The Ymobility project is an innovative European project aimed at developing enhanced understandings migration and mobility within the EU.
Ymobility is a Horizon 2020 funded project running from March 2015-March 2018. Specifically the objectives of the YMOBILITY project are:
• The identification of patterns and trends in migration by young people from a range of backgrounds within Europe
• Development of in-depth and nuanced understandings of the experiences of migrants in adapting to life in the destination country
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21/03/2018
Excellent piece by Piaras MacÉinrí putting Irish migration into its historical context.
St Patrick the migrant for all migrants Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: attending to the ongoing and brutal reality of human trafficking and forced migration would be one way we could fully embrace the legacy of our national saint
23/01/2018
Seminar on YMOBILITY presented to ISS21 Migration & Integration Cluster. Broadcast live at [https://ucc.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=d4afa693-8373-44a9-9e71-a86d010d1608].
04/03/2017
An excellent piece from Dr. Piaras MacÉinrí: http://epicirelandchq.com/irish-emigration-today-beyond-victimhood/
Irish emigration today – beyond victimhood? The reasons for Irish people to emigrate now have changed utterly, writes Piaras Mac Éinrí in part 3 of our special magazine in today's Irish Independent.
The YMOBILITY study is looking for participants to be part of an important international study on migration. We are hoping to understand more about migration and what it is like to live and work in Ireland.
Would you like to have a chance to make a difference to how we think about migration?
Do you come from Latvia, Romania or Slovakia?
Are you aged between 18 and 35 years?
Would you be willing to take part in a 60 minute interview?
If you think you would like to be part of this study and
wish to find out more, you can contact us by:
email: [email protected]
tel: 021 490 2619
facebook: ymobilityUCC
12/01/2016
Interesting report that contextualizes Ireland's employment market beside other European countries:
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/ireland-one-of-the-toughest-countries-in-europe-to-get-a-job-1.2485983 #.Vo7uEAfm5D0.twitter
Ireland one of the toughest countries in Europe to get a job Report reveals that many have little option but to take part-time or temporary roles
04/12/2015
2015 CSO report on migration levels in Ireland:
http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/pme/populationandmigrationestimatesapril2015/
Population and Migration Estimates April 2015 - CSO - Central Statistics Office