“According to a 2013 UN migration report of 72 countries, more than three quarters of a million Irish-born people were living abroad. We have the highest number of native-born emigrants in the OECD, living abroad.”
(Irish Times Centenary Conversations pg. 14 29/10/16)
And so there it is. Putting “we’re desperate to leave Ireland” in positive light –
“we love to travel”

A sign on the beach at Inchydoney today that amused me.