Public Services

Considering a career in the Public Services, working in government or politics, for a government department or local authority, or in the civil service?

Public service covers a very wide variety of career paths. You could work in emergency services, such as the National Ambulance Service or as a firefighter for one of the Fire Service authorities. There are also careers in the Defence Forces, such as the Army, Air Corps or Naval Service. Other options include careers with An Garda Síochána or the Irish Prison Service, as well as careers in the Civil Service, in government and in politics.

Fire Services

Fire Services

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If you work in the fire services your goals are to save lives, property and the environment. A fire can rapidly spread and endanger lives. However, thanks to modern firefighting…
Ambulance Services (Pre-Hospital Emergency Care)

Ambulance Services (Pre-Hospital Emergency Care)

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Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Workers are the first ones at the scene of an accident. They respond to emergency calls and transport people to hospital. They may also need to treat…
Army/Navy/Air Corps

Army/Navy/Air Corps

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  Army/Navy/Air Corps The Army, the Naval Service, the Air Corps and the Reserve Defence Force all fall under the umbrella of The Irish Defence Forces (Óglaigh na hÉireann). The…
Prison Service

Prison Service

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  Prison Service Corrections officer, correctional officer, detention officer, jail guard, prison guard, prison warder, or prison officer are just some of the terms used to describe a person who…
Garda Síochána

Garda Síochána

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  Garda Síochána The Garda Síochána, or the ‘Guardians of Peace’ in English, is the national police service and exercises all police functions in the country. It provides the State…
Career Profile – Prison Officer

Career Profile – Prison Officer

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  Name: John Ward Job: Prison Officer People join for different reasons. Some because a family member, relative, or close friend was, or is, in the Service. The opportunity of…
Government

Government

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  Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country, John F Kennedy once famously advised. If this inspires a great sense…
Politics

Politics

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  Thinking that if Arnie can do it, anyone can is not the right attitude. And coining your own version of an I’ll be back type catchphrase won’t cut it.…
Civil Service

Civil Service

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  The civil service involves the assisting and monitoring of central and local government across all departments, from environment to education and health services to taxation; it also provides all…