Emigrants urged to follow flame home

The Government wants to encourage emigrants, who were forced to leave as a result of the recession, to return home and help grow the economy.

Marking the exit from the €67.5bn EU/IMF bailout, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said those who have suffered the most were the hundreds of thousands who lost their jobs and homes, and young people who were forced to emigrate.

“We want to reverse both trends. We want to get the people who lost their jobs back to work and we want to encourage our very bright emigrants to come back into the country and help grow the economy,” he said.