{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/68a3544d457a24bb95f6b156?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Three Irish emigrants on the highs and lows of returning home to Ireland ","description":"<p>In the 12 months leading up to April 2024, 30,000 Irish citizens who had been living abroad returned to Ireland. A similar number of Irish emigrants returned to Irish shores the previous year, in the 12 months leading up to April 2023.</p><p><br></p><p>Who are these people, why are they coming home and what do they think of the Ireland they've returned to? </p><p><br></p><p>Today, on the In the News podcast, we speak to three Irish people who recently returned to Ireland after years of building a life overseas. Are Irish infrastructure and healthcare as bad as we believe when compared with other systems abroad? What is it that pulls people back? </p><p><br></p><p>And are they back for the long haul, or is reintegration back into Irish society too difficult after a long stint overseas?</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}