Call to all ex-pat tradespeople to come and build back home

Between now and 2030, up to 70,000 new entrants are needed to fill a variety of construction-related roles — from bricklayers to plumbers and architects to project managers 

Back for Business, the free programme aimed at supporting returned or soon to be returning Irish emigrants to start and develop a business in Ireland, is seeking new applicants for its ninth cycle.

The annual break over Christmas and into New Year is a traditional time for emigrant Irish across the world to return home for the holidays.

This year, the Government will be hoping many of them might move home permanently, bringing their construction skills and experience to help deliver on ambitious targets for new housing and infrastructure.