Minister for Foreign Affairs announced on December 28 that the Government would give an additional €2 million to help emigrants. Of that funding, €1.6 million will go to nine Irish organisations in Britain to develop facilities for local communities. Mr Ahern said, “My particular priority has been to ensure that this additional support is targeted… Continue reading Department of Foreign Affairs announces additional funding
Report highlights emigration from NI and Britain
More than 2,300 people emigrated from Northern Ireland last year, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research in the UK, as reported in the Belfast Telegraph. The report, ‘Brits Abroad: Mapping the scale and nature of British emigration’, found that 5.5 million people born in the UK are living abroad. The most popular destinations… Continue reading Report highlights emigration from NI and Britain
Returning emigrant finds Irish peculiar
Today’s Irish Times Health Supplement takes a look at a returned emigrant who, recently diagnosed with cancer, is seeking to set up a centre for people who are looking to cope with a “life challenge”. While the focus of the article is on business consultant Joseph Daly’s fight against his ailment and intentions to set… Continue reading Returning emigrant finds Irish peculiar
Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform responds to NY Times
Niall O’Dowd, the chair of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform in New York, has a spirited reply to yesterday’s New York Times article critiquing his group’s efforts. In a letter to the editor published today, O’Dowd says that he is sorry the journalist didn’t stay for the group’s full meeting, as he might have… Continue reading Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform responds to NY Times
NY Times article examines Irish lobbying efforts
The Irish movement for immigration reform is covered in an opinion piece that appears in both Saturday’s New York Times and today’s International Herald Tribune. Titled “How green was my rally”, the article by New York Times editorial board member Lawrence Downes takes a critical look at the Irish lobbying effort. Downes quotes Senator Charles… Continue reading NY Times article examines Irish lobbying efforts
US strips naturalised citizen of citizenship
The issue of the deportation of naturalised US citizens came up in a recent discussion with Éan members. Your correspondent did not realise that taking up citizenship was not an iron-clad guarantee against deportation from the US. In fact, while US citizens cannot be deported, a naturalised US citizen can be stripped of his citizenship… Continue reading US strips naturalised citizen of citizenship