Firstly, your degree from a medical school in the Philippines may not be viewed as adequate by the General Medical Council in Ireland to allow you to work as a physician. You need to look into this. The regulations in the UK are different from Ireland and you need to research that also.
Secondly, and of more importance, why would you want to do your surgical training in Ireland? Traditionally, medical graduates from the Philippines that wish to undertake residency training elsewhere, go to the US. You are most probably eligible, as long as you pass the USMLEs (provided that you are graduating from a reputable medical school in the Philippines). Also, you will more than likely receive better surgical training in the US. You will probably spend more time starting IV lines and charting medications in your first few years of surgical training than you will operating, in Ireland. And by operating, I don't mean just holding retractors and adjusting the lights. By the way, are interns even allowed to go in the OR in Ireland??? The approach to surgical training is much different in the US, more 'hands on'.
