As far as I can see the problem is that there is only ONE insurer in the whole of Ireland that insures FTOs and that is St. Pauls. It doesn’t matter who your broker is, the underlying insurer is always St. Pauls. No-one else wants to touch FTOs, so St. Pauls can write their own ticket. Even if you ring every insurer in Ireland (and I’ve come damn close in the past!) you will find a load of them end up giving you the same quote, this is St. Pauls quote and you will just have to accept it.
I used a company called The Insurance Shop, The Strand, Fairview - I don’t think that they offer motor insurance any more, but you could try saying that another FTO owner Alan McCormack, recommended you. They do know me up there, but I think they are moving into commercial insurance. Your best bet is probably
www.123.ie this will give a very good idea of the best that you are going to get, you might shave a euro or two more off elsewhere, but 123.ie will be close. Also worth a look might be
www.aaireland.ie and
www.brittoninsurance.com. These both gave OK quotes. Don’t bother with High Street Insurers, they can never compete, AXA gave me a ludicrous quote if I remember right.
Good Luck!