The University of Aberdeen is hosting a series of three one-day conferences called “Irish and Scottish Migration and Settlement: Intellectual, Political and Environmental Frontiers”. The conferences will be held in the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies. Organisers say: Overseas migration has conventionally been understood as a process that leads migrants to cross a… Continue reading Aberdeen: Irish and Scottish Migration. Feb-June 2008
Author: Noreen Bowden
DFA launches charter, registration facility
The Department of Foreign Affairs has launched two new services on its website, aimed at those travelling or resident overseas. The two services are: a Consular Services Charter for citizens, called “Travel Safely, Slán Abhaile” – a document setting out the range of services provided by embassies and consulates abroad, as well as advice on… Continue reading DFA launches charter, registration facility
Seeking “Over Here” video
We’ve had a request for the video “Over Here”, which was produced by Emigrant Advice some time ago. The Crosscare Migrant Project (formerly Emigrant Advice) no longer has a copy. If you or your organisation has a copy, perhaps you might let me know at noreen@ean.ie.
Actress at odds with US-Ireland Alliance on visa campaign
Actress Fionnuala Flanagan has refused to appear at an event sponsored by the US-Ireland Alliance because of the stand the organisation has taken regarding the Irish undocumented in the US. US-Ireland Alliance director Trina Vargo wrote an opinion piece that appeared in the Irish Times in October, where she criticised the efforts of those who … Continue reading Actress at odds with US-Ireland Alliance on visa campaign
“Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora”: Centre for Migration Studies, January 2008
The Centre for Migration Studies at the Ulster-American Folk Park will host its annual MSSc in Irish Migration Studies Reunion Lecture on Saturday, January 26. Professor Don MacRaild of the University of Ulster will speak on “Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora”. Prof. MacRaild is the author of Culture, Conflict and Migration: The Irish in… Continue reading “Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora”: Centre for Migration Studies, January 2008
Free travel a no-go, says Minister
Extending free public transport to elderly emigrant visitors to Ireland is not currently possible, according to Social and Family Affairs Minister Martin Cullen. The Irish Independent has reported that the Minister said that despite a Government pledge to work toward free travel for emigrant pensioners, the minister said: “Legal advice indicates that it would not… Continue reading Free travel a no-go, says Minister