Are Housing Costs Pushing Nurses Out of Ireland?

Podcast Description – Today’s Episode

Today, Niall speaks with Gript Media journalist Niamh Uí Bhriain about her recent piece examining Ireland’s healthcare staffing crisis and the wider debate around immigration policy.

They discuss claims that Ireland’s health service depends on continued immigration, while thousands of Irish healthcare professionals — nearly 7,000 now registered in Australia — continue to emigrate in search of better pay, working conditions, housing affordability, and quality of life. The conversation explores whether government policies, recruitment freezes for Irish staff, and the cost-of-living crisis are contributing to this “brain drain,” and what it could mean for the future of Ireland’s healthcare system.