The Irish Times ABROAD

The older I get the more I realise that, wherever I am, west Clare will always be in me

After the first few years of homesickness, you come to love two places, two homes

Part of my brain is stuck in a time warp. I feel older here than anywhere else I’ve lived

The smell of the earth, the damp leaves and the rain has made my heart sing

Maybe the best way to move back to anywhere is to keep moving forward?

Calls for greater support for theatremakers must include those who were forced to leave

‘The decision to return can be very stressful for people; they are uprooting themselves’

I won the sods in a raffle, much to the bemusement of my foreign-born daughters

Our family came to Ireland with no house, no school, no job - just a vision to be home

There are reminders on every street corner of people who are not there anymore

Some parents want their kids to learn Irish, while others are relieved by the exemption

People left ‘vulnerable’ with no income because of ‘unacceptable delays’

Thousands of workers are needed but housing and a possible crash are concerns

Returned emigrant Emma Prunty on the delight of baking in Ireland with ‘proper’ ingredients

I have watched this week’s events from afar in a state of numb exhaustion

Booming economy in Ireland creates shortages in IT, construction, health and finance

Opinion: No justification for denying them maternity benefit or third-level fees for kids

Serena Williams has shown Irish women how to stand up to casual sexism

A big pull to move home was the ‘excellent education system’ but it hasn’t been easy

For the first time in a decade, more Irish are returning from abroad than are emigrating

Swimming in the Irish Sea, I feel I am out of my depth, but at home

I’ve lived away for three years and have never had such an unquenchable desire to go home

I will have to make space for myself, temper my New York driving, relearn Irish humour

Parents who have had children by surrogacy are put off returning because of a legal limbo

I am moving back to Ireland and have said goodbye to people I may never see again

Irish abroad: Inconsistent decisions leading to poverty, homelessness, report finds

There is a crisis in teacher supply in key subjects – but securing regular hours and well-paid work can still be daunting

Ask the Experts: We’re moving home with our Canadian-born children

Lisa Tierney-Keogh says goodbye to her great grand aunt, who will not see Ireland again

Ireland's not perfect, but it is home. It draws me back every time, despite its many flaws

I love my country more than ever, more than anywhere. I never belonged anywhere else

My father used to ask: ‘Who will go back to the ol’ country for me?’ We’re home now

Now we’re home, it feels strange to celebrate the ‘day of being Irish’ on St Patrick's Day

Irish abroad face so many barriers coming home they often stay put

1,188 emigrants shared their opinions and experiences in new survey

Reserve school places and control car insurance costs, 139-page report recommends

After 23 years I’ve moved home with my Canadian husband and Norwegian kids

But Ireland has changed a lot in my absence. I’m not sure how I will fit in

Drivers with foreign licences will have to sit 6 instead of 12 lessons before test

Three years after the Government identified this as an issue, little has been done

Kevin Wall tried to make Ireland work. In January he moved back to Australia

We’re moving back from Canada with our 1-year-old. How do we apply for PPS numbers, child benefit, GP care and childcare?

Emigrants who left during the recession say they are being deterred from returning due to high fees

Emigrant nurses share their experiences of trying to return to Ireland to work

I had no idea how difficult it would be starting from scratch after moving from Australia

The HSE is calling emigrant nurses back but returnees face a bureaucratic 'nightmare' trying to get registered

'Scarleh, I was!': Their knowledge of Irish culture has quickly shifted up a notch

Returning to Ireland Q&A: Arts administrator Ruth Mulholland is struggling to find work after moving back from the UK

We have become used to certain rights and a quality of life abroad that Ireland needs to strive for

FRIENDSHIP WEEK: As my husband and I sign contracts for our new house abroad, our friends are signing contracts for new jobs at home

I had a great network of new friends in Sydney, but nothing can replace the support of home when you’re ill

We have a privileged life in Singapore, but I long for packing the car at home on a Friday evening and heading to the country for the weekend

After building up a great life in the Netherlands, the decision to leave and return to Ireland was tough

Returning to Ireland after 25 years in France inspired a life-changing cookbook

Those #HomeToWork ads should include a warning about what it’s really like to move home

It was a wrench to leave my American life. At least my smallest nieces and nephews, unlike their older siblings, won’t think that I ‘live in the computer’

We want to give our kids an Irish childhood surrounded by the people and places that matter most to us. But at what cost?

All the Lonely People: It is difficult to explain the isolation we feel living in rural Ireland. Should we move back to the US?

Working as an attorney in Manhattan was a buzz but Ireland would always draw me back

The initial euphoria of returning evaporated rapidly. It was demoralising to count the number of friends who had emigrated

I moved home to rediscover Ireland. But I discovered a whole new world: farming

‘I feel a sense of peace that I struggled to find during my time in California’

I never intended to stay away from Ireland for so long. I don’t think most emigrants do when they first take flight.

Returning to Ireland after 30 years abroad has been a complicated experience for Clare Waldron

Life in Orange County is filled with sun and sea, but my priorities have changed as I’ve got older

‘Ireland and Me’: Noelle McCarthy, Auckland

After three Ikea trips and a multitude of forms, I’m settling back into life in Dublin