Irish opt for Western Australia

MORE than two thirds of Irish emigrants are choosing western Australia over popular locations such as Sydney and Melbourne.

Experts say a skills shortage, largely as a result of the mining boom in western Australia, is encouraging thousands of Irish jobseekers to locate there.

Migration agent with visafirst.com, Declan Clune, said Australia is vast and has so much to offer that it can be difficult for those leaving Ireland to know where to move to.