Football’s Irish exodus: Examining the factors influencing Irish player migration to English professional leagues

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Abstract The intention of this paper is to examine the range of interdependent processes that influence the decisions of Irish footballers to migrate from teams based in the League of Ireland to English Premier League and Football League clubs. Using data derived from a series of qualitative interviews conducted with a group of Irish players that had relocated to English … Read More

Author(s):Richard Elliott
Publisher:SAGE Publications
Publication Date:11 Feb 2014
URL:http://irs.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/02/09/1012690213519786.abstract
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Modern African Migrations to Ireland: Patterns and Contexts

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The traditional migration literature somewhat underplays the historical complexity of African peoples and the particularistic and multidimensional character of their movements to various migration spaces. Drawing on compelling empirical data on African migrants in Ireland, this article explores the complexity of African international migrants in the current age of global migrations. It highlights how structural, relational and individual dynamics intersect … Read More

Author(s):Theophilus Ejorh
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:12 Mar 2012
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2012.659123
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