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Generation Emigration

The Irish Times forum by and for Irish citizens abroad

Monthly Archives: January 2013

Exploring the complexity of emigration and its impact

In the coming weeks and months UCC researchers will be criss-crossing the country, personally visiting more than 2,000 households as well as surveying and interviewing emigrants themselves around the world to try to get an accurate picture of exactly who is emigrating and why, writes Piaras Mac Éinrí

omama Video: Obama’s speech on immigration reform
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  • January 30, 2013, 07:30

President Barack Obama has laid out ambitious plans to overhaul immigration laws that will put more than 11 million illegal immigrants, including thousands of undocumented Irish, on the road to citizenship. Watch the full speech here.

flags Home visits, immigration reform and a cardiologist who can’t come back
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  • January 29, 2013, 08:00

Emigration stories from The Irish Times today.

Ceire with president thumb Where’s your sense of adventure?

I like to think the fact that I live in Africa makes me a bit of an explorer, but it turns out I’m not very courageous or adventurous after all, writes Ceire Sadlier in Zambia

australia day thumb More than 200 Irish become Australian citizens on Australia Day

Are you celebrating Australia Day today, or have you recently become an Australian citizen?

irelandabandonerst Ireland Abandoners: Did it raise your ire, or a valid point?

A Facebook page taking aim at emigrants who were “abandoning Ireland when she needs them most” sparked an angry debate between those who leave and a small minority of those who stay behind and are resentful for that. What did you think of the page?

mobilewebadz thumb Mobile technology with a personal touch

WILD GEESE: Kieran O’Keeffe, MobileWebAdz: A mobile adverts network founded by a Kerryman is growing fast

marie o'neill thumb Going to extremes in the deserts of Dubai

Living in Dubai can have a strange effect on people – here, four Irish expats tell John Holden about why the desert is a perfect place for indulging in extreme sports

Steven-Lydon thumb Giving Colombia serious thought

Irish emigrants are attracted to English-speaking countries for obvious reasons, but the opportunities offered by Latin America should be given serious consideration, writes Steven Lydon.

unreportlogothumb The UN wants to hear your migration story
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  • January 23, 2013, 21:27

The United Nations is in the process of preparing a World Youth Report on migration and development, and is looking for Irish people aged 15-35 to contribute their personal stories and perspectives on how migration affects them.

Wrapped and ready to go! Katie Elison, Autumn Sweeney and Holly Cumins. Gallery: Moving our family from Dublin to Nova Scotia

Uprooting our family and moving to Nova Scotia was one of the most difficult things we have been through. This slideshow traces our journey through the packing stages, the difficult goodbyes and the trip to Canada itself, writes Cyndi Fendley Sweeney

carole coleman and family thumb Guns: Enough to make you want to go home

Do I want my children growing up in a country where school doors are locked in fear of a massacre, asks Carole Coleman

kirby kearns thumb Rising star of corporate films in the Middle East

WILD GEESE: Kirby Kearns, managing director of Resolution Production, Qatar: Kearns has worked around the red tape in the Middle East to build an award-winning corporate film business.

Clare thumb ‘It’s difficult to emigrate, but moving home is harder’

I never intended to stay away from Ireland for so long. I don’t think most emigrants do when they first take flight, says Clare Waldron, who is returning to live in Ireland after 30 years abroad.

boxes thumb Testimony: A poem for my daughter on her departure

As the cardboard boxes stood in the hall and the packing process was underway, Margaret O’Donnell was inspired to write a poem reflecting on her daughter’s life and her departure for London in search of work as an architect.

damien moran thumb The complexities of naming Irish babies in Poland

We chose a common Irish name for our Irish-Polish daughter, but the authorities almost rejected it as they said it sounds like a squealing cat, writes Damien Moran

david-burns-thumb I should have got to know my country when I could

Moving to France has made me realise I wasted my youth watching American cartoons and playing video games. I should have got to know Ireland, its landscape, language, culture and customs while I had the chance, writes David Burns.

Houses destroyed by fire in Dunalley, about 40km east of Hobart, in Australia's island state of Tasmania. Photograph: Reuters Once temperate Tasmania falls victim to devastating bushfires

Things are hotting up on the island where temperatures rose to 59.9 degrees, writes PHILIP LYNCH

the Vancouver Irish Supporters Club in Mahony Sons pub during Euro 2012 (Daniel Tinnelly is at the front holding a pint of Guinness). Plans afoot for worldwide supporters club for Irish soccer
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  • January 11, 2013, 17:03

The Football Association of Ireland is inviting representatives of Republic of Ireland supporters clubs around the world to attend a conference in Dublin in March to discuss the possibility of forming a worldwide supporters club.

joecurran2 Irishman a hot property in Manila

WILD GEESE: Joe Curran, general manager, Cushman & Wakefield, the Philippines: It was a wise move to leave a property boom at home to work in real estate abroad

The Gathering Ireland 2013 gets underway on New Year's Eve in Dublin. photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire Gathering momentum: forget the shakedown, here’s the breakdown

Despite Gabriel Byrne’s scathing attack last year, attitudes about the Gathering appear to have softened, and many people are now planning mini-gatherings here, writes Ciara Kenny

pregnant woman thumb Spare a thought for those who can’t leave

The number of people who are prevented from emigrating due to lack of skills or qualifications, or because of mortgage debt, is growing. They must not be forgotten, writes historian Enda Delaney

killiney thumb Reminiscing with old friends at Christmas

A trip up Killiney Hill with returnees from Texas, Berlin, London and Toronto brought back memories of our shared youth, writes Jeanette Farrel

katonah thumb A Bronx tale: unreported crime and the undocumented Irish

In the Life pages of The Irish Times today, Frieda Klotz writes from New York on unreported crime and the undocumented Irish in the Bronx.

Christine Doran with her family during the Christmas holidays in Ireland America feels shallow after holidays in Ireland

When we come home we are surrounded by the places we were born, went to school, remember of old; and people who have known us all our lives, or half our lives, or before we even were, writes Christine Doran

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of people claiming unemployment benefits fell again last month, resulting in a total drop of 11,051 since January last year. Fall in unemployment figures ‘hides impact of emigration’
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  • January 4, 2013, 19:11

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of people claiming unemployment benefits fell again last month, resulting in a total drop of 11,051 since January last year.

niall matthews thumb Reflections on a homecoming: ‘The fight has gone out of Irish people’

Visiting emigrants share their impressions of Ireland while home for Christmas and New Year with Ciara Kenny

turkeythumb Google: the emigrant’s friend at Christmas

The most important ingredient in cooking a Christmas dinner abroad? Google – without it, us modern emigrants wouldn’t know where to begin, writes Philip O’Connor

1-1-View of white strand on Gt. Blasket thumb Thinking about The Gathering as 2013 begins

The Gathering offers a forum for debate about Irish values, with valuable contributions to be made from people with a shared sense of identity across vast territories, writes Felicity Hayes-McCoy

TheGathering_logo thumb The Gathering: will you ‘be part of it’?

More than 1,600 events have already been organised around the country, and we want to know if you’ll be taking part. Will you be travelling back to Ireland in 2013? Will it be to attend an event for The Gathering? If not, why not? Are you organising an event in your area? Tell us about it.