Excel Healthcare says 26,000 doctors and about 76,500 nurses and midwives are employed in IrelandThe healthcare sector is facing staff shortages in the coming year with long-term vacancies remaining unfilled, a report by Irish recruiter Excel Healthcare said. Excel credited this to requirements to balance the number of non-EU staff, challenges in securing visas and housing shortages. The largest pay hikes, the guide found, were for more junior healthcare staff. She said the gap between public and private sector pay levels was making it “even harder for private employers to compete”. Excel Healthcare found the number of nurses and midwives employed in Ireland increased by 5.5 per cent in the past year to about 76,500.

Source: The Irish Times December 09, 2025 09:00 UTC