22/04 A Palestinian in Ireland: ‘It’s up to us to start a new chapter after all of this destruction’
-After moving to Ireland in September 2023, Palestinian student Sarraj Alswersawi graduated top of his DCU class
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15/04 ‘Donegal neighbours said we admire you for the braveness of emigrating. Who’s emigrating? It’s Europe’
-Axel Pawlik first moved to Ireland from Germany in 1996, then returned during Covid
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08/04 From Delhi to Dublin: ‘I ended up making really good friends, they are my safety net’
-New to the Parish: Nishtha Khanna moved from India to Ireland in September 2020
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25/03 A New Yorker in Antrim: ‘There have been frissons of suspicion but there is a strong sense of community’
-Author and journalist Rosie Schaap found solace and community in the Glens of Antrim after the death of her first husband
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18/03 ‘There’s a lot of pain, a lot of desperation being exploited by the Maga movement’
-Samuel Rogers’ whirlwind romance with his now-Irish husband in Boston in early 2023 led him to move to Ireland later that year
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11/03 From Mozambique to Ireland: ‘Summer was cold for me – I was walking around with layers and layers of clothes’
-Liu dos Santos moved to Enniscorthy with her husband and their young son in 2022
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04/03 A Finn on Inis Mór: ‘In Finland you just ignore everyone you don’t know. Even people you know sometimes’
-Jenni Nikinmaa from Finland moved to Ireland in 2019
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25/02 ‘Irish teenagers are so innocent. Where I’m from we learn not to be naive’
-Viní Martins Araújo came from Brazil to Dublin in late 2023, to further his dance career
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18/02 ‘In Ireland I feel the same peace as before the war in Syria’
-Eyvon Bastouri from Syria came to Ireland in 2016. She has a busy life, juggling two children and her own projects, including her fledgling baking business
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11/02 ‘I had a very gut-wrenching moment as an American, watching my country self-immolate’
-New to the Parish: Brian McNerney moved here from Austin, Texas, in 2024
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04/02 ‘Tipperary town is like a safe space. You say to someone here ‘I’m a lesbian’, they’ll say ‘And water is wet’’
-Vannessa Murphy and Zuandra Van Tonder moved from South Africa to Tipperary town in 2022
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28/01 From China to Dublin: ‘My first year in Ireland, I was usually eating biscuits or bread, because it’s cheaper’
-When Chenchen He moved to Ireland from Fujian Province in southeast China in 2009, it was her first time to leave the country
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21/01 From Mongolia to Dublin: ‘Coming to Ireland was a blessing. It was a great move for my life, I have no regrets’
-Gonchigkhand Byambaa, who moved from Mongolia to Dublin in December 2017, has fully immersed herself in community activism
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14/01 ‘Ireland is one of the most generous nations in the world, but things have been tricky at times’
-Segun Akano from Nigeria came to Ireland in 2002
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14/01 ‘On a bus in Lagos, this man told me he was from Ireland. I feel it was destiny that brought me here’
-Segun Akano from Nigeria came to Ireland in 2002
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07/01 ‘The first comment I received is that Americans tend to be loud’
-John Larson Tracey moved from Washington to Ireland in 2019 and now lives in Kildare with his husband
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31/12 A Palestinian in Ireland: ‘Even in Ireland, you can see there are people oppressed, but it’s hidden’
-Dancer Amir Sabra arrived in Ireland from a Palestinian refugee camp in Nablus in 2021
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17/12 ‘American men are a lot more self-centred. In Ireland they’re a lot easier to talk to. They’re very flirtatious’
-Nadine Scully moved to Dublin from Seattle in 2017
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10/12 ‘Good old hedonistic Galway has a tendency of catching you,’ says a Lithuanian in Ireland
-Emilija Jefremova from Lithuania first moved to Ireland in 2006
