‘I could barely afford groceries in Ireland, never mind a mortgage’ – The Irish Times
This article is part of Letters Home for Christmas, an Irish Times series exploring views about Ireland among…
‘I’m saying thanks to the bus driver … not something I hear in London’ – The Irish Times
This article is part of Letters home for Christmas, an Irish Times series exploring views about Ireland among…
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…