Opinion
We mustn’t forget that when you emigrate, you leave home
May 10th, 2012 | Opinion
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?
Streets not always paved with gold
April 19th, 2012 | Emigrant voices, Opinion
Not all emigrants find happiness abroad, no matter what the newspaper surveys and politicians say, writes Niall Foley.
Why do emigration stories generate such heated debate?
April 10th, 2012 | Discussion, Emigrant voices, Opinion
We will not relate to everyone’s emigration experience but we need to be a more tolerant of those who are willing to share their stories, writes James Taplin.
Barley: Korean student reflects on the shared culture between Ireland and Korea
April 7th, 2012 | Opinion
The Irish Association of Korea recently launched an essay competition, in association with the Irish Embassy, to promote Ireland among the university student body in Korea. The winner wrote about how barley unites Irish and Korean traditions.
Aslan go the distance to reach Irish fans abroad
April 2nd, 2012 | Opinion
Aslan’s recent gig in Stockholm proved how Irish bands can provide an important link to home for Irish communities abroad, writes Philip O’Connor.
Why praise our colonial past?
March 28th, 2012 | Opinion
The publication of the Mahon Report last week has shown once again that Ireland has inherited a dysfunctional system from its colonial past, writes Conn Mac Gabhann in London.
Graph: Inward and outward migration by nationality
March 22nd, 2012 | Opinion
Graph from Dan O’Brien’s article in today’s Irish Times, which shows that immigration into Ireland by returning emigrants and non-Irish people has increased since 2010.
Jim Stynes: Possibly the greatest Irish emigrant of them all
March 21st, 2012 | Opinion
In losing Jim Stynes, we have not only lost a sporting hero, but one of the greatest and most successful Irish emigrants ever to leave our shores, writes Philip O’Connor.
The challenges of emigration: new information pack for Irish emigrants
March 15th, 2012 | Destinations, Opinion
The Irish Episcopal Council for Emigrants launches a new information pack for Irish emigrants, with advice on accommodation, visa requirements and employment issues as well as stories from emigrants, those who work abroad to support them, and those who are left behind.
Beaming Bertie: indication of all that is wrong in Ireland
March 8th, 2012 | Opinion
Seeing photos of a beaming Bertie Ahern at the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis in Ireland’s national newspaper is indicative of all that is wrong in Ireland at the moment, writes Conn Mac Gabhann of the Irish Chaplaincy in Britain.
