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Regulator · Ireland

CORU decides who practises in Ireland.

Health & Social Care Professionals Council

Recognises overseas qualifications against the Irish standard, board by board.

Ireland — where these registrations lead

CORU

Ireland

Registers 11 of our 12 professions

36,645

on the CORU register

coru.ie · coru annual report 2025

2,689

international applications received in 2025 — CORU

coru.ie · coru annual report 2025

11 of 12

of our professions have a recorded registration route here

credentis registry · sept 2026

9 of 12

on the Critical Skills Occupations List

enterprise.gov.ie · 2026-09-22

In its own words

What it tells applicants from abroad.

If you have acquired your qualification outside the Republic of Ireland and would like to work in the Republic of Ireland in one of the professions regulated by CORU…
CORUcoru.ie · international applicants · read 23 Sept 2026
A Guide for International Applicants on Becoming a Registered Professional with CORUand embedded on CORU's own site · 27 Nov 2024
What it checks

The three things it assesses.

Qualification recognition against the Irish standard

Syllabus, placement hours and scope of practice

English language and good standing

It can set compensation measures — extra study or supervised practice — where a gap is found. We map the syllabus so there isn’t one.

Your route

Four steps to registration.

We check your fit

Your degree, syllabus and hours against the regulator’s own published standards. You know where you stand before spending anything.

We build the file

Syllabus mapped module by module. Transcripts, registration and experience letters in the exact form each regulator asks for. Apostille sequenced in the right order.

We stay until the decision

Filed in your own regulator account. Every query drafted by us, sent by you, tracked to the answer.

Registration, then the visa

Registration comes first. The visa route follows the destination country’s published framework.

Recent

What they have announced.

  • CORU Publishes Annual Report 2025CORU · 14 Sept 2026
  • Over 820 newly graduated health and social care professionals join CORU RegisterCORU · 9 Sept 2026
  • A Milestone Worth Celebrating: 40,000 CORU Registrants!CORU · 9 Jul 2026
Take it with you

Take the numbers with you.

One image, on our branding, carrying every figure above and the source under each one.

CORU fact card — the official figures for Ireland, each with its source.
Route finder

Where could you be working next year?

Two answers. Ten seconds. Then we show you what's open for your profession.

These describe each country’s general immigration framework as published, not a route we can promise or advise on. Immigration rules change and are applied case by case. For your own circumstances, consult a registered immigration adviser.

See your own route to Ireland.

Two answers. Ten seconds. Then the facts for your profession.