Abroad

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Raising children abroad: ‘Their Irish identity is an anchor, the only portable home they have’

By Anna McMahon

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

By Genevieve Carbery

St Patrick’s Day abroad: From Pennsylvania to Perth, readers share their photos

By Genevieve Carbery

Seán Burke, Irish comedian in London: ‘My accent goes a long way when I’m on stage’

By Genevieve Carbery

An Irishwoman in New York: ‘You can be who you want here if you learn to climb the ladder’

By Genevieve Carbery

‘Irish people don’t take themselves too seriously’: What emigrants miss about home

By Genevieve Carbery

Intravenous foods and medicines: ‘A long way from milking cows or walking the crops’

By Olive Keogh

‘Le solo, le passe à la main’: How Armagh’s Rory Grugan has been promoting Gaelic football in France

By Malachy Clerkin

‘For many, growing up queer in Ireland was a trauma almost – they ran away’

By Genevieve Carbery

Irish director in London: ‘You find yourself connected to Irish people, there’s a familiarity’

By Genevieve Carbery

St Patrick’s Day Quiz 2026: 50 questions to test your Irishology

By Eoin Butler

St Patrick’s Day: Irish abroad how are you celebrating? Send us your photos

By Genevieve Carbery

An Irish architect in Berlin: ‘Freedom people here have to be themselves gave me courage’

By Genevieve Carbery

Have you experienced anti-Irish sentiment abroad in recent years? Tell us your story

By Genevieve Carbery

Stuck abroad due to the conflict in the Middle East? Share your story

Irish in Britain: A full month after my birth, my parents changed my name

By Laura McDonagh

I’ve lived in Dublin, London and Limerick but this city is the most convenient and functional

By Laura Kennedy

We left Ireland for a rambling palazzo in Italy and a life of simple pleasures

By John Twohig

Carlowman in France: ‘Having kids makes you think about the kind of world you want’

By Genevieve Carbery

‘I’ve no idea when I’ll get home from my trip’: The Irish stuck in Middle East transit

By Genevieve Carbery

What does it mean to be of Ireland?

By Genevieve Carbery

Are you an Irish person travelling abroad and impacted by Middle East flight disruption?

By Genevieve Carbery

The importance of ensuring a ‘good Irish death’ in Britain

By Mark Paul

An Irishwoman in France: The absence of urgency is the most striking aspect of living here

By Aoife Nash

It’s easier to be healthy and fit when work stops at 6pm

By Laura Kennedy

The Irishman sailing Indonesia’s remote islands: ‘I don’t really see this as work’

By Genevieve Carbery

Selling Berlin: ‘Ryanair added extra flights at one stage for the number of Irish property investors’

By Frank Dillon

Irish in America: ‘I carry my US passport, use a burner phone and have an escape plan’

By Genevieve Carbery

London is impossibly bleak when you’re lonely. Everyone has somewhere better, cooler to be

By Almha Murphy

From Galway to Gdansk: ‘I see the amount of Poles moving back. I want the same for Ireland’

By Genevieve Carbery

Highly educated emigrants are more likely to return

By John FitzGerald

A month in Australia, my son’s new home

By Michelle Jackson

I am grateful our son is growing up here, on the beach in Longeville-sur-Mer

By Avril King

Is there a version of me living in a French village who pronounces croissant ‘kwassun’?

By Laura Kennedy

I had always intended to return to Ireland, but it feels ever less likely

By Sorcha Swan

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