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As is evident from the contributions throughout this book, Ireland’s social fabric has changed significantly in recent decades. While there has always been some degree of ethnic diversity in Ireland, since 2004 Irish immigration reform legislation opened the doors to many more ethnic minority families whose cultures, mother tongues and beliefs were vastly different from the majority culture. The immigrant and ethnic minority population arriving in Ireland has been diverse, with large groups arriving from the UK, Africa, Eastern Europe and elsewhere, resulting in over hundred different languages being spoken in the country. The economic situation of the new arrivals has also been the subject of a number of studies – while previous research has shown that many immigrants have high levels of education, there is now considerable evidence of immigrants not working in jobs commensurate with their skills in Ireland. It is also important to note here that there are no well-established ethnic communities or ethnic ‘enclaves’ in Ireland, hence the majority of the new arrivals have needed to adjust to the new society, largely without the help of established social networks.
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Darmody, M., McCoy, S. (2011). Barriers to School Involvement. In: Darmody, M., Tyrrell, N., Song, S. (eds) The Changing Faces of Ireland. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-475-1_9
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