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Almost half of Irish adults aged below the mid-30s have lived abroad for at least a year
Wild Geese: Flower Wall Company founder Mark Byrne
Patrick Lee on his journey from Belfast to three Michelin star Les Prés d’Eugénie and the people who helped him get there
Who did you vote for? What’s the mood like where you live? Let us know
Wild Geese: Dr Deborah Brosnan, Washington DC
Distance is no longer an issue, says Lynn Rusk in Edinburgh
Wild Geese: Paul Lynch works in air-traffic control and fundraising for Irish charities in Paris
Helicopter pilot Dave McInerney has flown heads of state, royalty and rock stars
Wild Geese: Sarah Jane Bennett, Singapore
Oscar Brophy from Ballyheigue, Co Kerry, has lived in Bratislava, Slovakia since 2016
The writer worked with Beckett and Joyce, and fought against racism
The Irish Times guide to returning to live in Ireland, with information on jobs, housing, health and education, and advice from Irish emigrants who’ve already moved home
There’s a pride in the rich history of this place and a deep appreciation for the arts
Ask the Experts: We are moving back to Ireland, he is from an EU country
America Letter: Despite staycation demand, Newport not a work option for Irish students
Icap therapists have been working with 200 clients each week by telephone and Zoom
Before I moved to Tasmania, or trained for priesthood, there was that summer on a Leitrim farm
Wild Geese: Keith O’Reilly, San Francisco
Wild Geese: Clodagh Lawlor, Florence, Italy
‘We could see how this planet started to recover when humans were shut down. Old ways need to change’
Leila Islam, from Burtonport, Co Donegal, on life in the Spanish capital, where Covid infections are surging
Wild Geese: Niall Kavanagh, Nepal
Some of us have considered moving home completely, says swimming coach Debbie Teahan
In California, Oregon or Washington? The Irish Times wants to hear from readers
Wild Geese: Billy O’Shea has lived in Copenhagen for nearly 40 years, working as a professional writer and translator
Kirsten Roberts Lyer: ‘My aunt sadly passed away. It has been very tough to be away this long’
Wild Geese: Niamh Stack went from flight attendant in Dublin to life coach in Madrid
The Tipperary man dealing with a ‘devastated’ music industry in London
‘No facilities have been available to our members, so it has been very frustrating for everybody’
DJ Frankie Beats is in Corfu where there are fewer people looking good on the dancefloor
Wild Geese: Susan Walsh founded the Globe Business College in Munich in 2006
Overall population in the State rose by 1.3% last year, or 64,500 people, to 4.92 million
Phillip Irving moved to Japan and ended up in Düsseldorf, the happy medium he calls home
Wild Geese: Deirdre McGettrick, London
Maureen O’Carroll, daughter of 1916 Rising activists, went on to play with Frank Sinatra
Irish Mashonaland Association distributed emergency funds from the Irish Government
Many Irish down under aren’t running for the exit, despite a looming recession
A new online exhibition uncovers the stories of Corkman Pablo Paddington, among others
Wild Geese: Michael Gilmore, Riyadh
As soon as he landed, Philip Brett was alarmed by the lack of distancing and mask use
Áine Quigley, a nursing-home manager, is now quarantining with her family in Co Mayo
Wild Geese: Irish fashion designer Don O’Neill is focusing on the next chapter of his life having lost his job as a result of Covid-19
Grace Walsh visited her partner's family farm in 2015, and loved it so much she stayed
David Herbison survived shipwreck en route to North America, but only lasted weeks before he decided to return
Kevin Clancy started hosting free mindfulness sessions online during the Covid-19 pandemic
Culture has long been a weapon in the mission to promote Ireland abroad
As my eldest son left home I reflected on the last two decades and the experiences of life
Has the crisis changed your plans to stay or move home? The Irish Times wants to hear from readers
Irish paramedic in Wales Phillip Cahill on working during Covid-19 pandemic
Wild Geese: Maura Kelly, New York
Lives Lost to Covid-19: ‘I am a better person for having known Barry’
Working Abroad Q&A: Special education teacher Breda Wall on the impact of Covid-19 in Santa Barbara
EJ Dillon counted Tolstoy and Dostoevsky among his personal aquaintances
I worry about bringing disease back, and what kind of Ireland I will find on my return
On a remote farm in Australia, Donegal woman’s children enrol in School of the Air
Borders are closed and visa programmes on hold - but there are glimmers of hope
New US travel restrictions are disrupting the lives of Irish workers, fiancés and parents-to-be
Colm Ryan left market-trading in the City of London to set up a wine bar in Kinsale
Wild Geese: Cormac Ross, Bogota, Colombia
Ciarán Burke has lived and worked in the West Indies for 17 years
Mary Mooney became an icon in a campaign for US political prisoners in the early 1930s
Blood link criteria dates from era of open borders before US and UK were destabilised
Recent emigrants were used to flying regularly. That luxury has been snapped away
Reading the messages left on RIP.ie helped me to grieve for my father from afar
Had you already applied for visas, booked flights or secured a job? Do you think you will be able to move?
