Migrants rank Ireland the fourth most ‘welcoming’ nation in the world

Ireland has been ranked the world’s fourth most welcoming country in a comprehensive survey covering 195 different nations.

More than 14,000 people who moved abroad, from 170 different nationalities, were quizzed in a poll to assess their experiences of living in their respective adopted countries.

Ireland was ranked in fourth position in a chart of the most welcoming countries in 2015,up from 12th position the previous year.