of emigration-related stories from irishtimes.com.

SkillSelect thumb SkillSelect: Changes to skilled migration visas for Australia
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  • May 15, 2012, 14:16

Significant changes will be made to the visa system for skilled migrants in Australia, beginning on July 1.

girls toys Raising kids in the US is a whole different ball game

The relentless materialism that surrounds our family here is reminiscent of where Ireland was headed during the boom, writes Kitty Clark.

The Gathering 2013 logo thumb Have your say: Will The Gathering bring the diaspora home?

What do you think of The Gathering 2013? Would you visit Ireland or encourage those with Irish connections to visit next year because of it? Can the diaspora “help lift Ireland out of recession” as the Taoiseach said?

speech bubbles New comments system
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  • May 14, 2012, 09:00

The technical problem with the comments system has been fixed.

Masterson family thumb Emigration: the parents’ experience

Emigrating is tough for those that leave, but it can be heartbreak for the parents and family who stay in Ireland, writes Ciara Kenny in The Irish Times today.

Airbus We mustn’t forget that when you emigrate, you leave home

The internet, social networking and cheap travel has made the world a smaller place, but emigrants cannot hang between two countries forever, writes Bobby Gilmore of the Migrant Rights Centre. The question all emigrants have to answer sooner or later is, where is home?

Higgins at Famine memorial thumb News of the week
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  • May 9, 2012, 12:38

Finding your dream home in Oz, President’s US visit, travel insurance problems and GAA clubs assisting Perth police: this week’s round up of emigration-related stories from irishtimes.com.

sadhbh o dwyer thumb They drink green tea in Ireland, and other misinterpretations

Despite her best intentions, Sadhbh O’Dwyer has found herself promoting erroneous images of Ireland repeatedly to eager audiences abroad throughout her life, she writes from England.

Jonathan_Drennan thumb Remembering where we came from but embracing where we are now

We should be embracing the opportunities that emigration offers us rather than wistfully yearning for the past in Ireland, writes Jonathan Drennan.

Ava Mooney, Canberra thumb Children’s art competition winners!

Three weeks ago, we invited children who have recently emigrated to send us pictures based on their experiences of moving abroad. Thanks to all the kids who sent in a picture! Here’s a slideshow of all the entries.

Perth skyline thumb Finding your dream home in Oz

Many Irish families are moving to Australia, but house prices and rents are rising, so you need to do your homework, writes Ciara Kenny in The Irish Times Property section today.

President Higgins at 911 memorial thumb News of the week
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  • May 2, 2012, 11:42

Alcohol sales in decline, living with debt, the GAA abroad, the benefits of beetroot in burgers and a presidential address to the Irish in New York: this week’s round up of emigration-related stories from irishtimes.com.

Brendan Doyle, Denmark 2 I have a lot of Ireland in me, but now I also have a lot of Denmark

Singing Irish songs with my Danish colleagues, without obligation or alcohol, highlights just one way that I have been made to feel welcome in Denmark since I made it my home, writes Brendan Doyle.