Study tracks those who returned to Ireland during the Celtic Tiger

George I must agree with you. I had exactly the same experience when I returned. Couldn't even get my child in school. It was an awful experience dealing with any of the necessary agencies to just set up a life. Americans may have many faults in the eyes of some, but they are casually polite. They are often made fun of for this reason. But upon my return I characterised my own, the Irish as casually rude. Returning life was very difficult.

I was friends with several people who returned to Ireland from the USA during those years. To a person they agreed that they were shabbiily treated by the Irish state. No welcome was given them, the underlying feeling was Go Away--Why are you coming back here? All of those who were able to do so have come back to the US. Except for one unfortunate, who forfeited his Green Card when challenged at Dublin Airport, and who is now marooned in Ireland for the rest of his life.