Ireland's Immigration Numbers Don't Add Up And Housing Is Paying the Price

The David McWilliams Podcast by David McWilliams

Sep 1, 202636:56News & Politics

Our population's just hit 5.5 million, and 72% of that growth is migration, not births. Five years ago 57% of work permits went to doctors, nurses and scientists. Now it's just 30%. We crunch the CSO numbers and ask the...

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