In the 12 months to April 2025, 6,100 Irish people emigrated to America. But the figure for Americans emigrating to Ireland was a third higher, at 9,600. The fact that this number has suddenly jumped by 96% suggests it might not be a permanent trend, but while it lasts, it might be a significant one, especially for Ireland.
3 million Americans hold an Irish passport, and 10s of millions more are eligible for one. Add to that, Italian passports are easy to obtain for Americans with Italian ancestry. An Irish or Italian passport is an EU passport, meaning you can work, start a business, and reside freely anywhere in the EU as an EU citizen. Even after Brexit, Ireland and the UK allow each other's citizens to work and reside freely in each other's countries, too.
Might the centuries-long trend of European-American emigrant traffic be about to reverse, too?
96% jump in number of people coming from the US to live in Ireland
So what's the third higher reference?
Sorry I am lost now. What exactly is still unclear?
What does the increased by a third figure refer to. The change in yhebdelayou are unclear, lol.
It says the number of Americans immigration to Ireland is a third higher than the Irish emigrants. But it's more like 50% higher. You suggested that maybe it was the American figure that changed by a third, but it changed by 96%.
So what does the third refer to? I suspect it's a misunderstanding of a 50% increase means that the excess is a third of the total.
2 to 3 is a 50% increase. 2 is 1/3 less than 3.
Your last line. They used it wrong, using the "higher number" as the basis for the relative change from the perspective of the smaller number. Does not make sense.
Lol, so you agree with my initial comment?
Yes. I completely missed your point earlier.
No dramas. The article is confusing was my reason for posting.