Barrett, Alan; Kelly, Elish - 2010
In the mid 2000s Ireland experienced a large inflow of immigrants, partly in response to strong economic growth but … also in response to its decision to allow full access to its labour market when EU expansion occurred in May 2004. Between … 2004 and 2007, the proportion of non-nationals living in Ireland almost doubled, increasing from 7.7 to 13.1 percent …