Irish Rail jobs

Did you get offered dates for the interview that was very quick they are not hanging about this time.

I presume ye applied for Dublin. I applied for for Galway and still waiting to hear back about stage 1 tests. Could be a long wait for me.

yep I’m Waterford and still waiting myself. All stages done and dusted but no movement since 🤷🏻 Still holding out hope that I’ll hear or a start date before the end of summer but who knows

All moving very fast now for Dublin area driver applicants.

Stage 2 test sat last Friday.

Email received for first round interview today.

Not looking good for me so. Did test's on Monday. No email yet🥺

The waiting is a nightmare. Do you get an email to say you didn't pass ? At least you would know.

Hi all,

just wondering, do IR normally get in touch after doing a reference check or do they just leave you waiting until they have a start date for you?

my references were contacted 6 weeks ago but after that I’ve heard nothing. Any light you can shed would be most helpful!

Thank you for the response!!

I went for Dublin, at least I know now it’s a waiting game and not a case of getting lost in the system!!

Hi all,

applied for the train driver jobs with Mallow as my primary station and cork as secondary , did the two rounds of questions online but haven’t heard anything since then and that was probably two months ago.. Anyone from cork get to the in person questionnaires or interviews yet ? Or is it just a case of waiting until a vacancy comes up in my depot of choice?

thanks

Anyone know if there are any upcoming Dublin/Dart start dates or?

I’d say Cork is your best bet. Mallow being a small depot probably has drivers waiting on a transfer in. Cork has a good few vacancies at the moment.

Anyone know of any other positions like this which would be good to apply to for a career change and a better wage? I’ve also applied for the bus Eireann driver training programme , but would like to apply for as many public job positions like this as possible around the Munster area preferably .

Had actually forgotten about that. That’s a fair point.

Theres a good few drivers in the Dublin depots waiting on transfers back to their preferred locations. A good lot of drivers out on long term sick, some will probably never drive again. A not insignificant amount of drivers have been removed from the grade in the last number of years because of “disciplinary” issues (some unfairly imo) A lot of retirements coming up in the next 2-3 years especially in Dublin. Lastly a number of new recruits just upped and quit.

The company is always chasing their tail especially in Dublin. I actually feel they are trying their best to get the numbers up even though it doesn’t seem like it from the outside. A big problem the company have is that there’s a fair few drivers with 40 years service and are 60 and can retire with a months notice. It’s hard on the company to plan for this as the driver with 40 years could decide to stay until 65 and then decide **** it I’ll do another year till 66. They could also decide I’m outta here next week. Does the company take on a replacement and potentially have too many drivers with the associated costs. Hard to get the balance right.

It's been mentioned that they are getting through the Dublin positions first. But also that some people may have started in Dublin, and are waiting for transfers to other parts of the country. So less pressure to fill those positions with new recruits.