We trade out on visits. I've been visiting Ireland since the early 70's, and I've seen the changes in the past 30+ years. Infrastructure definitely has improved radically. I'm looking forward to some of the simple things like joining my brother-in-law at a small shebeen off the road to Castlecomer, visiting the placid peaceful surroundings of Glendaloch, and talking politics with my radical nephew at Bewley's in Dublin.
You'll be served by a Polish waitress who wont understand your accent very well!
I convinced my high school age nephew that it is "radical" to support America and President Bush when everyone around you is following the heard!