US grants 20,000 working visas for Irish school leavers

Some 20,000 Irish school leavers will able to live and work in the US for a year under a new visa deal expected to be signed today.

US grants 20,000 working visas for Irish school leavers
Wed, 24 Sep, 2008 - 11:18

Some 20,000 Irish school leavers will able to live and work in the US for a year under a new visa deal expected to be signed today.

The pact between the Irish and US governments is billed as one of the most significant developments of its kind in two decades.

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