Sean, my dear fellow. I think you may have missed the Irish joke there!
Have you thought about joining the UK forces, ie FAA, RAF and AAC? There are a few Irish guys that I know who fly for QE2 and seem to enjoy it very much. There are a lot more places available as well.
There are a few things that you have to accept, i.e. applying for UK nationality, learning the 'Sash my father wore' etc.
Oh, and you'll have to get used to being called Paddy, because Sean isn't Irish enough.
Did you hear about the Irish pilot who was flying single handed across the Atlantic? He got exactly halfway across and decided that he didn't have enough fuel, so he turned back. (BTW, it was a still wind day, for all you pedants out there!).
Good Luck