Are their children working jobs outside of their degrees purely because it’s on the sponsored skill list? Or were their children able to secure well-paying jobs and/or live in one of the family’s investment properties instead of paying €1,000 for a single room in an Irish city? [ Brianna Parkins: I don’t enjoy Christmas as much as I did as a kidOpens in new window ]And the Irish Government response? It’s wrongOpens in new window ]The only way I could afford to come back to Dublin is if the Irish Government hired me for a very specific role. Between this column being written and published, the worst terror attack on Australian soil was committed in the city where I live, Sydney.

Source: The Irish Times December 19, 2025 09:53 UTC