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Stark warning against cutting benefits in Londonderry
Ministers in Northern Ireland are concerned that the government’s proposed cuts to benefits could mean more young people resorting to crime, emigration and suicide. It has emerged that 1,500 people in Londonderry under the age of 25 are currently relying on housing benefits. The Whitehall reforms will see those benefits cut and David...
Irish unemployment highest for eighteen years
Unemployment in Ireland has hit its highest point in 18 years according to official figures released for June. However the figure has been kept down because of the large number of people choosing to leave the country and look for work abroad. Ireland currently has a population of 4.5 million. The Central Statistics Office has revealed that...
40k Irish nationals emigrated in 2011
According to a recent detailed study, the rate of Irish people emigrating is now higher than the amount of immigrants who entered during the employment boom. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports that over 76,000 people emigrated from the country in 2011. This number has nearly tripled in comparison to...
Irish jobless rate hits rocket high 14.8% fueling mass emigration
Ireland’s jobless rate has reached its highest point since the nation’s financial crisis started, damaging hopes aroused by improving economic figures that more jobs may be generated. As the first rise in four years, the rate of employed people went up by 11,000 (a seasonally-adjusted number) during the last three months of 2011....
Irish Government blamed for driving 9 people per hour to emigrate
The Irish government has been attacked by Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams for forcing nine Irish people per hour to emigrate. Adams cited the country’s appalling emigration rates as he called for a more united Ireland at his political party’s yearly congress. Delegates to the conference in Killarney gave Mr Adams a standing ovation as...
Young adult emigration makes Ireland population plummet by 12 percent
The figure of young adults living in Ireland has dropped by over one-tenth since 2006, reveal results from the April 2011 census. According to the Older and Younger report released by the Central Statistics Office, the age group 19 - 24 was the only one to decline, with a drop of 12%, since the previous census. Young adults’ emigration...
Furious father accuses Irish PM of pushing his children to emigrate
As reported by Irish Central, a furious father of three has accused Irish PM Enda Kenny of pushing his kids and their generation to leave Ireland in search of employment. Peadar Doyle, a native of Westmeath, confronted the state leader during his EU Fiscal Treaty referendum campaign in Athlone. Mr Doyle went face to face with the Prime...
3K Irish emigrating per month to UK, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand
As reported by Irish Central, the most recent report from Ireland’s Central Statistics office reveal that over 3,000 Irish people are emigrating from the country every month, the highest rate since the Famine. Around 76,000 people emigrated from Ireland during the year leading up to April, which includes around 40,000 Irish nationals. In...
Irish President speaks about heartbreaking emigration rates
As reported by The Journal, Irish President Michael D Higgins gave a speech in New York, in which he called “heartbreaking” the return of Irish joblessness and mass emigration. The President stated that, with the aftermath of the financial crisis, there was a cycle of major challenges and strains. Giving his speech at the Irish...
High volumes of Irish citizens still emigrating for improved opportunities
As reported by Work Permit, large volumes of Irish citizens are still emigrating to other nations, especially Australia, say official figures. Data from Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship show a 68% rise in the amount of visas given to Irish workers during the past 12 months—with 3,095 in 2011, a jump from 1,840 in 2010....
