Thank you for replying . I neglected to mention that he is from the republic, so they probably have different rules there than in Northern Ireland. Also, most companies will not sponsor a non EU resident because of the tarrifs that the state imposes on hiring a non national.

Hey all!
I am a US citizen and my boyfriend is an irish citizen. I am due to finish university in the US, and wanted to go work in Ireland for a while. Is there any other method I can obtain a work visa-short of marrying him?
Thank you!

Hello everyone!
I am interested to know if Ireland is one of the regions that has already been notified of wining the dv-2006.
Thank you!