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Ireland's Immigration Conundrum
Episode 248
Friday, 27 March, 2026

A confidential government paper recently surfaced in Ireland with a striking conclusion: the country needs migration to keep hospitals open, taxes flowing, and its economy afloat — even as public pressure mounts to tighten the rules. Host Lauren Clarke sits down with Katie McDermott, Managing Director of EIG's UK and Ireland offices, to unpack what that tension looks like on the ground in Dublin.Katie walks through Ireland's demographic math — a worker-to-pensioner ratio set to fall from 4.5 to 2.3 by 2051 — and what it means for employers competing for global talent in a system that's growing more complex, not less. They also get into the concept of "social license" for immigration, why the economic argument alone isn't enough to move public opinion, and what corporate clients navigating both the UK and Irish systems need to be thinking about right now.Resource Links:Book review: In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular | Law GazetteMonitoring Report on Integration 2024 Asylum and Migration Overview 2024: IrelandGUEST: Katie McDermott, EIG Managing Director, UK & IrelandHOST: Lauren ClarkeNEWS NERD: Rob TaylorPRODUCER: Adam Belmar