Contracting in Ireland

Hi there
I am a non-EEA national currently in the UK and have been offered a contract role in Dublin that I have to be able to join within 3 weeks.
I have previously lived in Ireland on the basis of an Employment permit and qualified for naturalisation following my stay over 5 years. My naturalisation application is also currently being processed, with the last update being that the INIS has asked me to inform them of when I intend to return to Ireland. I presume that is so that they can progress to the next stage. I am now in a bit of a strange situation with the contract offer. Ideally I'd like to be able to return to Ireland get naturalised while take up my contract i.e without having to go through a visa/permit process. Would someone know what the best to do here is? An agent at ENTEMP suggested earlier this morning that Employment Permits aren't issued for contract positions and that a business visa might be the right solution.

Any ideas will be much appreciated.

Thanks
Nirmal

Your case is very interesting. I would ask INIS if your business visa stay in Ireland counts towards your naturalization application or not. Can the Irish company contract your services in UK (if they have an office in UK)? Then you probably can come to Ireland on a "inter-company transfer" -- would that make any difference?

Good luck!