Radio Times: Review by:; Emma Sturgess

Having witnessed riots in Greece, Stacey Dooley comes closer to home for her exploration of the effect of the financial crisis on young people. Having already been through boom, bust and bail-out, Ireland is further down the road than some economies, but for 20- to 30-year-olds employment prospects are bleak. Armed with her trusty sense of empathy, Stacey meets the people who are protesting against austerity measures and visits the half-built, unoccupied ghost estates that dot the landscape. But it’s the return to emigration, a painful part of Irish culture, which affects her most when she meets the highly educated young people leaving their families, friends and homeland to work.

About this programme

2/3. Stacey Dooley explores how the global financial crisis has affected the lives and futures of young people in Ireland. Her journey gets off to a dramatic start when she witnesses a clash between police and protesters in Dublin, before discovering the devastating consequences of the end of the country's property boom for first-time buyers. Finally, she learns why the Irish recession has prompted thousands of people to emigrate in search of work - and examines whether this phenomenon could be replicated in the UK.