My daughter has flown cats. Will your dog be fully vaccinated?
I wouldn’t know specific Irish regulations, but when daughter flew to Greece, and later back again, we were all still in the EU. The preparation was pretty heavy. Read your government dept website for stipulations. Then read the info from the commercial pet transporters to see their recommendations. We used one of them the first time.
Basically you have to buy an airline approved crate that can support water bowl, the right size for a standing dog to turn round, and tamper proof bolts. They always look big. It has to bee a solid walled crate with wire door and a handle.
The airline will have a section on the website.
From UK, before Brexit, Health paperwork needed the pet passport, from your vet, vaccinations , fitness to fly, and presumably rabies vaccine, with testing after 3 weeks. Worming by the vet the day before. Now of course UK rules are even more complicated. We left the dogs at Heathrow reception centre, caught the same flight, and met them at the animal reception in Greece, where paperwork is scrutinised again. Any mistake, like wrong tickbox or the clear plastic sticky sheet not on the right signature , is trouble, it’s to stop forgeries, but they can phone your vet to check.
You can’t give your dog any tranquillers , so a nervous one will be scared of the noise . However, the cats survived!
Have you looked into driving? You can take your dog for strolls and feeding on ferries. I don’t know about Ireland to Uk . The North Sea from Felixstowe is a night ferry, and they have kennels, or special dog areas to share.
I have no idea whether touching paws on UK ground puts them into another situation.
My cocker loved the ferries to the Hebrides, a good five hours.
It’s worth checking everything, a month in kennels or staying with another household without you, is a shame. Personally, I’m not going anywhere!