American citizens, who are terrified at the prospect of Donald Trump becoming the next President, have been urged to consider relocating to one of Ireland's remotest islands.
Inishturk, off Co. Mayo, has seen its once thriving population plummet to just 58, with only three pupils attending the local primary school.
The dwindling community's leaders are desperately trying to entice families to move over to breathe new life into the isolated outpost and secure its future.
And they stressed their tranquil isle, located nine miles off the coast, could make the ideal permanent refuge for those who cannot face life in a United States headed by Donald Trump.
Mary Heanue, Inishturk development officer, said: "Our big concern is employment and trying to encourage families to move over here because the population is declining.
"The island featured on an Irish TV documentary last year which gave us great publicity and a good few extra bookings. But we ended up having a terrible summer and a lot of people canceled.
"I've heard there are quite a few people in America looking to move to Ireland and other countries if Donald Trump becomes president. I'd like them to know that we'd love to see them consider moving over here.
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"They'd be given a huge welcome and they'd find this is a fantastic place to live and to bring up children. Their kids would probably get the best education anywhere in the country too, because the teacher to pupil ratio is nearly one-on-one.
"Although winters can be hard and it's the kind of life that wouldn't necessarily suit everyone, they'd find it very peaceful here and they'd soon find out there's nowhere as nice in the world on a summer's day than here."
According to leading media website Mashable, Ireland represents one of the best options for US citizens looking to flee from a country run by President Trump. And according to another report, applications for Irish passports from British nationals are also on the rise, as fears grow about the UK leaving the European Union after the June EU membership referendum..
A recent report in The Guardian found that the number of British-born people applying for Irish passports based on their ancestry has risen sharply in the past year amid concerns of a Euro exit.
Not joking, but Ireland has always been on our list to move to. We'd thought more, you know, retirement age. But there's the tech industry in Dublin, so that's always an option.
We have a legit plan if Trump is elected because I'm convinced my H will lose his job. Luckily he has some international contacts at places similar to his current job.
It doesn't sound like this island would work for us though. Unless they need some HVAC research done.
I could not live on such a small island! but Ireland is beautiful and a nice place to live (I lived there for the first 25 years of my life)
The downsides are the weather (a lot of rain) and the earning potential. However, the economy is picking up now and all of my siblings have great jobs. The cost of living is lower I think though the taxes are higher. The property prices seem low to me but I live in a HCOL area here in the US.
I'm from Cork and it's great there. It isn't as expensive as Dublin, close to the water, reasonable property prices, and some good industry. The city is lovely, big enough without being as stressful as Dublin. Bonus- Kerry is close and Kerry is absolutely beautiful.
We'd consider moving back at some point though I think the weather would be hard to adjust back to. I do think the public school system is generally great there.
A friend posted this to FB earlier this week. H is against going to Europe (in part because I want to move to Spain and partially because he's a Fed and can't just pick up and move anywhere) but I could probably convince him of this if he loses his job - he has EU citizenship. Of course I'd want to stay here and fight the good fight but it is tempting.
DH said we could go for it as long as they have high speed internet, lol. I already looked at houses and weather/climate there and I think it could work!
I have family from the UK but that was a long, long time ago. I'm pretty sure it was my great great grandparents, though could be great great great, who immigrated to the US. But before then, one of my cousins tracked our ancestry back to year 1500 or so.
Not Ireland, but we had recruiters contact us about positions in New Zealand (nursing). Depending on the field, they're handing out work permits like candy. Unfortunately they don't come with total loan repayment.
Not Ireland, but we had recruiters contact us about positions in New Zealand (nursing). Depending on the field, they're handing out work permits like candy. Unfortunately they don't come with total loan repayment.
Not Ireland, but we had recruiters contact us about positions in New Zealand (nursing). Depending on the field, they're handing out work permits like candy. Unfortunately they don't come with total loan repayment.
I told DH I'd strongly consider it, even without loan repayment, but it seems too hard to move us, 3 kids, 3 cats, and a dog. Maybe if some of the animals die soon...but until then it's on the back burner.