Implications for division of property assets after divorce

My main concern is the issue around property as I'm concerned about a court ordered sale of the home here and division of proceeds especially as she has her housing needs essentially taken care of in her home country.
I dont think you need to be concerned about this. Your home in Ireland is not the family home and will not be the primary residence for your child so it can be treated as any other asset in your asset split. The court will 99% for certain not order sale of your Irish home.
 
What is yoir wifes position wrt your property in ireland? Sorry if I have missed this point.

Does she want it or not? If not, then cant that be reflected in your Agreement?
 
I suppose my question is, in the event of appropriate maintenance being agreed upon, and my wife's housing needs taken care of, will the house here be let stay in my possession to live in.
You can’t look at this in isolation. Both parties’ incomes, assets, and needs are factored in.

For me an equitable outcome is both parties retain their PPR (and mortgage) along with maintenance. But I have zero experience of family courts.
 
What others have said; if you and your wife can agree the resolution of your property and financial affairs, whatever you agree will almost certainly suit both you you better than a resolution dictated by the court because you have failed to agree. And if the agreement is reasonable and fair to both parties the court is very likely to approve it. So concentrate on getting agreement with your wife about this.

However, going into negotiations about things like this, one or both parties very often want to know "if we fail to reach agreement, what kind of solution is the court likely to impose"? That's the kind of information that is helpful to know in negotiations of this kind, since it helps you to evaluate suggestions that might be made in the negotiations — "Is this suggestion better or worse for me than what I would be likely to get if I turn it down, and the matter ends up in court?" So, the question the OP is asking is a reasonable question.

However, it doesn't have a very clear answer. On the face of it, if your wife owns a house that she will live in and to that you haven't contributed , and if you own a house that you will live in that she hasn't contributed towards, "we both keep our own houses" looks like a very reasonable solution that a court is likely to approve. But — no offence — we're only hearing your side of the story. If your wife were making a similar enquiry, she might draw attention to aspects of the situation that seem important or signficant to her, that you think comparatively unimportant. And, if the matter goes to court, then the judge will hear both sides before making a decision, so the judge will be working off different (and fuller) information than we are. So, really, you shouldn't attach too much signficance to what we think a court might decide, if it came to court. We don't know what the court would be told. We don't know what you wife would be seeking. We don't know what arguments she would make in support of what she might seek.