Why do 7 out of 10 young people want to leave Ireland?
Summary
Andrea Gilligan discusses the National Youth Council’s finding that nearly 70% of Irish young people consider moving abroad due to housing and employment crises. Callers share personal struggles, including a geography graduate facing job rejections, a parent worried about her adult children, and a student nurse describing unpaid long shifts. The conversation highlights how high costs, corporate housing investments, and low wages are driving skilled professionals to emigrate, leaving families and communities devastated by the loss of a generation.
Topics discussed
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Intro: Youth migration statistics
Rebecca: Job hunting struggles after travel
Rebecca: Appeal of seasonal work abroad
Rebecca: Peer pressure and visa concerns
Listener text: Experience in Australia
Karina: Parental perspective on housing crisis
Discussion: Brain drain and listener texts
Iffa: Cost of living and housing in Dublin
Listener texts: Government housing policy
Grace: Nursing student exploitation and wages
Listener texts: Teacher and family migration
Show sign-off
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