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Ireland has experienced momentous change over the last 15 years, with a sharp reversal in its traditionally outward-migration patterns to a very rapid increase in inward-migration. Mac Éinrí and White have characterised Ireland’s experiences of migration as ‘unique, at least in European terms’ (2008: 153). This came to the fore towards the mid 1990s onwards when increased economic prosperity led to a skills shortage on the labour market and the concomitant inward migration led to rapid population diversification. This was particularly noticeable after the accession of ten new EU Member States, including Poland, on May 1st 2004.
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Nestor, N., Regan, V. (2011). The New Kid on the Block. In: Darmody, M., Tyrrell, N., Song, S. (eds) The Changing Faces of Ireland. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-475-1_3
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