The economic crisis has caused a huge rise in the number of fathers leaving their families at home as they move to Australia for work.

UP TO 3,000 workers are expected to leave Ireland before the end of the year in a bid to avail of construction work opportunities in New Zealand.

IRELAND’S cloud computing dream will go “up in smoke” say experts, as figures show two in every 10 visa applications for foreign workers are being rejected.

YOUNG farmers will be among the thousands of Irish people drawn to an Australian recruitment drive in Dublin this week.

CONSTRUCTION workers could soon find it difficult to secure a visa for Australia with new rules expected to favour accountants and teachers.

ABOUT 5,000 additional Irish people are expected to apply for visas to Australia this year in a bid to help with the clean-up following the floods.

THOSE thinking of emigrating or who have recently returned to Ireland could be missing out on hundreds of euro by not claiming tax back.