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Ciara Kenny

The Irish Times forum by and for Irish citizens living overseas,

Emigrant voices

Obama and Clinton 2 Becoming a US citizen to vote for Obama

Fiona Weigant will cast her first ballot in a US presidential election this November. She reports today from the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina, where Bill Clinton endorsed Barack Obama last night.

Deirdre thumb Learning the local tongues

It would have been easy to get by speaking English in Brussels, but improving my French and taking up Flemish has offered me more of an insight into two very different but overlapping sides of Belgian culture, writes Deirdre Lennon.

Philip Lynch thumb Beyond Belfast

Long lapses between visits home can have sobering consequences, writes Philip Lynch.

Michelle thumb Visitors in their own country

Holidays at home made some emigrants want to move back. Others were glad to leave again. CIARA KENNY talks to emigrants who returned this summer.

No Irish sign thumb ‘The bad behaviour of some young emigrants makes me ashamed’

For the first time in my life I feel my accent could stand against me professionally and socially, as the bad behaviour of some young Irish people in Australia is tarnishing the reputation of us all, writes Carol Gibney.

Wall poster thumb Time to go back home

Two years teaching English in South Korea has brought wonderful experiences and cured me of the depression I suffered before I left Ireland. If I was right to move, am I mad to return, asks Fergal Reid.

Colm Kansas 2 thumb ‘I try not to think of Ireland as home anymore’

We have wonderful memories of Ireland, but my family and I will not be moving back. Kansas is where we call home now, writes Colm Roughan.

Lynda Callaghan Leicester thumb Growing up in one place but calling another place ‘home’

Lynda Callaghan grew up as an Irish child in Leicester. Now she is documenting the stories of the elder Irish community, finding out what brought them there and what life was like for them as Irish immigrants.