Abroad

Irish in the Gulf: Is the Dubai dream over?

By Genevieve Carbery

‘Ireland is a little speedboat whereas Germany is a giant tanker’

By Frank Dillon

‘I’ve been very lucky in life but leaving Ireland broke my heart’

I came to Dublin to learn English in 1996, and Ireland has never really left me since

By François Sablayrolles

Irish in the EU: ‘The Italians enjoy life and savour what it has to offer’

By Genevieve Carbery

Emigration changes you. The pint tastes different, the people look older

By Laura Kennedy

The Irish woman in New York tapping successful emigrants to fund education back home

By Frank Dillon

Irish in Europe: ‘I love how affordable it is. There’s none of your €8 pints’

By Genevieve Carbery

The weather is bliss, 300-plus days a year of sunshine. And beer on the plaza for €2

By Peadar Byrne

Irish teacher in Thailand: I’ve moved to a city known for the ‘slow life’

By Shane Breen

‘The US still has a frontier mindset that you can go and make something of yourself’

By Frank Dillon

I left Ireland for good because I could no longer live the restricted life I had once tolerated

By Bridget Hertaeg

‘We hit the jackpot with the Scottish’: Irish pubs in the US report World Cup bonanza

By John O'Connor

Laura Kennedy: My father’s recent death was as sad as his life had been

By Laura Kennedy

One empty-nesters’ antidote: Take a gap year petsitting in Perth

By Fergal Mac Dermott

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