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# Flight of the young

All time
"We'd rather be poor with our people around us, than have opportunities in a different world"
"I'd rather live in a city that literally fell down than come home"
Ireland's lost generation: What happened without the 20-somethings? Part three
Ireland's lost generation: What happened without the 20-somethings? Part two.
Ireland's lost generation: What happened without the 20-somethings? Part one.