Ireland sees net inward migration for first time since 2009

There has been a return to net inward migration in Ireland for the first time in seven years as the number of immigrants to the state rose to 79,300 in the year to April, outnumbering emigrants by 3,100, new CSO figures show.

The Central Statistics Office's latest population andmigration estimates showed the number of emigrants from the country declined by nearly six per cent to 76,200 from 80,900 in the year to April ...