Number of Irish people emigrating ‘almost exactly matched’ by those returning

The CSO have released this year's migration figures for Ireland. Some of the key takeaways is that Ireland’s population has grown by 2 percent with over 120,000 people coming to Ireland. Alongside that we saw that of Irish people leaving our shores and returning home, there is a net zero of Irish people leaving. Kieran was joined by Alan Barrett, CEO of the ESRI...

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16.10 25 Sep 2023

Number of Irish people emigrating ‘almost exactly matched’ by those returning

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16.10 25 Sep 2023

The CSO have released this year's migration figures for Ireland.

Some of the key takeaways is that Ireland’s population has grown by 2 percent with over 120,000 people coming to Ireland. Alongside that we saw that of Irish people leaving our shores and returning home, there is a net zero of Irish people leaving.

Kieran was joined by Alan Barrett, CEO of the ESRI...