Edaein O’Connell: We Irish like to moan, especially about the rain, but let’s talk the place up for returning expatsYes, we still have housing and cost-of-living crises, but there is still a lot to enjoy in IrelandCartoon: Graeme KeyesEdaein O’Connell Today at 06:30“Tell me the truth, what’s it really like at home?” my friend Sorcha asks me over video call. Her surroundings are unusually bright. I get a fright at first. I’m not used to seeing anything but the dark, dreary, dull, monotonous misery of our recent Irish weather. I forgot that in some parts of the world, the sun does, in fact, shine.

Source: Irish Independent February 21, 2026 13:04 UTC