Irish mums and dads abroad: motherhood In Melbourne
In 2011, recruitment specialist Deirdre O’Neill and her husband Owen left Ireland seeking work in Melbourne, Australia. They now have two children, Harry (4) and Lottie (10 months), and became permanent residents of Oz in 2013. Myself and Owen met in our early thirties. I’m originally from Kilcock in Kildare and he’s from Drumlargan in Meath. […]
10 years ago
Irish mums and dads abroad: bringing up baby in Canada
Paul Brogan swapped Straffan in Co. Kildare for Montreal, Québec in Canada, where he has lived with his wife Alisa and their daughter Ava (4) since 2008. So, what led to your move? We moved to Québec in 2008 because Alisa was offered a faculty position as a professor of biology at Concordia University in […]
10 years ago
If you’re considering a move to Canada then you’ll have to act fast
There has been a huge increase in demand for Canadian working holiday visas from Irish workers. VisaFirst.com is reporting that the amount of people applying for the Canadian working holiday programme has already surpassed the numbers for 2016 in its entirety. At present, there are just under 500 places left in the 2017 programme so […]
10 years ago
Irish mums and dads abroad: we moved the family to Florida
In 2015 artist Clodagh Hendy left Ireland for Palm City, Florida (about two hours south of Miami). We caught up with her to find out how much life has changed for her, husband David, and their three children Billy (9), Jasmin (8) and Grant (5). I’m from originally from Clonbullogue in Offaly and Dave is from […]
10 years ago