Really confused about app updates since I moved countries?

Hello All,
I have spent the last few days trying to figure out exatly what the impact is with changing country and card details on my Apple ID to a new location.
I changed from Ireland to the UK, and then I realised all my purchases were no longer in the 'apps in the cloud' section meaning I couldn't redownload easily!
I subsequently talked to senior advisors in Apple and they informed me it was not a big deal and I could download the apps i've paid for already in the Irish store for free. (including both the  Mac App store and iTunes store/iOS store)
So all though not great I was happy enough with this solution, while I live in the UK I can redownload what I need for free on demand and when I move back to Ireland I can change it back and all my purchases will be there again, they also confirmed it doesn't affect other Apple ID services like iCloud.
Updates are still confsuing me though, I was told that iOS devices would recognise updates and show new updates in the store (which they do!)
I was also told that iTunes would not allow updates of apps purchased in the old store but I could sync back updates done on my iOS devices... This was the case until I installed iTunes 11.0.4 tonight when for some reason it let me update all my apps in iTunes with no problem?!
So my question, did something change in 11.0.4 and now I can get updates for alll apps (old store and new in iTunes)?
and what about Mac App store - will I get updates for my apps from the old store in that?
Thanks!

Hi Dah•veed,
Thanks for the info -
I have three specific questions though...
1. Many complaints i've seen online about iTunes not letting you update apps purchased in a different country store to the one you are using --- However with iTunes 11.0.4 I am able to update all apps purchased on different stores with no problem, and I seem to also get updates on my devices, is this correct?
2. For applications I purchased in the Mac App Store before I changed my country on my Apple ID, Will I still get updates, and update notifications for these applicatons? (I see people online say that I will not get updates for any apps I purchased on the old country store now that I am changed to a new country store?
3. Will all system updates still occur without issue? (OS X update, Security Update, Firmware?)
Thanks for your time Sir,
Regards,
John

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