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03/12 A Californian woman in Dublin: ‘Ireland’s not perfect, but I do think as a whole it is moving in the right direction’
-Morgan Steele from Los Angeles, California, first moved to Ireland in 2017
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26/11 An Englishman on Irish life: ‘There is an underlying positivity in Ireland, certainly in comparison to your Anglo-Saxon neighbours’
-Barnaby Sandow recently moved to Ireland from England with his wife, Gwendoline
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19/11 From Afghanistan to Ireland: ‘We had no choice. While we were sitting on the plane, everybody was crying’
-Marwa Zamir moved to Ireland in 2016 when she was 13. She says she was the only one in her family who was excited
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12/11 ‘The US has become really divisive. I definitely prefer the quality of life here. I like the people and the possibilities’
-A month-long trip to France led to romance and a new life in rural Co Cork for New Yorker Jessica Bonenfant
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05/11 ‘I feel like in Ireland we have women in higher positions and opportunities for women to grow’
-Clara Lemos, from Rio de Janeiro, moved to Dublin in 2022 for her job, but has stayed because of the people
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29/10 Irish education and food are great but ‘as a sober person, it’s very odd to be here’
-Max Wolpoff, from near Washington DC in the US, moved to Dublin this autumn
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22/10 From Transylvania to Donegal: ‘The Irish have managed to be much better at being joyful. In Romania we are still learning to smile’
-Columbia Hillen moved from Transylvania to Donegal’s Gaeltacht region in 2010
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15/10 ‘We moved in with each other after seven days. We got engaged after eight months’
-Kilkenny is now home to Nicole Server, from the Philippines, and Bart Pawlukojc, from Poland
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13/10 A Dane in Dublin: ‘In Denmark death is taboo but in Dublin I’ve been met with a different warmth’
-Grief has given a Danish journalist the strength to live her life in Dublin on her own terms and find healing
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08/10 ‘Longford was the town of my dreams. In Ukraine, I lived in a big city and it was terrible’
-New to the Parish: Oleksandra Kurova moved to Ireland from Dnipro in 2022
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01/10 From Bavaria to Kinsale: ‘The standard of Irish properties is absolutely terrible. There’s always something wrong’
-New to the Parish: Robin Gehret from Germany moved to Ireland in 2017 and has settled in Co Cork
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24/09 From Australia to Inishbofin: ‘I ended up here to explore more of the world. It’s really possible’
-New to the Parish: Bronwyn Ferguson moved from Australia to Inishbofin off the west coast of Ireland in 2022
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17/09 ‘I can walk in the streets, not afraid. The vibe of Dublin city just leads me to feel very comfortable here’
-Wilson Silva came to Ireland from Brazil in 2018
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10/09 ‘For what I pay for my room in Dublin, I had an apartment with a big balcony in Paris’
-New to the Parish: Morgan Savidan moved to Dublin from Paris in 2021
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03/09 ‘I love Ireland. Ireland is 100% different to back home. It’s peace, calm’
-Qareeb Urrahman came to Ireland from Afghanistan in 2021
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27/08 ‘Everyone is moving to Australia all the time. It doesn’t help with dating’
-Manon Gilbart moved to Limerick from Belgium in 2021
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20/08 ‘People have this idea that those who move here are running away from something. We weren’t’
-The comedian and hospital receptionist moved from Durban, South Africa to Dublin with his family in October 2020
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13/08 A French woman in Dublin: ‘All my friends in France already own their house since they are 25′
-Sarah Thomas came to Dublin in 2014, having previously spent time in Ireland as an exchange student
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06/08 ‘I feel so alive playing camogie. I feel Irish when I play it. I feel like Cú Chulainn!’
