good stuff my man.

if you're going to ireland just about every aussie i met both in september and there at new year who was travelling and had been to ireland said galway is the place to be.

as far as a visa is concerned. not that i'm suggesting you break her majesties laws but i'm pretty sure there's plenty of pubs in the UK that will employ you for minimum wage, cash in hand and no questions asked...

an aussie working a bar in the UK.... you might even start a trend