ECR International places experienced dairy farm assistants, beef workers, racing yard staff, nurses, carers, production operatives and hospitality staff with Irish employers. We handle the permit paperwork from first advert to first day.
Pick your sector to see the experience our candidates bring.
Milkers from 150-cow family farms to 40,000-cow units, confident with tractors, loaders and teleporters.
Suckler, store and finishing systems.
Schooled in Dubai, Japan and Abu Dhabi.
Internationally qualified, NMBI pathway supported.
For families and care providers.
Picking, processing and packing lines.
Kitchen, floor, bar, housekeeping and nights.
Our dairy candidates come from some of the largest, most demanding operations in the world, where routine, hygiene and stockmanship aren't up for debate.
Since 22 May 2026, no quota applies to Dairy Farm Assistant employment permits under the Employment Permits Regulations.
For years, dairy permits ran on a national cap. When it filled in November 2025, DETE rejected every application still waiting in the queue, and farmers lost workers they had already lined up. A new cap of 850 followed in December 2025.
Then the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 213/2026) replaced the whole list of quota-limited jobs with 15 occupations. Dairy Farm Assistant isn't one of them. It's still an eligible role, with no quota attached.
DETE decides every application, so we confirm the current position before you commit to a hire.
The same personal service for beef farms, racing yards, healthcare, home care, food production and hospitality.
Beef farms
Practical, hard-working beef farm workers for suckler herds, store cattle and finishing systems.
Racing yards
Jockeys, work riders and yard staff from professional yards in the world's most exacting racing jurisdictions.
Nursing
Experienced nurses from India, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and beyond, for hospitals and nursing homes.
All nursing placements proceed subject to NMBI registration and the appropriate employment permit.
Request nursing candidates
Home care
Dependable, compassionate carers with real experience supporting older people and those who need daily help.
Food production
Operatives for picking, processing, packing and general roles, who turn up every day and do the job right.
Permit eligibility for production roles varies by occupation and current quota rules. Ask us about your specific roles.
Request line workers
Hospitality
For hotels, restaurants, bars and guesthouses, across the roles that are hardest to fill and keep.
Chef positions are generally eligible for a permit, while many front-of-house, cleaning and porter roles are not. Ask us about each role you need.
Request hospitality staffIf your worker doesn't work out within their first 3 months, the probation period, for whatever reason, we find you another at no extra cost.
Work permit applications and documentation managed end to end. Nothing lands on your desk.
Agreed with you before we start, with no registration or advertising charges on top.
Every candidate's work history is verified, with references from previous employers available on request.
Four steps, whichever sector you're in.
Herd size, yard routine, ward setting or care needs. A short phone call is all it takes.
You receive profiles of experienced, vetted candidates, with work history laid out clearly.
Choose your candidate, sign our short agreement and pay the flat fee. We then lodge the permit and visa paperwork.
They arrive and start work. If they don't work out within their 3-month probation, for whatever reason, we replace them at no extra cost.
Paid up front when we start work on your hire, with no registration or advertising charges. If your worker doesn't work out within their 3-month probation, for whatever reason, we find you another at no extra cost.
Founder, ECR International Recruitment Solutions
ECR was founded to solve one problem. Irish farms, yards, healthcare providers, families, factories and hotels can't find experienced staff, while proven workers from India, Nepal, the Philippines and well beyond, with experience gained in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, are ready to work.
Eddie manages every placement personally, from the first phone call to the day your new employee starts.
Ring, email or send the form. Eddie will come back to you personally.
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