Eire diminished Zimbabwe to 38-3 on the finish of day three with the hosts chasing a goal of 292 to win the one-off Check match in Bulawayo.
The Irish began the day on 83-1 with captain Andrew Balbirnie hitting 66 and Curtis Campher making 39 because the vacationers continued constructing their lead.
A beneficial 58 from Lorcan Tucker helped Eire to a complete of 298 with Richard Ngarava taking 4-55.
Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair and Matthew Humphreys every picked up a wicket as Zimbabwe struggled of their second innings.
Balbirnie and Campher supplied a strong basis for the Irish batters and Tucker’s middle-order knock ensured they set a aggressive goal for Zimbabwe to chase.
The Chevrons made a good begin by reaching 18 with out loss however the wickets started to tumble.
McCarthy was first to strike as he eliminated Ben Curran after which Adair bowled Takudzwanashe Kaitano to go away Zimbabwe 22-2.
Spinner Humphreys trapped Nick Welch for the ultimate wicket of the day and provides Eire the benefit going into day 4.