Over 21,000 people got visas to work in Australia in the past year.
One person in the article references how it was cheaper and easier to find a place to rent in Melbourne than it was in Crumlin.
But, it suits FG/FF right down to the ground, eliminate the voter base for opposition parties, because Ireland is one of the few nations on earth that doesn’t allow absentee voting, so it will always suit the political party in charge to enact policy which enforces emigration.
I’d nearly go myself if there wasn’t so many Australians over there
The trouble with Australia is that it’s full of Australians
Slowly but surely we will spread and take over their country and inject craic into their lives
They always have done, most come back in a few years. This has been happening for decades.
Irony, its 2050 so few carers are left Leo and micheal are reduced to spoon feeding each other, then big wipes
This doesn’t include skilled or temp visas. There’s a whole lot more out here on those…
Just to add I wouldn’t make the money I’m making as principal of a large school back home, but I have niche qualifications and experience and you won’t get that money on a temp visa or sponsored. Less stress.. Less tax… It all depends on your qualifications and skills. If you’ve on a WHV and on a lower paid job, you’ve to watch your money. If skilled and highly experienced.. There is money to be made. It’s not just the money. It’s the work life balance. Work took over my life back home since covid. I needed a break. I enjoy working here again.
Economic migrants?
It’s absolutely awful that we are losing young people in areas where we absolutely need them. Many of them will never return.
Health, construction and education.
Shocking levels of incompetence going on in Govt buildings.
Explains why Dublin City centre has no Irish left. Why would you stay here and pay crazy prices when you can do it in Australia. Better getting your pants pulled down in the sun than being an immigrant in your own country
Irish people leaving Ireland for a better life is an established pattern for centuries. And some of it is natural, Ireland is a small country so some opportunities are limited. But the problem we are trading our future prosperity, we are educating and training people then they leave. I left and came back, the grass is not always greener but I never worked in Australia. Everywhere has different problems. I do know there is a high demand for English speaking medical staff in Australia and New Zealand. But the reasons some people leave is very varied, I know it was a chance for some to just try something new. We can’t really escape to a big city as we don’t have one.
The housing situation is not just happening in Ireland but we do a very very big problem. And part of the problem is that to fix housing the state would need to do some that would be unpopular with a lot voters and therefore politicians.
Choosing which country to live now is like choosing where to shop. Just another market driven decision. Irish go to Australia because they can, Brazilian go to Europe, Venezuelans go to Brazil…Nationality and culture don’t seem to matter much next to economics.
A lot of those WHV holders will be gone home within the two years. It’s difficult to get certain career employment without sponsorship or a PR visa, and the general consensus is a lot don’t want to commit for various reasons.
There are some “economic migrants”, and those just doing it to get out of Ireland for a few years because it’s pretty shit at the moment…
Don’t forget though that we need immigration because we have labour shortages.
Worth remembering too that the Australian dollar is monopoly money (those massive salaries don’t look so massive with that in mind) and their housing crisis rivals ours.
Not to say it isn’t possible to have a better living there but these economic problems are hardly unique to Ireland.
Bit of deja vu happening here.
Ireland is a small island on the edge of Europe. I think it’s weird that someone would never want to have a go at working and living somewhere else in the world. It’s a short life. We need more housing because our population is growing so fast. Plenty of people want to live in Ireland. But I admire anyone who has the guts to have a try somewhere else. Plenty of them will come to appreciate Ireland more than those who moan on here about how awful Ireland is but have never actually worked and lived anywhere else.
All I got from Australia was a crippling drug and racism problem.
Genuine question.
Is the main reason Australia let’s so many Irish in on Visas because of our standard of education?
I had this talk with my Croatian friend and he said it’s very hard for someone like him to apply and get accepted, whereas Irish passports are considered high value.
Is there any truth to this?
Australia’s boom economy is on borrowed time anyway.
Economic migrants! Close the borders!
I love how we can talk on this issue out of two sides of our mouth
“ahh sure, Irish people have always emigrated, it’s well for them to go to other countries despite their problems with immigration and housing…but we really need to limit the number of people coming here though”
They don’t really make it easy to come home after any extended period abroad either
Also tempted by the weather, lifestyle and experience
Hate to say it, but I’m one of them, planned to go just before the pandemic, now I’m 31 and leaving in three weeks, got a career break from my HSE job and I’m only going for one year, expect to be back before Christmas, but honestly, who knows.
I left Ireland because I was sick of the nepotism and the industry I worked in was a closed shop not helped by the nepotism.
I’m currently paying less rent in Melbourne for a bigger, better and newer apartment than I was in Limerick city. Wage is higher than an above average wage I had back home. Moved here on a WHV to make money and see this part of the world for a year before continuing my travels 70 percent of my feiends are here now or coming soon. All in the hopes that the housing market will be magically fixed before I arrive home in a year. Wishful thinking, no doubt.
Brother and his partner went to aus last week. Don’t blame them one bit. We are from up north , he was working long hours as a lorry driver and getting a measly £12 an hour.
Laughable
Have you seen how much a g of coke is in aus
No worries lads i am moving to Ireland so i will replace at least one. What is Letterkenny like btw?
Arent rents in Sydney and Melbourne absolutely insane? Don’t they also force people to do far work regardless of if they have ‘proper’ work or not?
I know that niche jobs like mining and some parts of construction pay very well there, but things like nursing and education are pretty much like for like.
‘Tempted by money’ is an interesting way of phrasing.
‘In search of a better life’ would be more suitable way of putting it.
Not just Australia. So many places. I really urge people to explore what’s outside this tiny island.
