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Recruitment

This year
2025
Some 900 members of the Defence Forces left after less than five years of service since 2020
Last year
2024
'I’m quite introverted, but tourism brings you out of your shell': A day in the life with Matthew Woods
UHL staff under 'huge pressure' to deal with FOI requests after death of Aoife Johnston
One employee said staff are under “huge pressure” as they are “inundated” with requests amid staffing issues.
They said the team is missing deadlines for FOI and GDPR requests, despite their best efforts
Some people are seeking their records so they can transfer their care to another hospital
Manager says HSE recruitment is 'like the Hunger Games' with jobs disappearing and panels bypassed
Roles that were vacant at the end of 2023 “don’t exist anymore” despite never being filled, the manager said.
Workers on panels were ignored while managers were 'encouraged to recruit internationally instead' during recent freeze
Workers 'horrified' HSE roles were filled via international campaigns despite recruitment freeze
A HSE recruitment freeze was in place from October to July, but certain roles were exempt.
Ireland manager hunt still 'a work in progress' following FAI board meeting
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FactCheck: Did five garda recruits resign immediately after starting training?
Only seven women have been inducted into the Defence Forces this year
"Something has to change": Retained firefighters call for complete overhaul of service
Garda recruitment age limit should be reconsidered, says justice minister
Garda group calls out failure to recruit gardaí as new intake falls 33% below target for 2023
Filling the ever increasing gaps - inside the Defence Forces retention crisis
Policing Authority warns that more resources needed for Gardaí to tackle economic crime
Indian nurses recruited by HSE wait months in Ireland without their children before starting work
The Irish diaspora and minority groups here to be key focus of new garda recruitment drive
New garda recruitment campaign to be launched this Friday
Chief of Staff: Full employment in Ireland 'major stumbling block' to solving retention crisis
'Munster could do with someone looking at long-term succession planning'
Tottenham agree deal to sign Brighton midfielder for €29m
A new recruitment drive for An Garda Síochána has launched today
O'Donnell makes Martin his third new signing as Dundalk continue to rebuild
Apache Pizza seeking to hire 500 people across 180 Irish stores before Christmas
Pop up recruitment centre in Dublin tomorrow for Naval Service to find 200 recruits so ships can go to sea
Bank of Ireland to recruit 130 specialist IT staff over next 12 months
No medical students have been hired as vaccinators, despite Minister saying they were giving jabs at vaccine centres
'It was one hour from the deadline and we got the paperwork back from Pretoria'
Kilkenny 8-time All-Ireland winner Larkin joins Wicklow hurling backroom team
'A fire that's burned continually since March is now raging out of control': Unions question HSE recruitment pledges
'It’s a bit like shopping in Aldi as opposed to Brown Thomas'
Shamrock Rovers sign ex-Burnley midfielder McCann and Dundalk defender Hoare
'They need to dramatically change their attitude': Concern that HSE will struggle to recruit for new beds
Fancy driving a train? Irish Rail has opened its latest recruitment drive with salary scale up to €60k
Jobs market at 2016 levels as government tells PUP recipients to 'genuinely seek work'
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All nursing graduates to be guaranteed jobs amid Covid-19 crisis
60,000 people sign up for HSE recruitment drive as first interviews start for doctors and nurses
Waterford sign midfielder Coote from Championship club Brentford
Everton had the chance to sign Robertson, Maguire and Haaland - Ex-director of football
Call for change in language requirements for garda recruits with dyslexia
Gardaí hiring for 'extremely challenging' role of Deputy Commissioner