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Tue 12 Dec 2009Time abroad could end up as permanent emigration

Migration figures show Irish emigrants are opting for Australia and Canada over the US and Britain, writes JAMIE SMYTH

THE CENTRAL Statistics Office (CSO) migration estimates published in September showed, for the first time in 15 years, more people leaving Ireland than moving here as a result of rising unemployment.