Ireland has been commended internationally for having one of the strongest responses to COVID 19. However, this has come at a cost. To keep the economy afloat, the government had to roll out multiple stimulus packages to maintain the incomes…
The government has announced its intention to recapture Ireland’s share of the international student market, worth an estimated €2.5 billion to the economy. From 2013 until 2017, the number of non-EEA international students opting to get an…
So, you’ve bitten the bullet. Whatever the reason – school, better work opportunities or finding a better life – you’ve moved to Ireland. And, it’s likely that, until you get your bearings, money is tight. You’re not going to…
Constance Gore Booth, later known as Countess Markievicz or simply Madame, was certainly cut from different cloth. Born a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy in 1868, the Countess would die penniless in a charity house after giving her wealth away…
How Irish immigrants influenced accents and culture in the Caribbean What’s in an accent? When people think about Irish immigration, they think largely about America, specifically New York, Chicago and Boston. A lesser known fact is…
A personal reflection on how humour got me through an awful, no good apocalypse If you’re reading this, congratulations, you survived. Nobody told you on December 31st, 2019, but at midnight, you entered the 77th annual Hunger Games. The fact…
Anno Domini 2020 has been tough on all of us. What’s worse is, because of the pandemic, most of us will not be able to take comfort from family and friends at annual end-of-year events. Whether it was a cozy…