Ireland Short-Stay Visa – Is the Start Date Usually Earlier Than the Requested Travel Date?

Hi everyone! I applied for an Irish short-stay visa (C-visit) with a planned travel date of April 17th, but I might be free earlier and would like to travel up to one or two weeks before that. From your experience, does the visa start date usually align exactly with the date you applied for, or do they sometimes issue it with a bit of a margin before that?

For context, when I applied for a UK visa before, they granted it with a start date a couple of weeks earlier than my planned travel date. I’m wondering if Ireland does something similar.

Would appreciate any insights from those who’ve been through the process! Thanks in advance!