I will qualify for both the UK and irish contributory pension. I live in the UK and want to apply for both pensions separately. I have downloaded the Irish application form for the pension but is has a section that asks have you worked outside of Ireland at any time? Do I ignore this section if I want to have separate pensions? The reason being I have read of the frustration that a lot of folks are running into when the try to combine both pensions so I just want to keep it simple and declare my Irish pension for tax purposes in the UK. I will qualify for both pensions early next year.