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Patterns of Migration (Irish) - Coggle Diagram
Patterns of Migration (Irish)
Migration: the movement of people from on area to another
Emmigration: 1950s
Population decline to 2.8 million (1961)
filled labor shortage in USA and UK booming economies in construction and services
economic recession: poverty, unemployment, lack of opportunities
age selective, mostly from rural Ireland: leading to an increased dependent ratio (elderly), the lose of the soul of the community and abandonment of land
411,000 people emigrated
Immigration: 1990-2008
Ireland's met migration increased to the second highest in the EU15 in '95-'99
At height of boom Ireland population inflow was 8.4 people per 1000
Mostly Eastern European (Polish). Although Irish migrants returned to find work in MNC, computers, software and internet sector
Period also saw in-ward migration for mainland EU nationals and African asylum seekers
Celtic Tiger and labor shortages resulted in a demand for skilled and unskilled labor in construction, health care and IT
Emigration: 2008-2018
Age selective and resulted in the lose of skilled educated young adults (Brain Drain)
Out migration continued after the recession and in 2016 over 28500 people migrated to Canada, Australia, USA and UK
Unemployment rise to 15.2% (January 2012). This lead to out-ward migration of Irish and Non-Irish (they had saved for 7 years and could now afford to buy a house back in there home country)
Recent year emigration has declines and in-migration increased. Unemployment fell to 6.1% (sept 2017). Net migration has increased by 2.8% from 82300 to 84600 in 2017
banking crisis and crash in property prices lead to economic recession from 2009-2014
In 2017, Ireland experienced the highest level of net migration since 2008. The population is now 4.8 million