FUIrish employer · Westmeath
First Up Slu
16 employment permits issued in 2026, ranked 300 of 7,732 Irish employers with permits this year. 125 permits across 4 years since 2022.
16permits in 2026
#300of 7,732 employers in 2026
125since 2022
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Month by month
2026
3
Jan
1
Apr
7
Aug
5
Sep
Permits issued by month. A run of months usually means an ongoing programme, not a one-off hire.
Year by year
Since 2022
82
2022
2
2024
25
2025
16
2026
What the numbers say
16 permits so far in 2026, against 25 in the whole of 2025.
Busiest full year: 2022 with 82 permits. First year on record: 2022.
In their own words
What First Up Slu does
See our legacy of impact Read more Almost 60 Years of […].
From firstup.org, the company's own site, read October 2026. Their words, not ours.
Companies Registration Office
The company behind the name
- Registered name
- First Up Slu
- Company number
- 906658
- Type
- External company
- Incorporated
- 29 April 2011
- Status
- Normal
- Registered office
- Unit 16, Blyry Court, Blyry Business Park Athlone, Athlone,westmeath
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The record
The Department's figures show 16 employment permits issued to First Up Slu in 2026, which places it 300th of 7,732 employers nationally and makes it a regular rather than an occasional user of the system.
Since 2022 the count stands at 125 permits across 4 years. The high point was 2022, with 82. Recent years show a decline from the peak.
This year's permits came in 4 separate months, busiest in August with 7, which suggests a few distinct rounds of recruitment.
First Up Slu is the registered name (CRO number 906658): a external company, 15 years on the register. Its registered office is at Unit 16, Blyry Court, Blyry Business Park Athlone, Athlone,westmeath.
What this tells you
A working relationship with the permit system
First Up Slu takes permits most years, which is the profile of an employer that recruits from abroad when a role cannot be filled locally and has the paperwork down.
How to approach them
Lead with the trade
Put the skill and the years in the first line, not the visa. First Up Slu has handled permits before; what it needs to know first is whether you can do the job.
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Other permit users in Westmeath
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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Recruiting at First Up Slu again soon?
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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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