“We’re losing a generation of young Irish women and they’re being replaced by people from the 3rd world.”
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There has been a 56% increase in the number of women emigrating from Ireland.
This is tragic.
We're losing a generation of young Irish women and they're being replaced by people from the 3rd world. pic.twitter.com/1M1tGcTRyK
— MichaeloKeeffe (@Mick_O_Keeffe) May 1, 2025
The number of women emigrating from Ireland has jumped 56% since 2020, with the Government admitting it could reflect the “the rising costs of accommodation within Ireland.”
A paper from the Department of Enterprise on recent trends in migration and how they are affecting the jobs market said the increase in emigration of women between 2020 and 2024 compared to just a 12% increase for men.
“Since 2022, female emigration among the 15-24 age cohort has been nearly double that of its male equivalent — 39,100 vs 26,300,” it said, adding such increases were “unusual” and “surprising” in the context of strong employment growth in the economy in the last few years.
