Generation Emigration

Irish emigrants in London experience culture shock, report finds

• Destinations News
• October 30, 2012, 21:40

New Irish arrivals in London experience culture shock and anxiety, a major new report by the London Irish Centre and the Federation of Irish Societies has found.

Steady steps forward in hub of innovation

• Wild Geese
• October 30, 2012, 08:21

WILD GEESE: Máire Walsh Next Steps Marketing, California: Work hard and don’t be afraid to ask for help is the advice of one Irish emigrant who has made a career in marketing in the US

Crime scene in New York City

• Emigrant voices News
• October 26, 2012, 12:31

Reflecting on the scene where two young children were found stabbed to death in New York last night, Barry McKinley was asked about his own children back home in Ireland. “My kids are fine,” I say. “They’re fine. Fine.”

The earthquake emigrants

• Emigrant voices Features
• October 26, 2012, 08:37

We left behind the economic disaster in Ireland and entered the natural-disaster zone of Christchurch, New Zealand, says ADRIENNE SLATTERY

Cost of Australian visas to rise

• News
• October 25, 2012, 15:42

Australian government announces increase in visa charges in a bid to raise additional revenue. Working Holiday visas to rise from €224 to €288.

Irish entrepreneurs from around the world to meet in London

• News
• October 24, 2012, 01:00

The second annual global conference of the Irish International Business Network (IIBN) will be held in London on 9th November.

We need to know a lot more about emigration

• Opinion
• October 23, 2012, 01:00

A major new study on current emigration trends will analyse who is leaving, where they are going, what they are doing and whether they are likely to return, writes Piaras Mac Éinrí, lecturer in Migration Studies at University College Cork.

Leaving for the lifestyle, staying for business

• Wild Geese
• October 22, 2012, 01:00

WILD GEESE: Andrew Woods, Silvertree Properties, Cape Town: The recession meant there was no better time to leave Ireland and one Dubliner has found his feet in property in South Africa

G’day guard – the Irish emigrants joining Australia’s police force

• Emigrant voices Features
• October 19, 2012, 08:47

A Dublin beat, dwindling pay and rising taxes couldn’t compete with the appeal of Australia, and now I’m just one of many ex-gardaí who are policing in Perth, says PETER CROSBIE

The downturn was the shove we needed to go explore

• Emigrant voices
• October 17, 2012, 01:00

The downturn in Ireland’s fortunes has been the push many indecisive young people needed to board the plane and explore the opportunities the rest of the world can offer us, writes Niall Murphy

Web pioneer has travelled a long way to Stanford

• Wild Geese
• October 16, 2012, 11:49

WILD GEESE: Stuart Coulson, mentor, lecturer and vineyard owner, Palo Alto, California: After revolutionising the travel business in the 1990s, an Irish entrepreneur has stayed in the start-up culture while growing grapes in California

My mother, my Dublin

• Emigrant voices
• October 15, 2012, 11:02

A recent visit back to Dublin made me realise how much I miss the country of my birth, a place I don’t get to visit often since my mother’s death, writes Philomena Grace-Lafortune in Canada.

‘Being away from home has opened me up and made me more confident’

• Emigrant voices Features
• October 12, 2012, 08:35

Unemployment in Ireland made me emigrate to Australia. Moving there has completely changed my life, and now I’m reluctant to leave, says Laura Masterson

London Irish Comedy Festival to showcase top comedians

• News
• October 11, 2012, 11:05

Neil Delamere, Andrew Maxwell, Aisling Bea and The Nualas line out for the inaugural London Irish Comedy Festival this weekend

Distance gives us perspective on Ireland

• Emigrant voices
• October 10, 2012, 09:07

Emigration today is not a one way ticket, but an endless series of return journeys which enriches individuals and communities, writes Cormac MacGabhann.

Life in Zimbabwe is full of surprises

• Emigrant voices
• October 9, 2012, 09:01

Sitting around a blazing fire eating pizza, drinking wine and listening to a live trad session was not how I pictured spending my evenings in Zimbabwe, writes Emma Mulhern

Emigrants need to travel with confidence

• Wild Geese
• October 8, 2012, 09:33

WILD GEESE: Shaun Kelly, vice-chairman of operations KPMG US says once they decide to pursue their careers abroad, Irish graduates can benefit by tapping into university alumni and Irish American networks

Thousands attend jobs fair

• News
• October 7, 2012, 19:00

Almost 8,000 jobseekers attended the Working Abroad Expo in the RDS in Dublin at the weekend, looking for information on opportunities in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

Moving2Canada website launches

• News
• October 5, 2012, 19:46

A new website Moving2Canada.com launches this weekend, offering support and advice to Irish people moving to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurrary in Alberta and Toronto.

Canadian visa access widens

• News
• October 5, 2012, 17:40

The number of Canadian working holiday visas available to young Irish people is to be doubled and the length of stay extended from one year to two under a new agreement announced today.

When things go wrong far from home

• Features
• October 5, 2012, 09:14

For Irish emigrants dealing with poverty, illness and even death, volunteer groups provide vital support, writes Ciara Kenny

Jobseekers wanted: Working Abroad Expo in Dublin

• News
• October 5, 2012, 09:00

More than 70 exhibitors will be at the Working Abroad Expo at the RDS this weekend. Recruiters and employers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Middle East will be offering jobs to nurses and construction workers to cheesemakers and pork butchers.

Left behind by emigration, but determined to stay

• Emigrant voices
• October 3, 2012, 09:15

As one of just two of my classmates still living in Ireland, I know moving abroad would bring me better employment and social opportunites, but I am determined to create a professional life for myself here, writes Bridget Fitzsimons.

US Green Card lottery opens tomorrow

• News
• October 1, 2012, 16:15

Entries for the 2014 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card) lottery will be accepted from noon tomorrow until Saturday 3rd November.