Abroad
Abroad
Emigration issues and stories from the Irish diaspora. Members can contribute their own experiences and views
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
‘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
From Dublin to Vancouver: I knew the move would be challenging, but I didn’t fully grasp just how much
By Doireann Ní Shiochru
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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