What's new at IrishTalents
One issue a month on what changed for people looking for work in Ireland. We started in November 2025, and every month since has its own issue.
Latest issue
September 2026
Jobs that fit you, and the whole job advert
Recommended jobs after onboarding, full job descriptions, company vacancies on every profile, the Critical Skills list on one page, pages in Portuguese, and a quicker way to fill in your profile.
Past issues
August 2026
Free for candidates, and every job in one place
Everything for candidates became free, open jobs got one searchable page and a page each, and we added permit guides, route comparisons, a glossary, country and sector pages.
July 2026
Sponsorship history wherever you read a job
A Chrome extension for job pages, a fuller application tracker, Discovery with licensed agencies, every permit year on one page, occupation codes and CV checks before sign up.
June 2026
Easier sign up and guides on permit codes
Sign up without being sent back to onboarding, a tidier candidate workspace, and new guides on occupation codes, Critical Skills, job offer red flags and Stamp 1G.
May 2026
Reading the permit data, month by month
A monthly look at employment permit data, rankings of employers with the most permit activity in technology and healthcare, guides to tricky application questions, and the 2026 occupation changes explained.
April 2026
Guides for the move, and a company shortlist
A large set of new guides on permits, CVs, interviews and relocation, a software engineer sponsorship page, a company shortlist built from your CV, and smoother sign-up.
March 2026
A blog and official occupation names
The IrishTalents blog opened with its first guides, and your profile occupation now comes from the official list used for Irish employment permits.
February 2026
Candidate accounts and a free visa check
A public visa check, candidate accounts with onboarding, CV upload with an Irish CV review, a candidate home page and a feedback button.
January 2026
A company directory you can filter
Filters for city, industry, permit numbers and years on the companies directory, shareable filtered lists, and a new page to browse companies with permit history by location.
December 2025
Your own shortlist of companies
Sign in to save companies, a short profile at sign up, a board to track your applications, a page for every company and lists by city and industry.
November 2025
The first version of IrishTalents
A searchable directory of companies with an Irish employment permit history, a statistics page for sectors, cities and nationalities, and a page of official permit resources.