Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for Irish employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the Irish permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every Irish project runs on the same backbone: you define the roles, headcount and start date; our own DMW-licensed agency in Manila, Prime Search, sources and trade-tests candidates; you approve the shortlist (on-site or online); and we manage the Irish permit process under your power of attorney while the Philippine side — contract verification, medical, pre-departure orientation and the Overseas Employment Certificate — runs in parallel. The employment contract is signed and verified before departure; your new employee lands, completes local onboarding and clocks in.
The Irish specifics below are the part that makes Ireland different from every other market we serve.
General Employment Permit / Critical Skills Employment Permit. Ireland's employment permit system is employer-led. Roles on the critical skills list qualify for the Critical Skills Employment Permit; other eligible roles use the General Employment Permit after a Labour Market Needs Test. Occupations on the ineligible list cannot be sponsored, so the first step is always an eligibility check.
Labour-market test: Required for General Employment Permits except for listed exemptions.
Shortage occupations: The Critical Skills Occupations List covers nursing, engineering and other specialist roles; hospitality chefs and healthcare assistants have had dedicated provisions.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). MWO London covers Ireland for employer verification. The verified contract, together with the job order approved by the DMW, allows the worker to obtain the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) — the exit clearance without which no Filipino worker can legally leave for a job abroad. Pre-employment orientation, medical examination at a DOH-accredited medical clinic authorised to examine overseas Filipino workers and pre-departure orientation complete the sequence. Because we operate the licensed agency ourselves, this runs in parallel with the Irish permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for Ireland is 2–4 months from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the Irish permit and the embassy appointment in Manila. Sourcing and trade testing usually take two to four weeks and are not on the critical path. We give you a written timeline for your specific role before you commit.
Sectors where Irish employers most often hire Filipino workers through us:
Our contractual partner is the employer, and it is the employer we invoice for the service. You receive an individual offer for Ireland covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the Irish route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your Irish contract; there is no intermediary employer.
An Irish employer briefs us on roles and headcount. Within two to four weeks we present trade-tested candidates from Manila with video assessments; the employer interviews online and approves. We file the general employment permit / critical skills employment permit under power of attorney while Prime Search completes the DMW documentation. The employment contracts are signed and MWO-verified before departure; on arrival the workers complete registration and local onboarding and start on the floor — with our team reachable for the first months of integration. Whether the project is one specialist or a full shift, the mechanics are identical.
Ireland has opened specific quotas for healthcare assistants and home carers in recent years; eligibility and quota status change, so we check the current position first.
Many general operative roles. We screen your vacancy against the ineligible list before any sourcing.
Strongly — Filipino candidates' English is a major reason Irish employers choose them.