According with the IOM (International Organisation for Migration), the definition of Migrant is: ” (…) IOM defines a migrant as any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her…
A new language, a new environment, a new school, a new home? Moving to a new country can be difficult for children of immigrant families, especially when those children are already prone to anxiety. Particularly children with a withdrawn temperament…
The first time I began questioning my national identity was on my train journey back home after coming back from my year abroad in England. My parents are both from Vietnam but I was born in Germany and have lived…
A record amount of Irish passports – over 700,000 – have been issued so far this year. The passport office tweeted the milestone: “Wow, we have just broken a new record, over 700,000 Passports have been issued so far this…
The map above shows the percentage of immigrant populations per country. Rates of immigration are increasing in the world – with immigrants consisting of 12.1 per cent of the world’s population in 2005, compared to 13.2 per in 2015. Several…
In cities around the world, but especially in Western Europe, Australia, the Persian Gulf, and North America, immigrants play a fundamental role in the labor force and the social life of cities. For North American and Australian cities, the…
There is no other country in Europe that has changed so much in last few years. From the conservative, homogenous place inhabited only by the local people, Dublin became one of the most multicultural places on the continent. This could…
Don’t you understand Gaelic? Great! You’re like the majority of Irish people. And it’s not the only similarity you will find here in Dublin. This place is created for the people from all countries and cultures. It doesn’t change anything…
After so many years living here, there are still some puzzling questions about the Irish way of life going through my mind now and again. Not important ones, like trying to understand the ins and outs of the Irish tax…