DFIrish employer · Kildare
Dawn Farm Foods
21 employment permits issued in 2026, ranked 221 of 7,732 Irish employers with permits this year. 225 permits across 16 years since 2010.
Month by month
2026
Permits issued by month. A run of months usually means an ongoing programme, not a one-off hire.
Year by year
Since 2010
What the numbers say
Dawn Farm Foods has already used more permits in 2026 (21) than in the whole of 2025 (2).
Busiest full year: 2024 with 74 permits. First year on record: 2010.
The record
For Dawn Farm Foods, the employment permit is a working tool rather than a one-off: 21 permits in 2026 to date, 221st of 7,732 Irish employers this year.
Over 16 years since 2010, Dawn Farm Foods has taken 225 employment permits, averaging 14 a year and reaching 74 in 2024. Use has fallen over the last three full years, which can mean the roles were filled, the need passed, or hiring moved elsewhere.
This year's permits came in 3 separate months, busiest in June with 17, which suggests a few distinct rounds of recruitment.
The CRO lists it as Dawn Farm Foods Limited, number 102545, a ltd - private company limited by shares on the register since 1984. The registered address is The Maudlins, Co. Kildare., Naas,kildare.
Read the figures
Routine, not exceptional
The count is not spectacular and does not need to be: it shows an employer that uses the permit route as one normal channel among several, year after year.
How to approach them
Apply like a local candidate
Check Dawn Farm Foods'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
- Dawn Farm Foods Limited
- Company number
- 102545
- Type
- LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
- Incorporated
- 8 August 1984
- Status
- Normal
- Registered office
- The Maudlins, Co. Kildare., Naas,kildare
- Last annual return
- 31 July 2026
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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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