Ireland : Help and advice abroad

Public employment services

The National Training and Employment Authority (FAS) is the state training and employment agency in Ireland. It provides a range of services including job placement, training, vacancy bulletins and guidance to jobseekers from every background. They will place a small number of graduates annually. FAS publish a quarterly magazine called Jobs Ireland, which is distributed at job fairs and through Irish embassies as well as by Irish companies recruiting overseas. If you are a European Union (EU) citizen, you are entitled to make use of any FAS services free of charge. It is worth noting that the careers section of the FAS website is very useful.

FAS is part of EURES - European Job Mobility Portal. This website provides useful information on working and living conditions in Ireland.

Other useful websites are European Researchers Mobility Portal (Euraxess), Executive Selection Consultancies Association and Just Landed . 

Higher education careers support

All Irish universities and the Dublin Institute of Technology provide a formal and comprehensive range of careers services to their students and graduates including careers information and advice, employers’ programmes, careers seminars and vacancy notification.

Graduate Careers Ireland (GCI) is the professional body for careers advisers working in higher education in Ireland. GCI works closely with the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Any graduate from a UK university living in Ireland may be able to make limited use of the careers advisory services at an Irish university. It is important to contact the university in advance to check the level of assistance available.

Careers services to overseas students and graduates are available at Grad Ireland and Careers4Graduates free of charge.

All Irish universities and the Dublin Institute of Technology provide a formal and comprehensive range of careers services to their students and graduates including careers information and advice, employers’ programmes, careers seminars and vacancy notification.

Graduate Careers Ireland (GCI) is the professional body for careers advisers working in higher education in Ireland. GCI works closely with the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Any graduate from a UK university living in Ireland may be able to make limited use of the careers advisory services at an Irish university. It is important to contact the university in advance to check the level of assistance available.

Careers services to overseas students and graduates are available at Grad Ireland  and Careers4Graduates  free of charge.

Help in an emergency

• British Embassy Ireland 
• Police - dial 112 or 999 and ask the operator to put you through to Garda Ireland.
• Ambulance - dial 112 or 999 and ask the operator to put you through to the ambulance service.

The Form E111 is no longer valid. You should obtain a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) before leaving the UK. The EHIC is not a substitute for medical and travel insurance, but entitles you to emergency medical treatment on the same terms as Irish nationals. It also does not cover you for medical repatriation, on-going medical treatment or treatment of a non-urgent nature.