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A critic of this column thinks there’s too much negativity about Ireland, not enough about Australia’s beaches

A critic of this column thinks there’s too much negativity about Ireland, not enough about Australia’s beaches

By Laura Kennedy

‘In Ireland we have lost some the human connection in business dealings. In Uganda it is deeply valued’

‘In Ireland we have lost some the human connection in business dealings. In Uganda it is deeply valued’

An Irishman in Basque Country: ‘My first encounter with a tortilla came out of necessity. Now I order one out of desire’

An Irishman in Basque Country: ‘My first encounter with a tortilla came out of necessity. Now I order one out of desire’

By Poraic Cahill

From an Irish workhouse to Australia – the story of the Famine orphan girls

From an Irish workhouse to Australia – the story of the Famine orphan girls

By Siobhán O’Neill

Australia offers me a more dignified life than the one I had in Ireland. It’s not unpatriotic to say so

Australia offers me a more dignified life than the one I had in Ireland. It’s not unpatriotic to say so

By Laura Kennedy

‘Trades are very well paid here compared to anywhere else in the world I have been’

‘Trades are very well paid here compared to anywhere else in the world I have been’

‘I know nothing about running a kitchen . . . it looks like absolute hell – tiring, time consuming and extremely risky’

‘I know nothing about running a kitchen . . . it looks like absolute hell – tiring, time consuming and extremely risky’

By Oscar Brophy

‘Learning Gaeilge is a true challenge’

‘Learning Gaeilge is a true challenge’

By Fiona Keeley

The Italian job: In Dubai, you eat on the go. In Tuscany? Lunch is two hours minimum, and you savour every bite

The Italian job: In Dubai, you eat on the go. In Tuscany? Lunch is two hours minimum, and you savour every bite

By Corinna Hardgrave

An Irish businessman in Singapore: ‘You’ll get a year in jail if you are in a drunken brawl, so people don’t step out of line’

An Irish businessman in Singapore: ‘You’ll get a year in jail if you are in a drunken brawl, so people don’t step out of line’

By Frank Dillon

An Offaly woman in London: ‘I was a teenager before I had the guts to identify as Irish’

An Offaly woman in London: ‘I was a teenager before I had the guts to identify as Irish’

By Anna Derrig

Australia is so very far from Europe and US, and yet is as deeply rooted in Anglosphere norms, customs and culture

Australia is so very far from Europe and US, and yet is as deeply rooted in Anglosphere norms, customs and culture

By Laura Kennedy

In Paris it’s always about your next meal - here are my favourite restaurants in the City of Light

In Paris it’s always about your next meal - here are my favourite restaurants in the City of Light

By Patricia Killeen

More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - study

More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - study

By Carl O'Brien

Washing up in Iberia: ‘We realised we weren’t ever going to sail the world, so we moved ashore and sold the boat’

Washing up in Iberia: ‘We realised we weren’t ever going to sail the world, so we moved ashore and sold the boat’

By Martina Tyrrell

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