DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland has registered its first year of net immigration since 2009, statistics showed on Tuesday, as the rate of Irish nationals leaving Europe's fastest growing economy fell sharply.
Net immigration to Ireland peaked at over 100,000 at the height of its housing boom in 2008, but the country lost around 30,000 people per year during its 2010-2013 EU-IMF bailout.
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