An Irish Independent article on property investment in Barbados also reminds us of the dark days of the sugar plantations of the seventeenth century. Many of the Irish arrived there after Oliver Cromwell took them off their land and sold them into slavery or indenture to British planters. Estimates of the numbers of Irish transported… Continue reading A reminder of the Irish in Barbados
Author: Noreen Bowden
Working Abroad Expo: Dublin, 21-22 March; Cork, 26-27 March
An event aimed at those considering relocating to work abroad in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai and the UK will be held on 21-22 March in the RDS in Dublin and 26-27 March in the Silver Springs Moran Hotel. Organisers say the Working Abroad Expo will include immigration officials from Australia, New Zealand and Canada… Continue reading Working Abroad Expo: Dublin, 21-22 March; Cork, 26-27 March
ITLG founder calls for high-level outreach to Irish abroad
A group of high-level Irish representatives should be gathered to reach out to the Irish diaspora to assist in economic development, says an Irish-American founder of the San Francisco-based Irish Technology Leadership Group. Tom McEnery, a former mayor of San Jose, is quoted in the Sunday Business Post as saying, It is now time to… Continue reading ITLG founder calls for high-level outreach to Irish abroad
Australia cuts visas for builders and manufacturing
is reacting to the global downturn by cutting its intake of migrants for the first time in ten years. The government said this week that it would reduce the number of work permits by about 14%, or 18,500. The government is removing bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers and electricians from the critical shortage list. Hairdressers and cooks… Continue reading Australia cuts visas for builders and manufacturing
Irish expats in England and Wales face greater alcohol death risk
Irish people living in England and Wales are twice as likely as natives to die from an alcohol-related cause, according to a paper published this month in the Journal of Public Health. Researchers at Edinburgh University used mortality statistics and the 2001 census to determine the likelihood of members of immigrant groups to die from… Continue reading Irish expats in England and Wales face greater alcohol death risk
Irish-American identity over, says US columnist
Irish-Americans will no longer have a powerful impact on American public life, says an opinion writer for U.S. News and World Report. John Aloysius Farrell makes this assertion in a tribute to New York Times journalist Maureen Dowd, saying she “might be the last Irish-American still shaping American public life”. While acknowledging the influence of… Continue reading Irish-American identity over, says US columnist