Abroad

Wild Geese

When you return home to Ireland from abroad, you notice that everyone is a little changed

By Laura Kennedy

I can’t tell you how many times someone has said to me: ‘You’re Irish! I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland. Is it really so green?’

By Christopher Burke

A Dane in Dublin: ‘In Denmark death is taboo but in Dublin I’ve been met with a different warmth’

By Joyce Cathleen Hall Andersen

An Irishman in Paris: ‘Getting under the many layers of Parisian culture is a fascinating but neverending endeavour’

By Olive Keogh

Laura Kennedy: Long-haul flight tips from snore-proof ear plugs to tummy-friendly food

By Laura Kennedy

Why has Vancouver become so attractive for Irish immigrants?

By Aoife O’Dwyer

‘The Czechs like to own property, like the Irish’

By Michelle Jackson

‘It’s when you leave Ireland that you fully appreciate how big-hearted and generous in spirit Irish people are’

By Edward Lennon

‘I took to swimming in the morning and writing poetry on a beach towel within a few yards of the Mediterranean’

By Trevor Conway

‘Loving life in the slightly slower lane’: From Donegal to the south of France

‘In New York, everything has to be done yesterday’

By Frank Dillon

From Dublin to Vancouver: I knew the move would be challenging, but I didn’t fully grasp just how much

By Doireann Ní Shiochru

Choosing to leave home can leave people you love feeling slightly rejected

By Laura Kennedy

A Belfast film-maker in Hollywood: ‘I felt Irish American warmth in New York but nothing prepared me for LA’

By Maeve Murphy

‘We have six cars, one for each of the kids and one for the dog, who has nerve issues’

By Michelle Jackson

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