Emigration plague grips Ireland - soaring unemployment and relentless pessimism forcing Irish to seek a future abroad

Emigration: 8pc spike in numbers leaving Ireland asjoblessness, pessimism , force thousands abroadAlmost two percent of the Irish population left the country's shores last year in search of a brighter future abroad, according to shocking new figures from the Central Statistic Office, Ireland's national compiler of official governmental dataThe stark figures, which represent an eight percent increase on the previous year's emigration numbers, underscore the drastic nature of the mass exodus of Ireland's best and brightest, in what is fast becoming a brain drain without historical precedentAn overwhelming sense of pessimism at the ongoing economic distress, and an unemployment rate hovering close to 15 percent have been cited as two of the main reasons for the ongoing export of young college graduates, newly qualified professionals, and others in search of greener and more prosperous pastures overseas Read more