Equality law and personal details
Ireland's Employment Equality Acts prohibit discrimination on nine grounds, including age, gender, family status and religion. As in the UK, Irish employers prefer CVs without a photo, age or family information.
Your right to work
Recruiters in Ireland see many international applicants, so make your status obvious. Irish, UK, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can simply write "EU citizen" or "Full right to work in Ireland". Non-EEA candidates should state their Stamp or permit type. If you would need a Critical Skills or General Employment Permit, check whether the role is on the eligible occupations list and say so.
Tone and content
Irish CVs read much like UK CVs: direct, achievement-led and modest in tone. Multinational employers in Dublin and Cork (technology, pharma, finance and aviation leasing) expect the same results-focused style as the US or UK, with numbers wherever you can give them.
Where to apply
The job boards and sites most used by employers in Ireland:
- IrishJobs.ie
- Jobs.ie
- Indeed Ireland
- publicjobs.ie (public sector)
- HSE careers (healthcare)
Reviewed by the PenworthCV writing team, October 2026. Conventions change: always follow the instructions in the job ad.