Wild Geese: Language specialist Orla McMahon, Hamburg
Irish in Australia batten down hatches for second phase of mass action against Covid-19
Monaghan man Niall Bishop on going into lockdown in the city for the second time this week
Colonel William Tate commanded the French military force ‘La Legion Noire’, that led to the Battle of Fishguard in 1797
Five weeks after the Black Lives Matter marches began, businesses are still boarded up
Black Irish Lives: Multiculturalism is seen as new. But Ireland has generations of mixed-race people
After our baby tested positive for trisomy 18, we had to make the hardest choice of our lives
Wild Geese: Jay Galligan enjoys life in Bristol, with its hippies, nightlife and wealthy farmers
Trump’s ban includes the J-1, and H-1B visa often used in the tech industry
Lives Lost to Covid-19: She left for London in 1979 and loved to reminisce about her time working at Ashford Castle
Ruth Gallagher, who works in shipping litigation, joined a lockdown buddy system
Lucien Bull went to Belvedere College before emigrating to Paris to study zoology, botany and geology
The top stories from Irish Times Abroad this week
Katie Ryan on moving home to Co Clare during the Covid-19 pandemic and finding happiness
Emer Cooke to lead EMA at crucial time for the body due to Covid-19 pandemic
Wild Geese: Lawyer Benita Meagher is enjoying a busy life in multicultural Singapore
I learned growing up that a gun is something that is used to kill. It has no other meaning
Lives lost to Covid-19: Born in Cavan, married in Kerry and retired in Dublin, Anna would have been 100 this year
Dubliner Maeve Hoban-Logan on the dilemma many Irish emigrants face – where is home
Prof Iseult Lynch awarded John Jeyes prize for research into microparticles
Q&A: Why has US president taken this action and what categories of visa are involved?
‘After returning to Ireland, my temperature spiked. At St Vincent’s, I was escorted to an isolation room’
Trump says US joblessness high among young – the group that compete for work with J-visa recipients
James Talbot, from Malahide, coordinated a spy network that stretched from St Petersburg to Lisbon
Organisation says medics who responded to ‘all hands on deck’ campaign are now being told there is no work for them
Wild Geese: Claire McGovern sees different work ethic on east and west coasts
How are Irish people overseas coping without their annual visits to family and friends?
Carmel McMahon, who lives in New York, on the deaths that have appalled protesters
The island went into strict lockdown, shutting its borders. It’s now almost Covid-19 free
Irish soldier John O’Reilly married African American nurse Salaria Kea in 1937
Forget the “snowflake millennials” stereotype. I see incredible resilience in my friends
Department of Foreign Affairs travel documents not yet provided for two-month-old
The story of an Irish migrant who was part of both Native American and European society
Wild Geese: Tommy Byrne, Florida
Wife of Dublin businessman urges Government to intervene amid fears for his health
Funeral wreathes reflected passion for NHS and for Celtic FC
‘He loved to have the craic in his local’
A new two-volume book celebrates the first wave of Irish women pilots
Athlone, Limerick and Castleisland women working in New York describe experiences
Sculptor’s most recognised pieces include statues of Molly Malone and Annie Moore
The Irishman looking after the mental health of frontline medical workers in Toronto
'Are you missing home during Covid-19'? - We want to hear from readers living around the world
‘Before Covid hit things were already horrific in the camp with the lack of basic services’
'Striking up small talk with a stranger on Stockholm would be regarded as strange at the best of times'
Rachel Millar (24) chosen by fashion glossy as it celebrates frontline workers
Brendan Kelly’s photographs capture the essence of an Ireland and Irishness past
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