# Recruitment

Last month

August 2023

# factcheck

FactCheck: Did five garda recruits resign immediately after starting training?

A tweet from an independent Senator claims that five garda recruits immediately quit after beginning training.

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Aug 9th 2023, 5:00 PM

# Defence Forces

Only seven women have been inducted into the Defence Forces this year

TD Violet-Anne Wynne said that ‘the revelations around Women of Honour have been a major obstacle’ to recruitment

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Aug 4th 2023, 2:56 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

"Something has to change": Retained firefighters call for complete overhaul of service

A report by

Steven Fox

Firefighters across Ireland have been striking to try and resolve critical issues within the service

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Aug 3rd 2023, 12:05 AM

This year

2023

# garda recruitment

Garda recruitment age limit should be reconsidered, says justice minister

The Government hope to recruit 1,000 new gardaí by the end of the year.

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May 29th 2023, 8:19 PM

# rank shortage

Garda group calls out failure to recruit gardaí as new intake falls 33% below target for 2023

Statistics released by the Garda Representative Association (GRA) show just 154 recruits entered Templemore yesterday in the latest intake, far short of the 225 target.

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Updated

May 16th 2023, 5:28 PM

# pdforra

Filling the ever increasing gaps - inside the Defence Forces retention crisis

The PDFORRA conference is taking place in Trim, Co Meath.

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May 11th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Gardaí

Policing Authority warns that more resources needed for Gardaí to tackle economic crime

A report released today also highlighted issues in Garda recruitment as a consequence of the pandemic.

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Apr 28th 2023, 12:07 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Indian nurses recruited by HSE wait months in Ireland without their children before starting work

A report by

Eimer McAuley

Twenty-nine migrant nurses who were recruited to one Dublin hospital were promised six weeks of paid accommodation, and then told they would have to leave after a week on arrival.

One mother-of-two from India hasn't been able to find a house to rent so her family can join her, Eimer McAuley reports.

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Apr 19th 2023, 12:00 AM

# The Job

The Irish diaspora and minority groups here to be key focus of new garda recruitment drive

The Government has set a target of 15,000 gardaí.

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Mar 24th 2023, 6:30 AM

# The Job

New garda recruitment campaign to be launched this Friday

Minister for Justice Simon Harris will bring proposal to the Government today with the plan to run the campaign for three weeks.

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Mar 21st 2023, 3:46 PM

# Defence Forces

Chief of Staff: Full employment in Ireland 'major stumbling block' to solving retention crisis

The ‘job for life’ outlook of his generation is gone, Lt General Seán Clancy conceded.

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Jan 9th 2023, 11:43 AM

Last year

2022

# Recruitment

'Munster could do with someone looking at long-term succession planning'

The province’s recruitment and contracting strategy was discussed on today’s episode of The42 Rugby Weekly Extra.

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Sep 12th 2022, 8:01 PM

# Recruitment

Tottenham agree deal to sign Brighton midfielder for €29m

Malian international Yves Bissouma follows the recent arrivals of Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster.

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Jun 14th 2022, 12:00 PM

# Gardaí

A new recruitment drive for An Garda Síochána has launched today

Budget 2022 has provided for the recruitment of up to 800 gardaí and 400 Garda staff this year.

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Feb 10th 2022, 5:00 AM

All time

# Recruitment

O'Donnell makes Martin his third new signing as Dundalk continue to rebuild

The Lilywhites have also confirmed that goalkeeper Peter Cherrie has signed a new deal at Oriel Park.

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Dec 21st 2021, 5:43 PM

# Jobs Jobs Jobs

Apache Pizza seeking to hire 500 people across 180 Irish stores before Christmas

The company has organised a national recruitment roadshow over the coming weeks.

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Nov 16th 2021, 9:33 AM

# Navy

Pop up recruitment centre in Dublin tomorrow for Naval Service to find 200 recruits so ships can go to sea

Minister Coveney has admitted that the Naval Service urgently needs 200 new sailors so that ships can sail from their Cork base.

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Jun 25th 2021, 6:05 PM

# digital focus

Bank of Ireland to recruit 130 specialist IT staff over next 12 months

Last month, the bank confirmed plans to close 88 branches in Ireland and 15 branches in Northern Ireland.

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Apr 29th 2021, 9:44 AM

# Recruitment

No medical students have been hired as vaccinators, despite Minister saying they were giving jabs at vaccine centres

The health minister said last month that he had met students administering vaccines.

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Apr 22nd 2021, 4:57 PM

# The42 Rugby Weekly

'It was one hour from the deadline and we got the paperwork back from Pretoria'

Bernard Jackman gave fascinating insight into rugby recruitment on The42 Rugby Weekly.

