Emigrants would return home for love or just for ‘the craic’

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".

A survey carried out by visa specialists, visafirst.com, has shed some light on why Irish people are leaving home and found that it is evolving, from a necessity due to economic circumstances to simply a desire.

Some 40% of those surveyed at the group’s nationwide information roadshow earlier this year, said they will definitely return to Ireland in the future, while just 8% said they don’t intend to come back.