With the increasing number of news reports about unemployed people seeking to emigrate, it’s useful to look at unemployment rates in a number of destination countries. These are, of course, only guidelines – no doubt there are national differences in the methods of compiling these statistics that make it difficult to make accurate comparisons. Ireland’s… Continue reading A look at unemployment rates in destination countries
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“I never thought I’d have to leave”, says 23-year-old London-based emigrant
A quick, disturbing vignette excerpted from Olivia O’Leary’s “Viewpoint” article on the BBC website. For James Mooney, 23, and his generation, the crash is particularly galling. While Mr Mooney was studying to be a surveyor, his lecturer told them they would all be millionaires by the time they were 35, such was the construction and… Continue reading “I never thought I’d have to leave”, says 23-year-old London-based emigrant
“I Only Came Over for a Couple of Years” records experience of London Irish
Yet another oral history project detailing the experience of elderly Irish emigrants has come to your correspondent’s attention. “I Only Came Over for a Couple of Years”, a documentary that was completed in 2005, is now available on DVD from the Irish Studies Centre of London Metropolitan University. The film is a collection of interviews… Continue reading “I Only Came Over for a Couple of Years” records experience of London Irish
Ireland’s Hidden Diaspora examines abortion trail
“Ireland’s Hidden Diaspora: The ‘abortion trail’ and the making of a London-Irish Underground, 1980-2000” by Ann Rossiter tells the story of the London-Irish women who have supported many of the Irish women who have travelled to Britain for abortions. The book, which was launched in Dublin on Wednesday by Senator Ivana Bacik, is an oral… Continue reading Ireland’s Hidden Diaspora examines abortion trail
Irish in Britain Seminar: London, May-June 2009
The Irish Studies Centre at London Metropolitan University is hosting their annual “Irish in Britain Seminar Series”.The series is is an informal opportunity for any interested in engaging with current issues and research about the Irish in Britain. Tuesday 26 May, Prof Bronwen Walter, Anglia Ruskin University Fictional Irish Presences in English Diaspora Space: a… Continue reading Irish in Britain Seminar: London, May-June 2009
New Irish in London face hard times, says paper
The Irish Times has carried a bleak article on recent Irish arrivals in London. Reporter Carl O’Brien points out the dramatic change that has occurred with the downturn: For many younger people, the maudlin emigration songs with their tales of yearning and aching loneliness felt like stories from a distant era. Suddenly, they don’t feel… Continue reading New Irish in London face hard times, says paper