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UK licensed sponsor · Belfast · IT, software and media
The Irish News
The Irish News, Belfast, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Irish News Limited - The (NI019406), active, incorporated in 1986 (40 years ago), registered for publishing of newspapers.
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Companies House
Who The Irish News actually is
- Company number
- NI019406
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 April 1986 · 40 years old
- What they do
58130Publishing of newspapers
- Sector
- IT, software and media
- Previously
- Pilgrim Investment (northern Ireland) Limited (until 2000)
- Registered office
- Fountain Centre, College Street, Belfast, BT1 6ET
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 13 September 2026.
The register
The Irish News is licensed to sponsor workers on Skilled Worker. The organisation is based in Belfast and has held its place on the register since at least 2026. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating).
Irish News Limited - The is the registered name (Companies House number NI019406), a private limited company on the register since 1986. Registered office: Fountain Centre, College Street, Belfast, BT1 6ET, BT1 6ET. By its SIC codes the business is in it, software and media. It has traded under other names before, including Pilgrim Investment (northern Ireland) Limited.
A licence says an organisation may sponsor; it does not say it is hiring today. The way to find out is the same as for any employer: the careers page, the job boards, and a direct approach with a UK-style CV that says early that sponsorship would be needed.
Read the register
A gate, not a guarantee
The register tells you the gate is there. It says nothing about vacancies. For that, The Irish News's own careers page and the job boards are the source, and they change with the season.
How to approach them
Make the certificate easy
The employer assigns the certificate; you supply what it needs. Certificates, references, your English level and a clear licence position, all ready, is what makes The Irish News say yes to the sponsored candidate over the unsponsored one.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
Register with Sama
Want to work for The Irish News, or somewhere like it?
Five fields, under a minute. We read every one. You never pay us anything, at any stage.
For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our vetted test centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Work shown on video before you see a CV. Trade tested before you hire.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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For candidates
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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