Hearing about your issues informs our work. Through our research, we strive to identify policy gaps to help improve your situation.
Our latest research explores the emigration experiences of Irish emigrants of minority ethnic backgrounds – including Irish Travellers, Black Irish, Asian Irish, Irish people of mixed ethnicity, and other minority ethnic groups. Based on a survey of Irish emigrants of minority ethnic backgrounds, it is to our knowledge the first study to offer insights into… Read more »
Opening statement to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence: Barriers facing Irish citizens returning to live in Ireland – Tuesday 26 April 2022. ‘Good afternoon and thank you for inviting us to speak about the barriers and issues facing Irish emigrants returning home. Crosscare Migrant Project is funded by the Emigrant Support… Read more »
The Irish emigrant community living abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic experienced an unpredictable and unprecedented dilemma that was unseen before. Ní neart go cur le chéile examines the impact of the pandemic on the Irish emigrant community in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and United States through the experience and perspectives of the Irish emigrant support… Read more »
Irish emigrants return to Ireland in many different circumstances, including in crisis. ‘Coming Home In Crisis‘ explores the lived experiences of people who have returned home in need of support. It draws on interviews with returnees and Emigrant Support Programme funded organisations worldwide, as well as our own case-work in this area. The report… Read more »
The Irish Diaspora is made up of over 70 million people around the globe. As part of Ireland’s commitment to this Global Irish community, Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Ciarán Cannon TD, is undertaking a public consultation process to inform Ireland’s new Diaspora Policy. Following our attendance at the Dublin… Read more »
We asked Irish people who are planning to emigrate from Ireland to the UK or from the UK to Ireland or elsewhere to complete a brief survey to give us some indication of the impact of Brexit on Irish migration currently. This report presents findings in brief and will inform our current and future… Read more »
Ever wondered what life is like for the many Irish people who have emigrated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? We hosted a group discussion at the Embassy of Ireland in the UAE with Irish people living in Abu Dhabi to find out more! Life in the UAE for new Irish emigrants
The proposed ‘Total Contributions’ approach to the Irish pension system means that Irish emigrants might be at risk in future of not being able to get a full contributory State pension. Read our submission to the Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection
With more Irish emigrants returning to Ireland, we’re seeing an increase in the number of people refused a social welfare payment due to the Habitual Residence Condition. Our new report ‘A hundred thousand welcomes?‘ explores why this is a problem for returned Irish emigrants and makes recommendations.
Many people have told us that they are experiencing difficulties with returning to Ireland with their non-EU family members. We’ve taken this to the Department of Justice with proposals on how to improve the process for returning Irish emigrants. Download the report here.
Contact Danielle McLaughlin our Policy Officer for more information. Call +353 (0)1 873 2844 or email migrantproject@crosscare.ie
Our work with Irish emigrants is funded by the Emigrant Support Programme of the Department of Foreign Affairs
This project is co-financed by the European Commission under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2014-2020 and is supported by the Government of Ireland