Internet options/working remotely during travel in Ireland

I'm in no way qualified to give legal advice, but others on these forums have warned about foreigners (e.g., Americans) who do not have a work permit encountering trouble if they try to work remotely from a country such as Ireland. You should check out the legalities of what you are and aren't allowed to do with regard to work.

Good advice from the other poster, check your emoloyer has no issues with you working temporarily from a different country or if your network might not like being accessed from abroad.
As regards internet access, the main mobile phone providers such as Vodafone, eir and Three offer broadband services, or you might prefer to get a suitable SIM for your own phone that would also cover calls while you're here. Bear in mind that if you're staying somewhere really remote, phone signal may not be brilliant.

and if the phone signal is dodgy, the wifi dongle or gizmo won't be able to get signal either, and for decent computer use you at least want strong 3G if you are patient or strong 4G if you aren't.

I travel frequently and can't go a single day without doing some amount of work. If you have work to do on the road, do it, there's nothing to stop you. It's a fact of life that some people have to work on vacation. I have Google Fi that provides cell service worldwide. I use my phone as a hotspot, connecting my laptop, if the wifi at my accommodation isn't working well. Many times I've had to rely on my phone's hotspot in Ireland. Personally, I wouldn't go without some sort of portable internet device, you will need it.

Obviously I’d clear things with my manager prior to booking my trip and I’d check with IT about networking considerations. I have some paid time off accrued, but not enough to cover the expected 3 weeks that I’d be gone. So I’d be mixing vacation days and work days across the 3 weeks.

From what I see by googling, you can work remotely for your home country from an EU country on your tourist visa. I’m not sure it’s possible to get a short duration work visa—especially for someone who isn’t trying to work for a company in the country they’re visiting. Someone traveling to a conference and then extending their stay for tourism would be doing a mix of business and leisure and they wouldn’t get a special visa for that scenario. Am I totally wrong in assuming no one will care?

“You must apply for permission to work if you will be paid to perform or attend an event (eg as a music, sports or other professional) for 15 days or more.”

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/non-visa-short-visit

It looks like I’m fine on the visa front.

I was going to write that there must be some sort of "de minimis" exception for conference goers, business meetings, etc. Especially these days when almost everyone has to answer at least one or two emails while on vacation. Thanks for looking into it.

Who's going to stop you from doing a little work on vacation? Don't overthink it.

Who's going to stop you from doing a little work on vacation? Don't overthink it.

You are a guest in our country, respect our laws or stay at home.

If caught the burden of proof rests with you not us. You can be subject to a fine of 5k, banned from reenter the country and in accordance with Irelands agreement with Schengen you will be added to their database as a criminal require a visa for all future visits.

This comes up from time to time, people get up in arms, I can probably link to some sites within a country for you, but I did work for a multinational company with sites in most European Countries, and customers and suppliers that comprised every European country. We had a whole department that handled visa requirements, looking at each international trip to determine any requirements needed for visas or tax obligations.

For you, the significant facts are 1. You are not resident, meaning you are not seeking a visa for extended stay. 2. You are not performing work for pay by any Irish company. 3. You are being paid by a US company, for work in the US, in US funds, to a US bank, and you are a US resident.

You do need to notify your company, but less for tax or visa requirements, more for security, my company would cut off contact for some high risk countries.

In this case, you have no worries about working remotely.

As for internet, most places you stay will have sufficient wi fi. If you have a phone with an international plan, then data will have whatever cost you may incur if you tether to your phone.. You could also purchase a plan there that has unlimited data via cell signal or a Virtual Internet provider. This may be a separate SIM card, or a separate device.

I own a business and always work when travelling - I don't care what the local rules are- I'm not affecting anyone else but me and my clients - and that is only about timezone changes - frankly that's the worst of t it.

I never rely on "free" wifi from hotels and similar. Could be down, could be crap. In the past I've just hotspotted my phone using either roaming or swapping to a local SIM

However for a longer trip this year and the increasing importance of being able to access my own phone number /text for security logins I am considering one of these https://www.glocalme.com/US - you can either use their data or buy a local sim . I think it has a built in VPN too.

If you are using your own phone you should be using a VPN too