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Irish migration may not yet have peaked
Irish migration, reported by much of the country’s media as being at ‘famine levels’ may not yet have peaked, according to a UCC migration history expert. A recent survey, carried out at the time of Cork and Dublin’s Working Abroad Expos, claims that many Irish workers in full-time employment would be happy to consider moving...
Massive fall in Ireland to Australia working holiday visas
Recently published figures for 2012 show a huge fall in the number of Irish citizens applying for Australian working holiday one-year visas. The report, issued by the Australian Immigration and Citizenship Department, shows a fall of over 28 per cent in the number of Irish people seeking experience of life in Australia via the previously...
Irish migration at all time high with unemployment soaring
Recently released Irish migration numbers between April 2011 and April 2012 stand at 87,000, with unemployment figures still soaring at 14.6 per cent. Migration from Ireland has been its population’s traditional safety valve for centuries, with the recent figures reflecting the economic condition of the country since the financial...
Huge cut in Irish nursing salaries may spark migration
The Irish Ministry of Health’s newly announced nursing graduate scheme and its huge starting salary cuts is expected to spark a new wave of medical professional migration. The Ministry of Health is planning to recruit newly–graduated nurses at only 80 per cent of the lowest wage paid at present to nursing staff. Fully qualified and...
Ireland offers contracts to graduate nurses to stem migration
Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) is to offer 1,000 graduate nurses a two-year contract at a starting salary of €22,000 in a desperate bid to slow the trend towards migration. Australia and other migration destination countries are attracting large numbers of health professionals at salaries of up to €40,000. Ireland’s...
Australia eases visa rules for skilled migrants
In a welcome reversal, the Australian government has relaxed long-stay requirement for skilled workers from overseas. Medical professionals, engineers, teachers, scientists and accountants working in the country are now able to stay indefinitely. New South Wales immigration officials recently gave out the good news that the skilled...
Irish Gathering slammed for inviting expats home to celebrate
The Gathering, a celebration planned for 2013 to celebrate Ireland’s rich culture and history, is being slammed both in the media and in Dublin’s parliament for enticing Irish expat to return home and spend their money. Actor Gabriel Byrne’s initial scathing comments on the event were repeated at Dublin’s recent City Council...
Irish EM trainee doctors threaten emigration or speciality change
Almost all trainee emergency medicine doctors in Irish hospitals say they will either emigrate or change specialities after new consultant pay cuts were announced. The survey results have shocked the medical community in Ireland, with 97 per cent of those surveyed saying they will seek employment overseas either at the end of their...
Almost half of Irish workers would emigrate for better jobs
A study has revealed that, although in general Irish workers are still optimistic about their prospects, 48 per cent would happily emigrate if offered a better job. The study, undertaken by Berkley Recruitment Group, surveyed 2,369 Irish workers. Increased optimism about current jobs was noted in 40 per cent of the respondents, who...
Irish emigration figures soar to new heights
With unemployment in the Republic of Ireland now standing at nearly 15 per cent, the newly released emigration figures for the financial year until April should come as no surprise. The report, issued by the Irish Central Statistics Office, revealed that 87,100 people emigrated during the last financial year, a figure which comprises...
