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‘I left Dublin because it was so expensive. Now London is equally expensive’
Meet the Irish people struggling to make ends meet in the British capital during the cost-of-living crisis
‘They think we’re all diddly-dee and made of potatoes, and drink pints for breakfast’
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My first home in London was the Paddy Hole. Our landlords felt guilty – but not enough to let us live above ground
A friend was so alarmed by our windowless basement that he threatened to alert the authorities. Now all of Britain seems to be living in a pit of despair
‘The English have definitely got no concept of their own history, and I do challenge people on it’
Oliver, from Co Donegal, is a policeman in London, where most people assume he’s ‘a Protestant from Northern Ireland and not a Catholic from the South’
Lunch clubs, food banks and warm hubs: the older London Irish face a tough winter
Warnings of the worst UK recession in a century and the threat of further Tory cuts to state spending and benefits has left London’s older Irish community fearful about the months ahead
I’m a gay Irish woman living in London. For me the Listowel sermon was a punch in the heart
I’ve been religious all my life, but Fr Seán Sheehy’s homily was like nothing I’ve heard in all my years going to Mass
‘London and Dublin are both eye-wateringly expensive, but London offers more’
Orla Gartland, Sinead O’Brien, Kean Kavanagh, Ailbhe Reddy and Tom Coll on what it’s like for Irish artists to live in the UK capital
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Corinna Hardgrave: In Stratford, the Mayo man Patrick Powell is cooking precise, delicious food that could be his best yet
Look inside a London home where Irish art shines
This Twickenham gem’s previous owners had done much of the heavy lifting, but the subsequent renovation still took 12 years to complete
London’s Irish pubs aren’t hip, but they’re hard to beat as ambassadors for the diaspora
Fully integrated into a multicultural metropolis, they’re also proud of their heritage. And that includes the Guinness, Ballygowan, Club Orange and Tayto
The insider’s guide to Irish historical landmarks in London
Irish in London: Ronan McGreevy picks some of his favourite Irish monuments and locations dotted around the UK capital
Finn McRedmond: London does not feel like a city in decline and is still drawing the Irish
It is fashionable to see Britain as a waning world power, but the draw of London, for the Irish in particular, remains strong
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Irish in London: From getting a National Insurance number to sending children to school and playing GAA, know what’s involved before making your big move
‘I am excited by the opportunities London holds for my son growing up’
London, with a population greater than the whole of Ireland, has been the destination of choice for Irish people for many decades
Serving overpriced sundaes to Russian oligarchs in London was not a tremendous use of my degree
Irish in London: My cohort of emigres just wanted to get out of Ireland after the banking collapse, especially as it was also the contemptuous JobsBridge era
Irish in London in 2022: A vibrant new generation amid an ageing population
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