Welcome to EURAXESS Ireland!
EURAXESS is a platform for researchers, entrepreneurs, universities and businesses to interact with each other. Packed with practical information, EURAXESS provides support on mobility issues, links to job and career development opportunities for researchers and entrepreneurs, allows universities and businesses to find the right talent, and connects people, projects and funding.
Based at the Irish Universities Association, and co funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, EURAXESS Ireland provides tailored and free advice to researchers and their families coming to work or study in Ireland. You can drop in to us, email or call for personal assistance. The EURAXESS Ireland Centre is part of a European network consisting of more than 600 centres in 42 countries that serve mobile researchers.
You can also book a personalised researcher information session with a Euraxess member of staff.
CORONAVIRUS ADVICE & UPDATES
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
Entry Conditions
Before travelling to the Republic of Ireland, please check whether you need a visa and what type. Check our page on entry conditions/visas to find more about the details related to temporary and permanent stay in Ireland.
Medical Care & Health Insurance
Learn more about health insurance and medical care in Ireland for EU and non EU citizens.
Work Permits
Find out more about the key immigration arrangements for foreign academics and researchers carrying out research in Ireland, with a particular focus on the Fast Track Work Permit for Non-EU R&D (Hosting Agreement) Scheme.
Research Funding in Ireland
Learn more about the research agencies, research centres and funding opportunities. These will highlight the opportunities for researchers at all stages to carry out research in Ireland.
Career Development
Learn about the career development services, information and tools which are available to support and advise researchers.
Read the latest Visa News for researchers from South Africa, Brazil and other South American countries
Attention researchers from South Africa, Brazil and other South American countries From 16 June 2021 passport holders of the following countries can now travel to Ireland without applying for an entry or transit visa in advance of departure:
Hosting Agreement Researchers and their family members may apply for their Irish visas again from May 20th 2021
We can now confirm that we will add researchers on Hosintg Agreements to the list of Priority/Emergency cases and resume processing visasfor these categories immediately 
From US to Europe: EURAXESS helps you cross the Atlantic- a webinar for researchers planning to move to EUROPE
Are you planning or in the process to look for a job and move to Europe from US ? Whether you hold European passport or not, EURAXESS is here to help!
join a webinar
Tue, June 8, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM IST
EURAXESS Ireland Webinar on Immigration & Employment for Employers of non EU researchers
If you are employing a non-EEA person on a Hosting Agreement as a HR a Research Group Leader in a university or a company you are welcome to join us: