Ethnicity and nationality in the Irish labour market


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This study entitled looks at Central Statistics Office data from the Quarterly National Household Survey Equality Modules from 2004, 2010 and 2014 to capture how labour market outcomes and the experience of discrimination have changed through economic boom, recession and early recovery. The research published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute … Read More

Author(s):Frances McGinnity, Raffaele Grotti, Sarah Groarke, Sarah Coughlan
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:18 Dec 2018
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978-0-7070-0479-2
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‘Always up for the craic’: young Irish professional migrants narrating ambiguous positioning in contemporary Britain

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Abstract Abstract This paper explores the experiences of recent Irish highly qualified migrants who, having left post-Celtic Tiger Ireland, arrive in post-‘Peace Agreement’ Britain. Our paper contributes to understanding the enduring salience of place and how expressions of identities are framed by specific place-based factors as well as by temporality. We explore how these migrants’ narratives, as ‘successful’ professionals, are … Read More

Author(s):Louise Ryan and Edina Kurdi
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:04 Aug 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504630.2015.1058707#.Vcm2PvlVhBc
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‘Everybody is Available to Them’: Support Measures for Migrant Students in Irish Secondary Schools

Abstrat  Migration to Ireland is continuing, albeit at a much slower pace, and migrant children continue to have a strong presence in Irish schools. How well these students integrate into the Irish education system depends, at least partially, on the support measures the schools have put in place for them. This article draws on the results of a large-scale empirical … Read More

Author(s):Daniel Faas, Beata Sokolowska and Merike Darmody
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:08 Jun 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00071005.2015.1049974
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Ethnicity and Nationality in the Irish Labour Market: Evidence from the QNHS Equality Module 2010


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This study addresses two related questions. First, do immigrants in Ireland face less favourable prospects than the native-born population in the labour market? Here the report examines objective measures of labour market outcomes to assess whether there are disparities between immigrant and native Irish participants in the labour market.  The report focuses in particular on access to employment, on the … Read More

Author(s):Gillian Kingston, Philip J. O’Connell and Elish Kelly (ESRI)
Publisher:The Equality Authority and the Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:16 Jan 2013
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978 1 908275 60 8
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Stop the Silence: A Snapshot of Racism in Cork


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This report documents the development of NASC’s racist reporting mechanism. It includes an overview of major studies on racism and discrimination conducted in Ireland and Europe over the last decade and a summary of the legislative and policy framework on racism. This study provides a ‘snapshot’ overview of peoples’ perceptions of and experiences with racism and discrimination in Cork City … Read More

Author(s):Nasc, The Irish Immigrant Support Centre
Publisher:Nasc, The Irish Immigrant Support Centre
Publication Date:27 Nov 2012
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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The Changing Faces of Ireland: Exploring the Lives of Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Children

Before the economic boom of the 1990s, Ireland was known as a nation of emigrants. The past fifteen years, however, have seen the transformation of Ireland from a country of net emigration to one of net immigration, on a scale and at a pace unprecedented in comparative context. As a result, Irish society has become more diverse in terms of … Read More

Author(s):Merike Darmody, Naomi Tyrrell and Steve Song
Publisher:Springer
Publication Date:07 Apr 2011
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/book/978-94-6091-475-1
ISBN:978946091473
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Immigrant Candidates and Politics in the Republic of Ireland: Racialization, Ethnic Nepotism, or Localism?

Recent waves of new immigration distinct from postcolonial-era migrations can be identified in many Western countries. More than 40 such “new immigrant” candidates contested the 2009 local government elections in the Republic of Ireland. This article draws on interviews with just under half of these and on official responses from each of the Republic’s five political parties to a study … Read More

Author(s):Bryan Fanning, Kevin Howard and Neil O'Boyle
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:14 Dec 2010
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2010.527233
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Adapting to Diversity: Irish Schools and Newcomer Students

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In the 1990s, Ireland saw immigration of a scale and speed unprecedented in comparative context. Immigration posed challenges for schools with little prior experience of dealing with cultural diversity. This is the first national study of school provision for newcomer (immigrant) students. It draws on a survey of 1,200 primary and second-level schools as well as detailed case-studies of twelve … Read More

Author(s):Emer Smyth, Merike Darmody, Frances McGinnity and Delma Byrne (ESRI)
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:03 Jun 2009
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:9780707002828
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The Experience of Discrimination in Ireland: Analysis of the QNHS Equality Model


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This study examines the subjective experience of discrimination across the adult population in Ireland. The research is based on analysis of the special module on Equality, which was included in the Quarterly National Household Survey in 2004. The survey examines reported discrimination in work, job search, and in seven service domains (e.g. financial services, health services, shops/pubs and restaurants). The … Read More

Author(s):Helen Russell, Emma Quinn, Frances McGinnity (ESRI) and Rebecca King O'Riain (NUI Maynooth)
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute and The Equality Authority
Publication Date:27 May 2008
Reference Period:01 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2004
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:0707002648
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Nationals/Non-Nationals: Immigration, Citizenship and Politics in the Republic of Ireland

The most significant event in the politics of immigration in the Republic of Ireland has been the 2004 Referendum that removed ‘jus soli’ constitutional rights to citizenship from Irish born children of immigrants. Constitutional definitions of Irishness narrowed at a time when the composition of Irish society had broadened significantly through immigration. The Referendum coincided with restrictions on welfare rights … Read More

Author(s):Bryan Fanning and Fidele Mutwarasibo
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:26 Mar 2007
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870701217506#.UZOqK7WG1i4
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Migrants’ Experience of Racism and Discrimination in Ireland

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This study reports the results of a survey conducted in Summer 2005 to assess the prevalence and degree of discrimination reported by recent migrants. The survey measures perceived discrimination in a range of different situations in the workplace, in public places, in shops/restaurants, in commercial transactions and in contact with institutions. The sample covers work permit holders and asylum seekers, … Read More

Author(s):Frances McGinnity, Philip J. O'Connell, Emma Quinn and James Williams (ESRI)
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:07 Nov 2006
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Managed Migration and the Labour Market – The Health Sector: EMN Synthesis Report


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Abstract The objective of the EMN study was to contribute to the development of appropriate policies on labour migration for the health sector, by presenting an overview of the current situation and needs in the participating Member States (Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Sweden, the Netherlands and United Kingdom) in a comparative manner. This report identifies that … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
Publication Date:01 Nov 2006
Geographic Focus:European Union
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