When the plane’s wheels screech down on the Dublin tarmac, I exhale a deep sigh of relief – The Irish Times
“I think I’m goin’ back to the things I learned so well in my youth,” sang Dusty Springfield.…
‘Everyone I know is thinking of moving abroad or has gone’ – The Irish Times
Each year more than 85,000 students graduate from Irish third-level institutions. While the vast majority are eager to…
Opportunity beckons in east Africa says Kildare woman based there for 20 years – The Irish Times
Julie Orr joined Deloitte and Touche, as the Big Four player was then known, through its graduate programme…
I miss Ireland’s wildness and divilment, but after 20 years away, I know it’s not for me – The Irish Times
The year I packed my bags and set off for India changed everything and began a 20-year journey…
Meet the Kerryman on a quest to visit every Irish pub outside Ireland – The Irish Times
Growing up in Co Kerry, Colm Dalton would often go to pubs with his musician parents playing in…
Industrial designer brings a hankering for a sustainable lifestyle to New York – The Irish Times
As a student of product design at National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in Dublin, Laurence MacDonald…
‘It’s like milking in Roscommon, but it’s 18 degrees today’ – The Irish Times
Tom Gallagher has just finished making repairs on his vineyard after a torrential rainstorm overnight in the Montsant…
‘Why’s an Irish girl working in an Asian restaurant and not a pub?’ – The Irish Times
“Why is an Irish girl working here and not in the Irish pub?” If I got a 20…
‘Sometimes you wander far to remember what home really means’ – The Irish Times
One year ago, I arrived in Vancouver with no familiar faces, no clear path, and a head full…
‘Bondi is crumbling under the weight of Irish accents, I’ve heard more than I can count’ – The Irish Times
I’m in the nudest McDonald’s in the world. By “nudest” I mean the “most nude”, not a McDonald’s…
An Irishman in Barcelona – The Irish Times
Castleknock-born Daragh McCarthy had a yearning for travel in the years after graduating from Waterford Institute of Technology…
I get defensive when people who have moved away scoff about it – The Irish Times
I once called into a friend who had recently become a vegan. He put two steaming cups of…