Do you have an EEC (European) passport? If not, they will have legal problems hiring you. Even WITH one, the job front is bleak. Tourism and everything else is down because no one has spare money to spend on luxuries, and zillions of Irish are also looking for work (all those from other European nations are too). Competition is fierce, even among those who legally qualify for employment.

I wish I could write happier tidings, but I don't want you to go to the trouble and expense of travelling here, only to get whacked in the face with grim economic reality.

Bonnie (in Cork)