-Trinity’s assistant librarian is delighted with life in the capital after moving from Minnesota - apart from the Dublin Bus service
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30/07 ‘I found it quite easy to make friends, because Irish people are open and polite’
-Jewellery-maker Fabio de Souza Oliveira Filho arrived in Ireland in 2018 with his wife ‘looking for adventure’
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23/07 ‘I learned about Irish time. People arrive late and think they are on time’
-Carol Ho moved to Ireland from Hong Kong
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16/07 ‘In Ireland, everyone’s grown up together and no one is really looking for new friends’
-Paige Haarhoff moved to Ireland from South Africa in 2023
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09/07 An American on the Irish sense of humour: ‘I’m very literal ... I thought everybody hated me’
-Actor Tierra Porter came to Ireland in 2019 from Georgia, in the US. Her expectations were wildly different from the reality of living in Dublin
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02/07 ‘In Germany, it’s a different lifestyle and a different standard of living ... it’s possible to live by yourself’
-Tara Bredemeier studied dance pedagogy in Germany, and now lives in Dublin, working as a dancer and dance teacher
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25/06 From Lesotho to Limerick: ‘I’ve found Irish people to be very kind, very loving people’
-Lawyer Matsaseng Ralekoala from Lesotho arrived in Limerick in 2022
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18/06 ‘I love this place, I have my children here, there is nothing else I’m looking for in another country’
-Irish citizen Miracle Idongesit Ojo, originally from Nigeria, moved from Hungary to Ireland in 2016
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11/06 ‘Nobody knew I was leaving except my father, who was on his death bed’
-Mpho Mokotso moved to Ireland from Lesotho with her daughter in 2019
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05/06 ‘The US is very transactional. In Ireland people are nice. There’s a recognition of life outside money’
-New to the Parish: Adwait Patil moved to Ireland from Mumbai India, via the US
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28/05 ‘First, I felt afraid to talk, because we are not native speakers’
-New to the Parish: Mother-of-two Tabasum Kouser moved to Ireland from India in 2015
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21/05 ‘It’s nice to have Europe on your doorstep but rent is absolutely ridiculous here’
-New to the Parish: Englishwoman Leanne Dodd came to Ireland in 2022 after 10 years in Australia
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14/05 ‘Ireland has given me lots of opportunity ... it’s a very accommodating society’
-New to the Parish: Dr Ahmad Basirat came to Ireland from Pakistan in 2016 and is now so settled, he says ‘byebyebyebyebyebye’ when hanging up the phone
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07/05 A Ukrainian teenager in Galway: ‘I love the Irish school system. It’s not that strict’
-New to the Parish: Marharyta Pokydailo lives with her grandparents in the village of Woodford while her parents remain in Ukraine
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30/04 ‘I came in 2016. If I came in 2024 I wouldn’t survive because now the rents are like €3,000′
-New to the Parish: Shirly Pon Xavier had never really travelled anywhere outside of India before she came to Ireland in 2016
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23/04 ‘There’s more of a laissez-faire kind of thing in Ireland and especially that translates to driving’
-New to the Parish: Emily McKenzie moved to Dublin from Vancouver in 2017
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19/04 John FitzGerald: We must do more to welcome Irish people returning home
-Many returning emigrants are highly skilled and hugely valuable for our economy
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16/04 ‘You don’t feel homesick when you have a good support system at work’
-New to the Parish: Kristine Lapid came to Ireland from the Philippines
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09/04 From India to Dún Laoghaire: ‘I’m happy here...I don’t like busy cities’
-New to the Parish: Rahul Mahajan came to Ireland from India in 2015
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02/04 ‘It’s hard to park your qualifications when you move to Ireland’
-New to the Parish: Daniel Ricci moved to Waterford in 2018 to ‘live a different life’
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26/03 ‘Direct provision takes away your ability to dream’
-New to the Parish: Precious Matumba came to Ireland from Zimbabwe in 2018
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19/03 ‘Ireland is a home for my children. They wouldn’t know Kenya, they know Ireland’
-New to the Parish: Margaret Ndiritu came to Ireland from Kenya in 2019
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12/03 ‘I feel that it is possible to become Irish in a way it would never be possible to become German or to become Japanese’
-New to the Parish: Michael Svoboda moved from Czechia to Dublin in 2022
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05/03 ‘Aside from the accommodation, I am happy. The children have integrated well, and enjoy it here’