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Apr 16th 2021, 10:45 AM

# Recruitment

Kilkenny 8-time All-Ireland winner Larkin joins Wicklow hurling backroom team

The James Stephens clubman joins Eamonn Scallan’s set-up in a coaching and advisory role.

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Apr 9th 2021, 9:39 PM

# covid crisis

'A fire that's burned continually since March is now raging out of control': Unions question HSE recruitment pledges

Unions and healthcare workers on the ground have said the situation is at breaking point.

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Jan 9th 2021, 6:30 AM

# Recruitment

'It’s a bit like shopping in Aldi as opposed to Brown Thomas'

Andy Friend says Connacht are always open to good players joining from other provinces.

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Jan 6th 2021, 8:00 PM

# double signing

Shamrock Rovers sign ex-Burnley midfielder McCann and Dundalk defender Hoare

The Premier Division champions have added to their squad for 2021.

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Dec 14th 2020, 2:31 PM

# winter plan

'They need to dramatically change their attitude': Concern that HSE will struggle to recruit for new beds

An additional 251 acute beds are to be opened in the last three months of 2020.

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Oct 5th 2020, 12:05 AM

# cvs at the ready

Fancy driving a train? Irish Rail has opened its latest recruitment drive with salary scale up to €60k

Irish Rail said it’s been encouraged by the increasing interest from women in its recruitment drives.

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Sep 21st 2020, 6:49 PM

# Jobseekers

Jobs market at 2016 levels as government tells PUP recipients to 'genuinely seek work'

Jobseekers will face tough competition with hundreds of thousands of people still out of work as a direct result of the pandemic.

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Aug 1st 2020, 8:00 AM

Voices

Unhappy in your work? Here's some advice from a career coach

Tracy Ward has set up her own career coaching business during the Covid-19 shutdown. She says it’s been challenging but rewarding and she has advice for others.

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Jun 7th 2020, 10:30 AM

# HSE

All nursing graduates to be guaranteed jobs amid Covid-19 crisis

In a letter, the HSE informed nursing interns that they would all be guaranteed a job.

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May 29th 2020, 6:10 AM

# on call for ireland

60,000 people sign up for HSE recruitment drive as first interviews start for doctors and nurses

“Bear with us” is the message from the HSE today as it sifts through the large volume of applications.

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Mar 23rd 2020, 5:05 PM

# Recruitment

Waterford sign midfielder Coote from Championship club Brentford

The 21-year-old is a former Dundee United team-mate of Scott Allardice and has Waterford connections through his grandparents.

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Jan 24th 2020, 8:12 PM

# Recruitment

Everton had the chance to sign Robertson, Maguire and Haaland - Ex-director of football

Steve Walsh claims the Toffees turned down what could have been shrewd deals.

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Nov 18th 2019, 12:02 PM

# Recruitment

Call for change in language requirements for garda recruits with dyslexia

Learning additional languages is often very challenging for students with dyslexia.

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Aug 24th 2019, 7:30 AM

# hiring

Gardaí hiring for 'extremely challenging' role of Deputy Commissioner

The government has asked the Policing Authority to nominate a person for appointment to the position.

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Aug 23rd 2019, 12:06 PM

# Recruitment

Celtic sign Israeli full-back as Tierney exit talk rumbles on

Hatem Abd Elhamed joins Neil Lennon’s side on a four-year deal.

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Jul 24th 2019, 4:48 PM

# Waiting Lists

Post pulled by the HSE as recruitment freeze goes on resulting in longer waiting times for patients

Experienced physiotherapists were told last week vacant positions offered out had now been cancelled.

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Jul 21st 2019, 9:30 PM

# Mental Health Services

Psychiatric nurses begin overtime ban as Dáil hears they've been propping up services by working extra hours

As of 7am this morning, psychiatric nurses have not been carrying out work beyond their contracted hours.

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Jul 11th 2019, 4:15 PM

# retention crisis

Call to restore pre-crash allowances to 'stop members of Defence Forces leaving in droves'

There were 256 discharges in the first four months of 2019.

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Jun 12th 2019, 6:06 PM

# Recruitment

This new website is working to encourage Irish teachers abroad to return home

Turasabhaile.com will focus on connecting schools with teachers who are working overseas.

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Jun 7th 2019, 3:22 PM

# Bus Eireann

Fancy being a bus driver? Bus Éireann are hiring in a number of locations

The national bus service has been in operation for over 30 years.

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Apr 15th 2019, 7:22 PM