Oh hai! <3 - Change of Plans!

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I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack... XD I've been gone so long there's probably no one here that even remembers who I am! Annnnyway, last time I was here I was planning my holiday makers visa to the UK, but as fate would have it, my best friend and I fell in love and I never made the trip ... I don't regret staying, he is incredible and I wouldn't trade what we have for anything but... That being said... I'm going stark mad from having been in one place so long.

Now the boyfriend has recently just been called back for a second interview for an internal job transfer to Dublin, and while Dublin is not at all my favourite city... Ireland.. Oh Ireland. Ireland is where I am meant to be, I feel it in my soul. I've felt that way since I left in 2007 (Hiya MeTurk!), so the opportunity to move back there is literally keeping me awake at nights. Now I'm in luck (assuming the information I've found is correct) in that the Ireland Holiday Makers extends to 35... another option being that, I have found a degree program at Dublin City University that is EXACTLY what I've been looking for for years... So I don't think getting to Ireland is going to be an issue... My question is, how do I stay... you know, forever... As a Canadian do I have options for naturalization? Neither parents or grandparents were born there, and although I think my great grand parents may have been, from what I've read that doesn't help me in the least... Any help, suggestions, etc would be greatly appreciated!! <3 Teach me to become an Expat! XD