Voices of the diaspora
Voices of the Diaspora
This section of our site provides audio and visual records of the Irish abroad today and in the past in the form of videos, radio documentaries and songs.Location or Irish Emigrants who completed online survey
Between 2008 and 2013 Irish emigrants located all over the world completed our online survey.
| Location | Percentage of respondants | Location | Percentage of respondants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 36% | USA | 4% |
| UK | 20% | Middle East | 4% |
| Canada | 14% | Asia | 2% |
| New Zealand | 13% | Africa | <2% |
| Europe | 5% | South America | <2% |
Radio Documentaries on Irish Abroad
Current Emigration
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Home News', with docs entitled 'The Irish News and the northern Irish', 'The Irish Post, London', The Irish Voice, New York', 'The Irish Echo, Sydney' and 'World Irish, Dublin', Nov.-Dec. 2012.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Today with Pat Kenny report on current emigration', Jan. 2013.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'A Silver Lining: The Stockholm Gaels', Nov. 2012.
- ABC Melbourne, 'Leaving Dublin: A generation leaves home', Oct. 2012.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Waiting at the Railings', Dec. 2012.
The Irish in the UK
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Irish Mail', Oct. 1954.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Away to War', Oct. 1995.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Secrets and Lies', May 2009.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'The Ballad of Paddy Folen', Jan. 2007.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Jersey Link', June 1978.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'The Tattie Hookers - The Migrant Workers of north Mayo' (2 documentaries), Nov. 2005.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'No One Knows or Cares', March 1971.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Georgie', Feb. 1994.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'The Things we Remember', May 2008.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Sex, Flights and Videotapes', Sept. 2012.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Timmy the Brit comes home', June 2008.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'In Search of 'Paddy' Finucane', 2004.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Dossers Priest', Jan. 1979.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'The Irish Post', Jan. 1978.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Dudley Kane: Darach Ó Cathain is here in Leeds', Aug. 2008.
The Irish and America
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Home is the Hero', March 1985.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Kenmare Street', Dec. 2012.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'My Dear Cousin', Jan. 2012.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Gorgeous George', Dec. 1979.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Still Waiting for Joe', Aug. 2011.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Ruth's Coin', Sept. 2002.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'The Cons are Coming', Jan. 2006.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Wrong way across the Atlantic', April 2007.
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Ghosts of Oven Lane', April 2000.
The Irish Elsewhere
- RTÉ Radio One, 'Irish Down Under', 1983.
- ABC Radio, 'The Starry Frame' (Australia), Sept. 2007.