Departure Day

The story of the latest wave of emigrants from Ireland as they plan a better future somewhere else.

Just when we thought those sad farewells at the airport were a thing of the past, forced emigration is back and in numbers last seen during the worst days of the recession in the 1980s.

A new production from the RTÉ TV Documentary Unit records the lives and hopes of Ireland's new emigrants - families, construction workers, business people - as they prepare for departure day.