Richard Field, an Irish carpenter, relocated to Australia in 2015 and established his business, Abbeyside Carpentry, in Sydney.
Since then, he has grown fond of the Harbour city’s vibrant surf and sun lifestyle.
However, the Irish government is urging Irish tradespeople in Australia to come back home as part of a multi-billion-dollar initiative aimed at tackling Ireland’s housing crisis and increasing supply by 2030.
This month, the Irish Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science introduced an advertisement campaign featuring a billboard that reads: \