Hi Celtic,
Not quite ireland - but close - I live on the Isle of Man ( an even smaller isle).
I came back from SA and did a "conversion" to JAA. It was actually a complete requal - I had to do all the ground exams ( plus compulsory groundschool) then do 50- hrs retraining ( also compulsory ) and the flight tests.
With a JAA ticket I'm OK for the IAA.
What was your method after the Eastern Cape.
TTFN