-New to the Parish: Esther Adegoke from Nigeria arrived in Ireland in December 2017
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27/02 ‘All Ukrainian refugees have lost careers, houses, friends, language, prospects’
-New to the Parish: Sergii Dzialyk from Ukraine came to Ireland in 2022
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20/02 ‘The Irish sense of humour makes communications a lot easier’
-New to the Parish: Aarthi Kumar came to Dublin in 2021
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13/02 ‘A lot of Irish people really do wonder why we left a paradise like Santa Cruz’
-New to the Parish: Linda Rosewood and Artemis Crow moved to Ireland from California in 2017 and live in Donegal
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06/02 ‘Ireland gave us opportunities. I can’t complain about anything’
-New to the Parish: Bruna Marcolongo Schmitz came to Ireland from Brazil in 2016
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30/01 ‘Ireland was top of my list, so we decided to move from Ukraine for the sake of the kids and start from there’
-New to the Parish: Obi Ojimadu, originally from Nigeria, came to Ireland after many years in Ukraine
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23/01 ‘Ireland was quite a big change for me - new people, new language, new school system’
-New to the Parish: Ananya Singh moved to Ireland with her family in 2022
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16/01 ‘I went knocking the doors here in Bray because I couldn’t find a place to live. I had the baby in my arms’
-New to the Parish: Deusa de Assis from Brazil on being a single mother, her new home and new business
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02/01 ‘The people in Athlone really stood with me when we had nothing. They supported me like brothers and sisters’
-New to the Parish: Fortunate Nesengani arrived from South Africa in 2016, and lives in direct provision with her husband
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26/12 ‘Finding friends in Ireland is not very hard because they’re not closed off’
-New to the Parish: It took a few months for her to start thinking of Dublin as ‘home’
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19/12 ‘Boston is one of the more historical cities in the US, so Dublin didn’t feel totally foreign’
-New to the Parish: Molly Coyle-Shibley is an American who moved to Dublin
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12/12 ‘Sometimes weather wise you hardly even see your neighbours here in Ireland’
-New to the Parish: Kisu Ali Telfer from Ghana opened a shop full of African baskets, jewellery and fashion in Dún Laoghaire
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10/12 Georgians in Ireland: ‘We hear people saying Ireland is full but there’s no other options’
-There are more Georgians in State international protection accommodation than any other nationality
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05/12 ‘Musical and artistic leanings of people here are really to my liking and close to my heart’
-New To the Parish: Horia Dumitra moved to in Dublin in December 2018 from Transylvania
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28/11 ‘I wouldn’t say I feel excluded in Ireland, but I can feel that I am foreign’
-New to the Parish: Dr Senem Donatan Mohan moved from Turkey in March 2019
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21/11 ‘The banter, I love the banter. I think that’s why I’m doing so well here’
-Jinny Ly, a Vietnamese-Chinese-American textile artist, moved to Dublin during the Covid-19 pandemic
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14/11 ‘Every little town has a range of nationalities which creates a really nice melting pot of culture’
-New to the Parish: Leticia Andre arrived from Brittany 23 years ago
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31/10 ‘Irish is a wonderful language, it sounds so musical, the more I hear it, the more I like it’
-New to the Parish: Mark Davies came to Santry in Dublin from Wales earlier this year
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24/10 ‘The openness to different cultures and ideas is something I find really beautiful in Ireland’
-New to the Parish: Magdalena Hylak came to Ireland 20 years ago from Poland
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17/10 ‘We didn’t really propose. We just said that if we feel the same way in one year, let’s get married. And we did – and we did’
-New to the Parish: Henry Cox and Michael Kunkel retired to Ireland from the US during the height of the pandemic
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10/10 ‘The Irish funeral is a lot closer to the African-American funeral than I ever expected’
-New to the Parish: Joy Nesbitt came to Dublin from Dallas in 2020
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03/10 ‘People call the US the land of opportunities and dreams, they’ve obviously not heard of Ireland’
-New to the Parish: Stuti Basu arrived from India in 2012
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26/09 ‘In the early 20th century Irish families lived in bedsits. Now we have 10 or 12 students or migrants in one small apartment’
-New to the Parish: Trade unionist Emilio Maira moved to Ireland in September 2020
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19/09 ‘I found accents here hard to understand. I felt inferior or stupid at first because of that barrier’
