The Burning Question: Do you feel at home in multi-cultural Ireland?

Risham Nadeem

I left Pakistan when I was very young. Since then I have lived most of my life in Ireland. I speak Urdu all the time at home but I love learning Irish. We visit grandparents in Pakistan in the summer holidays - it's very hot but we have a swimming pool to play in at night.

Francesca Zimballati

I moved to Ireland last September. Before that I lived in Latina, just outside Rome. I have to learn English so I do extra lessons in that - I find the Irish easier to learn. I feel very happy here, I love my school. I never knew my principal in Italy but I do here which is very nice.

Cassie Bhasker

I was born in Singapore but grew up in Malaysia till recently. My mum is Scottish but she cooks great Malay curries. I've found it very friendly and welcoming in Dublin; people complain about the weather but I like it being different - especially the snow. I feel safe and happy here.

Eman Awan

My parents are from Pakistan. My dad's a doctor so we travel around quite a lot. I prefer Pakistan because the weather's hot; but there's a lot of poverty there. I've never been teased about having different traditions and I don't feel different because I was born in Cork.

Margaret Cauley

I did a project on the Travelling community so, like everyone else here, I got a chance to share my traditions. It's the same if I use Shelta words - all of us enjoy learning each other's languages; we laugh because all our different words sound funny. My best friend is Romanian.

Tamara Enzenhofer

We moved to Dublin from Munich three years ago because my dad got a better job. I really like Ireland - I prefer the weather here. At this stage we probably speak more English than German and I find myself forgetting German words. I love the St Patrick's Day parade.

Fathimah Kara

We moved from Durban when I was a baby. I'm Muslim - this year Eid was on the 27th December, really near Christmas. My friends can't believe how disciplined I am fasting for Ramadan. Once, some boys near my dad's pharmacy called me "chocolate girl". I love living in Dublin.