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Providing support beyond the departure gates

August 1, 2012, 01:00

Donijka Monk and Mary McHugh have set up a psychotherapy service to provide counselling via telephone or Skype to Irish people who are struggling with geographical distance or emotional isolation from loved ones.

Emigrant friends compare lives around the world on Facebook

March 20, 2012, 11:09

Alan Keane has watched his friends leave Ireland one by one since they graduated from the University of Limerick last year. Now scattered across Europe, Canada, Asia and the Middle East, they keep in touch on Facebook and compare how different their new homes are.