Minister for Transport Seamus Brennan said that the Government was considering the introduction of a free travel scheme for the elderly and the disabled between Ireland and Britain; he made the comments as he revealed that the current peak time restrictions on the use of travel passes for public transport would be lifted. There was… Continue reading Free travel still under discussion
Outgoing ambassador on British-Irish relations
The outgoing British ambassador to Ireland, Stewart Eldon, has an opinion piece in the Irish Times outlining progress in the Irish-British relationship. Interestingly, he doesn’t mention emigration; he focuses on what the two nations have in common, including trade links, joint efforts on the North, young Irish people’s attitudes toward the UK, the Irish Government’s… Continue reading Outgoing ambassador on British-Irish relations
Returning emigrants exempt from home-building rules
Returning emigrants will be exempt from Donegal County Council rules aimed at limiting the number of holiday homes in the county, according to the Irish Independent. The paper reports that the new 2006-2012 County Development Plan requires home buyers about to purchase a house in one of the county’s 1,500 townlands where holiday homes comprise… Continue reading Returning emigrants exempt from home-building rules
RTE’s Morning Ireland featured a story on Australi…
RTE’s Morning Ireland featured a story on Australia’s changes to its “Working Holidayâ€? and “Work and Holidayâ€? visa programme. Ireland has the third-highest proportion of participants in the programme, behind the UK and South Korea, with 12,500 to 13,000 a year. The main change is that now participants on the programme can work six months… Continue reading RTE’s Morning Ireland featured a story on Australi…
J1ers report problems
Siobhan Dennehy of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in New York was interviewed on Ryan Tubridy about problems facing this year’s J-1 programme participants as well as the services offered by the EIIC. She noted her belief that the organisations operating the visa programme could be more pro-active in offering advice to the students before… Continue reading J1ers report problems
Minister invites emigrants home at FAS NY event
Minister of State for Labour Tony Killeen spoke at the launch of the FAS Jobs Ireland New York event. He gave a background of Irish emigration and told the story of Ireland’s economic success in recent decades. He declared: If you are an Irish person who emigrated to the United States ten or fifteen years… Continue reading Minister invites emigrants home at FAS NY event