A growing number of Irish emigrants are being granted permanent residency in Australia.

Some 10,000 work visas for Canada are expected to be snapped up by Irish job seekers in less than 10 minutes today.

Some 10,000 Canadian working visas for Ireland are to be made available in the first three months of this year, it has been announced.

Canada is offering 10,000 working holiday visas for Irish residents this year, while New Zealand is offering jobs to those in the construction industry.

A company which assists in visa applications reports a 25% drop in people looking to move to the US.

Canada is rapidly gaining ground on Australia as the most popular country for Irish people emigrating to find work.

No matter how far away we go, it seems Irish emigrants still love home — with a quarter admitting they would return for love or even just for "the craic".

South Australia is set to be the top destination for Irish people looking for work this year, with hairdressers and cooks most in demand and heading the occupations list just published by the South Australian immigration department.

A total of 10,700 working holiday visas for Canada will be available from 8pm today.

The number of work permit visas issued to foreign nationals fell by over 25% in 2012 and is expected to fall again this year.

There has been a massive shift in the number of Irish people choosing to work in Canada, according to migration specialist VisaFirst.com.

It doesn’t seem that long ago when we in Ireland were known as “The Young Europeans”.

IT giants such as Google and Facebook are facing a skills shortage in Ireland that is forcing them to go abroad to recruit staff.

It’s advertising itself as the fifth-most liveable city in the world, and promises well-paid, secure jobs for hundreds of Irish workers with the right skillset.

Many emigrating Irish families are often split up for months at a time as one parent heads to the destination country to organise the move.

In echoes of our emigration history, countries like Canada are crying out for the Irish to work as chambermaids, drivers, and warehouse staff.

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.

Certain regions in Canada are willing to give permanent residency to Irish farmers who are willing to buy land and set up shop in the North American country.

The head of Canada’s fastest growing province is to lead a delegation of its employers to Dublin and Cork next month to recruit for up to 275 jobs.

The number of Irish emigrants who received working visas to Australia surged by almost 70% last year.

IRISH emigrants seeking a new life in Australia have been warned to fast-track their visa applications, as entry requirements are set to become more stringent by the summer.

A visa agency has reported a dramatic increase in the level of queries about emigration this month.

MANY people are unaware they are eligible to work in Australia, despite more than 30,000 people having emigrated there in the past year.

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

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

APPLICATIONS from Irish people for temporary visas to Australia are up 40% this year.

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

MORE than 11,000 Canadian visas are expected to be granted to Irish people this year. This news comes as figures show permanent visa applications are up 50% as Canada produced four times more jobs than expected in January.

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.

THE number of Irish people visiting Australia on working holidays has more than doubled in the past six months compared to the same period last year.

A GROWING number of Irish tradesmen are swapping the Celtic Tiger for the sunny Oz lifestyle and job opportunities Down Under, according to Australian visa agencies.