OLIrish employer
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda
79 employment permits issued in 2026, ranked 33 of 7,732 Irish employers with permits this year. 112 permits across 2 years since 2025.
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 2025
What the numbers say
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda has already used more permits in 2026 (79) than in the whole of 2025 (33).
Permits were issued in 9 of the 9 months published so far, which points to an ongoing hiring programme, not a one-off.
What this tells you
Hiring abroad is part of the plan here
At this scale, recruiting from outside the EEA is a deliberate strand of how Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda staffs itself, not a stopgap. That usually means structured onboarding and colleagues who have made the same move.
How to approach them
Apply like a local candidate
Check Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda'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.
The record
With 79 employment permits issued in 2026 alone, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda sits 33rd of 7,732 on the Department's list of Irish employers hiring from outside the EEA this year.
This is not a new relationship with the permit system: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda goes back to 2025 in the figures, 112 permits later, with its biggest year 2026 at 79.
Month by month, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda has taken permits in 9 of the 9 months on record for 2026. That is continuous hiring, not a one-off, with May the peak at 17.
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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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