I THINK it COULD be, Robert ... with your being from Belfast (which, incidentally, I've only just noticed!). Citizens of the Irish Republic ARE, DEFINITELY eligible to bring a spouse via the EEA Family Permit. And it seems feasible someone from Northern Ireland may well be able to take advantage of some form of reciprocal Agreement between the "two" neighbouring countries if I'm not mistaken.
I would certainly hope this might be the case ... because, if so, it'd make things a lot more straightforward ... PLUS ... a HUGE + ... there'd be NO visa fee to pay!
Terpe is likely to be the best person to advise you for sure in this respect.![]()