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Who's eligible

Built for Ireland's frontline

If you serve, care for or protect our communities, you belong here. Membership is open to:

Healthcare

  • HSE Doctors, Consultants & GPs
  • Nurses & Midwives
  • Healthcare Assistants
  • Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians
  • Allied Health Professionals (Physio, OT, SLT, Radiography)
  • Mental Health Professionals
  • Dental & Optometry Professionals
  • Section 38 & Section 39 Healthcare Organisations
  • Private Hospital & Clinic Staff
  • Hospice & Palliative Care Staff

Emergency Services & Defence Forces

  • An Garda Síochána & Garda Reserve
  • Local Authority Fire & Rescue
  • Irish Coast Guard
  • RNLI Lifeboat Crew & Volunteers
  • Blood Bikes
  • Irish Prison Service & Prison Officers
  • National Ambulance Service (NAS) & EMTs
  • Order of Malta, St John Ambulance, Irish Red Cross
  • Civil Defence
  • Mountain Rescue & Cave Rescue
  • Defence Forces — Army, Naval Service, Air Corps, RDF

Carers

  • Home Care Workers
  • Nursing Home & Residential Care Staff
  • Family Carers
  • Disability Support Workers
  • Community Health Workers

Education

  • Special Needs Assistants (SNAs)
  • Further Education & College Staff
  • Early Years & Childcare Staff
  • School Secretaries, Caretakers & Bus Escorts
  • Youth Reach & Adult Education Tutors
  • Primary & Secondary Teachers
  • Other Education Support Staff

Social Care & Community Services

  • Social Care Workers & Social Workers
  • Youth & Community Development Workers
  • Homeless & Addiction Services Staff
  • Domestic Violence & Refugee Support Workers
  • Disability Service Staff (IWA, Rehab, Enable Ireland, AsIAm, Down Syndrome Ireland, Vision Ireland, DeafHear)
  • Community First Responders
  • Volunteers (SVP, ALONE, Meals on Wheels, Tidy Towns)

Frontline - Students & Retired

  • Student Nurses & Midwives
  • Medicine & Allied Health Students
  • Garda Trainees
  • Defence Forces Recruits & Cadets
  • Trainee Paramedics & EMTs
  • Student Teachers & SNA Trainees
  • Retired (Eligible Frontline)

Don't see your occupation listed? We're initially focusing on the occupations above, but we're actively reviewing other frontline roles in future.

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