-New to the Parish: John Ocasion moved to Ireland from Italy in 2019 and now feels thoroughly at home in Dublin
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12/09 ‘You can see that progress, change and openness in Ireland, and I really like seeing that parallel with Chile’
-New to the Parish: Paula Pinto arrived from London in 2021
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05/09 ‘Ireland makes it harder to leave. I have tried to leave, but it showed me home is not only what surrounds you’
-New to the Parish: Ayesha Syeddah arrived from London in 2015
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29/08 My friend phoned from the airport saying ‘the Taliban is on its way. Pack your bags, life has ended for us’
-New to the Parish: Manizha Khan came to Ireland from Afghanistan in 2021
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22/08 Ukrainians and Irish ‘understand each other because we have been through similar problems’
-New to the Parish: Elvira Sieitablaieva came to Ireland from Ukraine
- The Irish Times
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15/08 ‘In Ireland I started missing the sun very soon, but I knew it was the place I wanted to be in’
-New to the Parish: Ginna Álvarez came here from Mexico almost a year and a half ago
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15/08 ‘In Ireland I started missing the sun very soon, it’s something you take for granted’
-New to the Parish: Ginna Álvarez came here from Mexico almost a year and a half ago
- The Irish Times
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15/08 ‘My life quality in Ireland is not the same as in Argentina’
-New to the Parish: Ginna Álvarez came here from Mexico almost a year and a half ago
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08/08 ‘There are lots of similarities between Irish and English people. It makes it easy to settle in’
-New to the Parish: Rosie McDonagh moved from St Alban’s to Ireland in 2019, where she has co-founded a charity which assists people in need
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01/08 ‘I felt out of place and isolated. My English and accent didn’t mix well’
-New to the Parish: Liliana Montoya, who moved here from Colombia in 2009, works as a dance instructor in Co Leitrim
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25/07 ‘In Brazil, it’s all about the food. Here it’s more about the drink’
-New to the Parish: Laura Devides, who moved to Ireland in May 2014, says she has ‘so many opportunities’ here that she would not have in Brazil
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18/07 ‘My mother never for a second thought it was an odd thing to do, having a half-Indian child in Ireland in the 1960s’
-New to the Parish: Anna Tanvir moved to Ireland with Maninder Singh early in the Covid-19 pandemic. They plan to stay
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11/07 ‘In Ireland, you definitely live way more in the moment. I had to relax about a lot of things’
-New to the Parish: Daria Erhart moved to Ireland in 2016
- The Irish Times
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04/07 ‘In Singapore you are a lone ranger ... What I love about living in Ireland is everyone looks out for each other’
-New to the Parish: Roxenne Holohan moved from Singapore in 2021
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27/06 ‘When you stay here, it’s not like another country, it’s like another planet. Everything is different’
-New to the Parish: Dancer Mariela Mira arrived from Brazil in 2022
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20/06 ‘I find that Waterford is a place that’s very open to foreigners. I never came across any racism’
-New to the Parish: Justyna Traore joined a friend for a first trip to Ireland in 2005
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13/06 ‘So many Brazilians come and then stay. We’re very like Irish people’
-New to the Parish: Guilherme Souza
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06/06 ‘I am obsessed with hurling. It’s probably one of the most complicated sports that I’ve ever tried’
-Juan Maldonado Pimentel moved from Panama to Ireland in October 2022
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30/05 ‘You’re welcomed with open arms everywhere. That’s what I like about Irish people’
-New to the Parish: Sabine Barry arrived from Germany in 2007
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23/05 ‘Irish English is very different. I learn a phrase and build it into my sentences – Ah sure look or The craic was mighty’
-New to the Parish: ‘I’m still not great at identifying accents – except Cork, as every statement is like a question,’ says Juci Kulloi, originally from Budapest
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16/05 ‘Life in Ireland is much easier and nicer. In Chile it’s all just work and paying bills’
-New to the Parish: Camila Munoz Garcia came to Dublin from Chile
- The Irish Times
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09/05 ‘Moving to Ireland from the US is like moving to Canada: nobody’s getting shot at schools and they speak English’
-New to the Parish: Mike and Emily Sugrue arrived from California in 2022
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05/05 ‘Working in Ireland is less stressful than in China and you can make friends with colleagues’
-New to the Parish: Tiantian Wu arrived from China in 2016
- The Irish Times
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