Diaspora plan pledges support for those moving abroad before and after leaving Ireland

Louth woman Sidhbh Gallagher disagrees with the stereotype that plastic surgery is ‘for deeply miserable people’

With Ireland’s links to the US weakening, for now at least, the importance of other bonds is emerging

An Irish woman in Florida: ‘Friends at home know the real you. In America you can’t just turn up at their door’

President’s sister, Margaret Connolly, among 22 Irish on vessels taking part in attempt to break Israeli blockade of Palestinian territory

Mike Ryan, President Catherine Connolly and outgoing Glamour Magazine editor Samantha Barry among those in attendance at Global Irish Civic Forum

New strategy commits to fulfilling ‘duty of care’ to diaspora by supporting Irish emigrants and those hoping to return

Petrol shortages: ‘I told them I was in early labour and asked would they give me extra. They did’

Expats stick to an Irish schedule: My kids go to bed at eight, their peers at 10 or 11

‘I’d go to Darwin for lunch and Singapore for dinner’: Cliodhna Rae on a career golden age of air travel, and an ‘accidental’ business

For emigrants the death of a loved one in Ireland is compounded. Three Irish abroad tell their stories

‘In Dublin people say they’re exhausted, the Danes look down on the idea of always being busy’

Irish people around the world wore green, watched parades and danced a jig

Irish comedian in London: Even if the jokes are good, if you look nervous people can tell you aren’t believing in yourself'

‘There is something otherworldly about this place,’ says Irish-language advocate Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan