BAIrish employer · Kildare
Barretstown
7 employment permits issued in 2026, ranked 688 of 7,732 Irish employers with permits this year. 24 permits across 4 years since 2023.
7permits in 2026
#688of 7,732 employers in 2026
24since 2023
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Month by month
2026
4
Apr
1
Jun
1
Aug
1
Sep
Permits issued by month. A run of months usually means an ongoing programme, not a one-off hire.
Year by year
Since 2023
4
2023
4
2024
9
2025
7
2026
What the numbers say
7 permits so far in 2026, against 9 in the whole of 2025.
Busiest full year: 2025 with 9 permits. First year on record: 2023.
The record
7 employment permits in 2026 is a modest count for Barretstown, but it is a count: this employer has been through the application and knows what it involves.
Since 2023 the count stands at 24 permits across 4 years. The high point was 2025, with 9. The recent trend is up: the last full year was well ahead of three years before.
This year's permits came in 4 separate months, busiest in April with 4, which suggests a few distinct rounds of recruitment.
The CRO lists it as Barretstown, number 194322, a clg-company limited by guarantee (licenced company) on the register since 1992. Registered office: Barretstown Castle, Co. Kildare., Ballymore Eustace,kildare.
What this tells you
They have done it before
Even a handful of permits means Barretstown has been through the application and knows the timeline. That is the hard part; the second hire is easier than the first.
How to approach them
Apply like a local candidate
Check Barretstown's own careers page and the job boards, apply with an Irish-style CV, and be clear in the first message that you would need an employment permit and that you know what that involves.
Companies Registration Office
The company behind the name
- Registered name
- Barretstown
- Company number
- 194322
- Type
- CLG-Company Limited by Guarantee (licenced company)
- Incorporated
- 13 October 1992
- Status
- Normal
- Registered office
- Barretstown Castle, Co. Kildare., Ballymore Eustace,kildare, W91RDX6
- Last annual return
- 30 September 2025
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A job offer and a contract of employment signed by you and the employer before anything is submitted. Applications must reach the Department at least 12 weeks before the start date.
- The right permit for the job. Most trades and driving roles go through a General Employment Permit, which is issued for 2 years and can be renewed. Roles on the Critical Skills list use a Critical Skills Employment Permit.
- Pay at or above the minimum for the permit. For a General Employment Permit the Department currently lists it as generally EUR 36,605 a year, with lower figures for meat processing, horticulture, healthcare assistants and home support. Check the official figure for your role before you rely on it.
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Source: Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Employment Permit Statistics. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. A permit issued to a company is a record of a past application. It is not a vacancy and not a promise of sponsorship.
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