Ireland's working emigrants reluctant to return home
* Irish emigration up four-fold since economic crisis began * Almost half of Irish emigrants quitting jobs to leave * Few openings to return in health, construction, banking By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN,...
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View ArticleIreland’s brain drain
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View ArticleWhy Irish medical students won’t stay in Ireland
A typical conversation among medical students in Ireland involves at least one person asking, “So where are you going after you graduate?” Without any hesitation, the group starts weighing the pros and...
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View ArticleWill Irish emigrants come home?
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View ArticleMore jobs not having expected impact on migration figures
When the Government published its first diaspora policy in March this year, encouraging emigrants who had left the country in their droves to return was at the centre of the launch. Taoiseach Enda...
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View ArticleExtended hours for junior doctors just not working
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