How Recognise Card works
Here at Recognise Card, our mission is to provide exclusive discounts for frontline workers across Ireland. We negotiate deals with companies to provide the very best deals for our members, who deserve to be recognised!
1. Apply
Am I eligible?Create Your Account in two minutes with just a few basic details, including your name, occupation and place of work. Membership is FREE for your first year, if you register before August 31st 2026, then just €10 per year thereafter - helping us to run and grow the platform - and to bring even more offers to Ireland's frontline community.
2. Verify your role
Upload your badge ID, registration/qualification certificate, payslip, or any other supporting document, or verify by adding your professional membership number, work email address, or LinkedIn profile - which our team will authenticate. Documents are encrypted, reviewed in up to 5 working days, deleted as soon as the decision is made with the record purged 30 days later, and handled in accordance with GDPR.
3. Save every day
Get your Recognise virtual ID card and unlock exclusive discounts at 100+ trusted brands across Ireland, both in-store and online, after our launch on August 15.
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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.