MA
Irish employer · Cork
Maracrest Limited
15 employment permits issued in 2026, ranked 324 of 7,732 Irish employers with permits this year. 61 permits across 9 years since 2016.
15permits in 2026
#324of 7,732 employers in 2026
61since 2016
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Month by month
2026
1
Feb
3
Apr
4
May
1
Jun
3
Aug
3
Sep
Permits issued by month. A run of months usually means an ongoing programme, not a one-off hire.
Year by year
Since 2016
1
2016
1
2018
1
2019
4
2021
10
2022
12
2023
12
2024
5
2025
15
2026
What the numbers say
Maracrest Limited has already used more permits in 2026 (15) than in the whole of 2025 (5).
Busiest full year: 2024 with 12 permits. First year on record: 2016.
The record
The Department's figures show 15 employment permits issued to Maracrest Limited in 2026, which places it 324th of 7,732 employers nationally and makes it a regular rather than an occasional user of the system.
This is not a new relationship with the permit system: Maracrest Limited goes back to 2016 in the figures, 61 permits later, with its biggest year 2026 at 15. Use has fallen over the last three full years, which can mean the roles were filled, the need passed, or hiring moved elsewhere.
The 2026 pattern is spread across the year: permits in 6 of 9 published months, busiest in May (4).
The CRO lists it as Maracrest Limited, number 550484, a ltd - private company limited by shares on the register since 2014. Its registered office is at Market House, Churchtown, Mallow Co. Cork, Mallow,cork.
What this tells you
A working relationship with the permit system
Maracrest Limited 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
Be the easy application
Employers that hire from abroad remember the candidates who arrived with documents in order: certificates, references, a clear licence position. Be that candidate and the permit is the employer's problem, not yours.
Companies Registration Office
The company behind the name
- Registered name
- Maracrest Limited
- Company number
- 550484
- Type
- LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
- Incorporated
- 3 October 2014
- Status
- Normal
- Registered office
- Market House, Churchtown, Mallow Co. Cork, Mallow,cork, P51NH6X
- 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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