There's been a huge increase in the number of Irish emigrants returning home in the last year.

From April 2015, to the same time this year, 9 thousand more people came back home to live in Ireland, a 74 percent increase.

According to CSO figures, over 21 thousand people came back to Ireland, compared to 12 thousand in 2015 .

The figures are likely to be driven by the numbers in employment, which have increased by almost 3 per cent in the year to the end of the second quarter of 2016.

The number of Irish people leaving the country is also down by 5.8 percent.

We spoke to Jen Byrne, an Events Management student at IADT, she says despite the figures, she'll have to leave Ireland for work.

Kim Buckley has this report: