Is Australia all it's cracked up to be? 

For the first time ever, this year there are more than 100,000 Irish-born people living Down Under, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

One of them is Danny Kelly, a tattoo artist living in Melbourne. 

He arrived in Australia over a decade ago and feels the country’s outlook is not as rosy as it once was. 

“I’d say the grass is getting a bit dull, you have to water it - it has slowed down,” he told Lunchtime Live. 

“I mean, they haven’t had a financial crisis here in 35 years, so they’ve got used to the good life - a little bit too much. 

“There’s been a little bit of a crunch in the last two years. 

“My work is a luxury item, so it’s not like getting a haircut or something like that where you can put it off for a couple of weeks but eventually you’re going to have to get a haircut.” 

The Sydney Opera House. Picture by: Mark Hertzberg/ZUMA Wire.

Not every Irish person in Australia feels the same way. 

Derry woman Eva is currently in Perth, working in construction. 

She first arrived in Australia for a placement while in college and had a “great experience”. 

Koalas on a eucalyptus tree. Picture by: Alamy.com.

Afterward, she moved to Dublin but there was always a “niggling” feeling that she wanted to go back Down Under. 

“We’ve really glad we made this decision,” she said. 

“We’ve had a brilliant time here; we’re back out again about almost a year and a half. 

“I’ve loved every bit of it.”

Main image: Christmas Day at Bondi Beach. Picture by: Richard Milnes/Alamy Live News.