‘90% of young rural people consider emigration’

Young people in rural areas have given up on Ireland, with nine out of 10 considering emigration, according to Irish Rural Link’s CEO Seamus Boland.

Irish Rural Link (IRL) — a national group campaigning for sustainable rural communities — is hosting a conference entitled “Awakening Communities” in Summerhill, Co Meath today.

The conference aims to mobilise rural communities in order to tackle the decline experienced in their areas as a result of the recession.