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We moved to Westport from London for a cottage that ‘looked too good to be true’


by Jennifer McShane
16.03.22

For some Irish living abroad, the pandemic made them re-assess where they really wanted to be living. But moving back to Ireland with the cost of living as it is isn't an easy choice. We talk to four people about what they are doing...

A fresh start abroad Conor Brummell, who studied in NUI Galway, uprooted and left for Brussels soon after he graduated. “I left Ireland in October 2021, after graduating from NUI Galway in August. During the pandemic I had worked and studied from home remotely, in Offaly, and I felt like I needed a change. I had the option of moving back to Galway to work, but the job itself I was going to be undertaking...

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