I’m sure my daughter’s Spanishness will be questioned by someone who wants to make her feel less
An Irishman in Spain: I hope things change and our daughter will not have to deal with prejudice and hate
An Irishman in Spain: I hope things change and our daughter will not have to deal with prejudice and hate
Despite a high cost of living, young Irish people living and working in Australia praise the social aspect and greater ability to shape their work lives
Starting again after 30 years of running Harvey’s Point was a challenge, but Deirdre McGlone is enjoying the slower pace of life in France
When you make the decision to emigrate, you’re forced to think about your life and future in a way that you can avoid more easily in familiar surroundings
The stages of moving abroad; Colm Rush talks about birdwatching in Spain; and Kerry O’Shea compares life in Singapore with life in Ireland
An Irish man in Spain, an active birdwatcher, is delighted to play his part in the annual flamingo ringing event
Wild Geese: Aedhmar Hynes, Connecticut
Approaching the one-year mark since moving to Vancouver has me wistful with nostalgia and incessant reflection
If you’re Irish, you’re always Irish in every situation. We can’t be anonymous anywhere
My wife was baffled by the unreliability of public transport in Dublin, and my son’s phone was almost stolen – both of which would be exceedingly rare in Singapore
Wild Geese: Brian Horgan, Rhode Island
A Galway man writes about significant differences in Irish university life and the US after spending a year in Purdue University
Living in the UK almost 40 years, Peter Benson is thrilled about Labour’s election victory. ‘We have grown-ups in 10 Downing Street now,’ he writes
Wild Geese: Seamus Keane on leaving Mayo for the Big Apple and setting up a gym business
This month Laura Kennedy shares some lessons about life in Australia; Brianna Parkins reflects on things that her younger self wanted; and Isabel Auld talks about moving to the Caribbean
Mr Tayto felt as relatable as any other Irish immigrant in a new country – out of place
Brianna Parkins: Sometimes, when you’re a big distance from home, it’s the small things that give you comfort
Driving past the Leinster Road sign in Barbados always makes this Irishwoman smile
In Ireland, as an 18-year-old, he had been organist of Thurles cathedral and also taught at the Ursuline convent there, and he had been a violinist at the Theatre Royal in Dublin
Wild Geese: Stephen Mullen, Madrid
Recently, Paula Gahan was on a flight with a passenger who did everything to ensure a listing on the cabin-crew blacklist. Do not do the same this summer
When you emigrate, you shed the version of yourself that others consider to be who you are
If I see a Union Jack hanging behind a bar, generational emotional trauma is involuntarily triggered, writes Peter Flanagan, who lives in Hackney, London
Wild Geese: Mike Gallagher works for US software company Switcher in Buenos Aires
Lush Colombian markets have won the heart of this Galway man
Wild Geese: Alice Maria Murphy, California: 'I always knew I wanted to go and see what else was out there'
Éamon Ó Caoineachán reflects on his hometown of Bundoran and the warm waters that travel 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean
Irish folks are obsessed with how living in Australia means constantly coping with arachnids. Well, I am now able to say, that’s a bit mad
Using private clinics been would have been unthinkable when I first moved here. Now, it feels almost irresponsible not to use one if you can afford to do so
Shane Breen loves following the road less travelled in the northwest of Thailand
When we emigrants speak critically of home, we are often met with a defensive tone
Working on Jill Biden’s presidential inauguration outfit resulted in a spike in Weber’s public profile and her business has thrived since
I recently overheard a woman utter a magic incantation that would banish having to put myself out against my own will. It changed me forever
In Australia, people I talk to seem slightly embarrassed by the fact that the king is still knocking around
My five-year-old and I are heading home to Hungary after a weekend visiting family in Lucan. Our bag is full of chocolate and paints
I have no doubt that the love for the Irish is genuine, but I feel it is unearned on my part
It’s a delight to realise that your voice evokes for strangers a beloved parent who is now gone
Paris 2024 is shaking things up and the Irish going, competing and living in the French capital will have to go with the flow
Wild Geese: Declan Duggan builds up beverage brands in the US
A move to the US saw Phoebe Edmondson make the leap from pharma to interior design. Now she’s renovating a home in the Boston suburbs
They had plenty of walks, dinners, wine and ice-cream as a family together over 10 days in Sydney, but now they are back in Ireland without their daughters
The rules change when you emigrate: your moaning card, if not your passport, is revoked
Laoise Murray describes studying in Aarhus; Emma Nic Shuibhne talks about her experience renting in the Netherlands; and Kate Ashe-Leonard visits Dublin after months abroad
Moving from Donabate to Baton Rouge was harder than you think – even with a US husband
Life in Canberra is convenient and comfortable but when I miss home, it is the sense of age that I miss
The place has lots of positives. There’s just something missing: warmth, friendliness
Wild Geese: Catherine Hurley, Malta
The Portuguese have no tolerance for a chill. Once the temperature hovers around 20 degrees, it is common to see people wrapped up in coats and gloves
Figuring out the healthcare system in Australia has certainly been the most complex part of moving
‘I realise just how bloody surreal it is to learn about Ireland in America’
While renting in Dublin city centre, housing rights researcher Emma Nic Shuibhne was confronted daily with Ireland’s housing crisis
It’s sad when the numbers say you’re better off leaving Ireland
The greatest illusion of this public art project persuades us that we can be in two places at once
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices