<P> Both Irish passports and Irish passport cards allow Irish citizens to travel , live , and work unrestrictedly in any country within the European Economic Area and Switzerland . Irish citizens have visa - free or visa on arrival access to 173 countries and territories ; the international access available to Irish citizens ranks 5th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index . </P>
what countries can you work in with an irish passport
any country within the European Economic Area and Switzerland