A new wave of emigration for yet another young Irish generation

THERE’S a generation of Irish parents who are coming face to face with the pain of emigration.

Waving goodbye to their children at the airport as they go off in search of a new life abroad. It could be years before they see them again.

As emigration became a necessity for thousands of Irish people, they started seeking out new places and found that Canada was happy to throw open its doors to those in search of work.