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Over 21,000 people got visas to work in Australia in the past year.
One person in the article references how it was cheaper and easier to find a place to rent in Melbourne than it was in Crumlin.
But, it suits FG/FF right down to the ground, eliminate the voter base for opposition parties, because Ireland is one of the few nations on earth that doesn’t allow absentee voting, so it will always suit the political party in charge to enact policy which enforces emigration.
I’d nearly go myself if there wasn’t so many Australians over there
The trouble with Australia is that it’s full of Australians
Slowly but surely we will spread and take over their country and inject craic into their lives
They always have done, most come back in a few years. This has been happening for decades.
Irony, its 2050 so few carers are left Leo and micheal are reduced to spoon feeding each other, then big wipes
This doesn’t include skilled or temp visas. There’s a whole lot more out here on those…
Just to add I wouldn’t make the money I’m making as principal of a large school back home, but I have niche qualifications and experience and you won’t get that money on a temp visa or sponsored. Less stress.. Less tax… It all depends on your qualifications and skills. If you’ve on a WHV and on a lower paid job, you’ve to watch your money. If skilled and highly experienced.. There is money to be made. It’s not just the money. It’s the work life balance. Work took over my life back home since covid. I needed a break. I enjoy working here again.
Economic migrants?
It’s absolutely awful that we are losing young people in areas where we absolutely need them. Many of them will never return.
Health, construction and education.
Shocking levels of incompetence going on in Govt buildings.
Explains why Dublin City centre has no Irish left. Why would you stay here and pay crazy prices when you can do it in Australia. Better getting your pants pulled down in the sun than being an immigrant in your own country
Irish people leaving Ireland for a better life is an established pattern for centuries. And some of it is natural, Ireland is a small country so some opportunities are limited. But the problem we are trading our future prosperity, we are educating and training people then they leave. I left and came back, the grass is not always greener but I never worked in Australia. Everywhere has different problems. I do know there is a high demand for English speaking medical staff in Australia and New Zealand. But the reasons some people leave is very varied, I know it was a chance for some to just try something new. We can’t really escape to a big city as we don’t have one.
The housing situation is not just happening in Ireland but we do a very very big problem. And part of the problem is that to fix housing the state would need to do some that would be unpopular with a lot voters and therefore politicians.
Choosing which country to live now is like choosing where to shop. Just another market driven decision. Irish go to Australia because they can, Brazilian go to Europe, Venezuelans go to Brazil…Nationality and culture don’t seem to matter much next to economics.
A lot of those WHV holders will be gone home within the two years. It’s difficult to get certain career employment without sponsorship or a PR visa, and the general consensus is a lot don’t want to commit for various reasons.
There are some “economic migrants”, and those just doing it to get out of Ireland for a few years because it’s pretty shit at the moment…
Don’t forget though that we need immigration because we have labour shortages.
Worth remembering too that the Australian dollar is monopoly money (those massive salaries don’t look so massive with that in mind) and their housing crisis rivals ours.
Not to say it isn’t possible to have a better living there but these economic problems are hardly unique to Ireland.
Bit of deja vu happening here.
Ireland is a small island on the edge of Europe. I think it’s weird that someone would never want to have a go at working and living somewhere else in the world. It’s a short life. We need more housing because our population is growing so fast. Plenty of people want to live in Ireland. But I admire anyone who has the guts to have a try somewhere else. Plenty of them will come to appreciate Ireland more than those who moan on here about how awful Ireland is but have never actually worked and lived anywhere else.
All I got from Australia was a crippling drug and racism problem.
Genuine question.
Is the main reason Australia let’s so many Irish in on Visas because of our standard of education?
I had this talk with my Croatian friend and he said it’s very hard for someone like him to apply and get accepted, whereas Irish passports are considered high value.
Is there any truth to this?
Australia’s boom economy is on borrowed time anyway.
Economic migrants! Close the borders!
I love how we can talk on this issue out of two sides of our mouth
“ahh sure, Irish people have always emigrated, it’s well for them to go to other countries despite their problems with immigration and housing…but we really need to limit the number of people coming here though”
They don’t really make it easy to come home after any extended period abroad either
Also tempted by the weather, lifestyle and experience
Hate to say it, but I’m one of them, planned to go just before the pandemic, now I’m 31 and leaving in three weeks, got a career break from my HSE job and I’m only going for one year, expect to be back before Christmas, but honestly, who knows.
I left Ireland because I was sick of the nepotism and the industry I worked in was a closed shop not helped by the nepotism.
I’m currently paying less rent in Melbourne for a bigger, better and newer apartment than I was in Limerick city. Wage is higher than an above average wage I had back home. Moved here on a WHV to make money and see this part of the world for a year before continuing my travels 70 percent of my feiends are here now or coming soon. All in the hopes that the housing market will be magically fixed before I arrive home in a year. Wishful thinking, no doubt.
Brother and his partner went to aus last week. Don’t blame them one bit. We are from up north , he was working long hours as a lorry driver and getting a measly £12 an hour.
Laughable
Have you seen how much a g of coke is in aus
No worries lads i am moving to Ireland so i will replace at least one. What is Letterkenny like btw?
Arent rents in Sydney and Melbourne absolutely insane? Don’t they also force people to do far work regardless of if they have ‘proper’ work or not?
I know that niche jobs like mining and some parts of construction pay very well there, but things like nursing and education are pretty much like for like.
‘Tempted by money’ is an interesting way of phrasing.
‘In search of a better life’ would be more suitable way of putting it.
Not just Australia. So many places. I really urge people to explore what’s outside this tiny island.