Your friend (or you or your parents) should be able to check with the office in Ireland. They will know for sure. If the first person you talk to doesn’t know, ask to talk to someone higher up. If you do go ahead with thiss plan, make a photocopy of your passport and visa to keep around. Also, check the local law to see if you need a passport to stay there. Do you have an alternate ID? Also, the Dusseldorf and Paris offices don’t have an “express” renewal that costs a bit more?