Current Industry Vacancies

Location Business Name Role Type Contact Details Published On Description
Kildare Greenhills Farm Bloodstock Yard Person Email: greenhillsfarmbloodstock@gmail.com
Phone: 086 373 3839
2024-09-20 Greenhills Farm Bloodstock are currently recruiting a full time yard person for general yard duties.
Please contact Katie on 086 373 3839.
Ireland Greenhills Farm Bloodstock Rider Email: greenhillsfarmbloodstock@gmail.com
Phone: 086 373 3839
2024-09-20 Greenhills Farm Bloodstock are currently recruiting for an experienced rider to join their team.
Please conact 086 373 3839.
Location Business Name Role Type Contact Details Published On Description
Tipperary Noralla Stud Farm Yard person/General Groom Email: caterinadargan@yahoo.ie
Phone: 086 076 5461
2024-09-09 Noralla Stud Farm are seeking a yard person/general groom for mucking out, handling yearlings, mares and foals and general yard duties.
Meath Ryebridge Stud Head Lad/Lass (Live in) Email: info@ryebridgestud.com 2024-09-16 Ryebridge Stud are seeking an experienced and passionate Head Lad/Lass to work closely with their stud manager in managing the day-to-day operations of the stud farm. Training can be provided, as the right attitude is most important. 
For more information and to apply please visit www.ryebridgestud.ie 
Down Universal Stud Rider Email: bernardhavern@hotmail.co.uk
Phone: 0044 7592 383828
2024-09-30 The role is to help break and pre train yearlings and 2 year olds.
Job is in Meigh just outside of Newry.
Please WhatsApp or email your details.
Meath Farm in Meath Full Time Yard Assistant Email CV to stablepositions24@yahoo.com 2024-10-04 Full time yard assistant required in Meath, must have experience with Mares, foals, yearlings, and horses in training. 
Duties to include feeding, turning out, mucking, and grooming. Leading young foals and all stock.
Tacking up, putting horses on a walker.  Good knowledge of horses, must have at least 2 years’ experience of working with horses. 
Must be kind, work efficiently, and use their own initiative.
Help in other areas of the estate, including checking and moving cattle, maintaining the paddocks, water troughs etc.
Salary negotiable according to experience. 
Accommodation available on site.
Email cv to stablepositions24@yahoo.com
Meath Farm in Meath Stud Groom Email CV to stablepositions24@yahoo.com 2024-10-04 Full time stud groom required in Meath, must have experience with Mares, Foals, yearlings, and horses in training.
Tasks involved daily: mucking out, bringing horses in, educating foals & weanlings, feeding horses, grooming and foot care.

Main Duties:
  • Prepare weanlings, yearlings, and mares for sale at horse sale
  • Prepare mares for entry to the serving barn during the breeding season
  • Preparing stock for veterinary checks and farriery visits
  • Feed and water animals according to schedules and feeding instructions
  • Examine and observe animals to detect signs of illness, disease, or injury
  • Provide general stable maintenance such as cleaning water troughs and small repairs
  • Implement pasture management plan
  • Review H&S risk assessments prior to commencement of works to ensure all works are carried out in accordance with safety rules and health and safety legislation.
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Knowledge and skills:
  • Horse care welfare
  • Equine transportation
  • Horsemanship skills
  • Communication skills
  • Health and safety regulations
  • IT/Digital skills
  • Racings industry knowledge.

Salary negotiable according to experience. 
Accommodation available on site.
Email cv to stablepositions24@yahoo.com
Location Business Name Role Type Contact Details Published On Description
Ireland Jockeys Accident Fund Physiotherapist/Sports Therapist Tenders should be received not later than midnight on 25 October 2024, and must be delivered by post to Darren Murtagh, Suite 104, 4/5 Burton Hall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, or by email to office@doylemurtagh.ie.

All queries relating to any aspect of this tender process must be directed to Darren Murtagh at (00353) 1 2837001.
2024-09-25 The Jockeys Accident Fund Company Limited by Guarantee (JAF) was established to promote and support the health, safety and welfare of jockeys, and provides benefits for professional jockeys and apprentices who are injured either during a race meeting or in the schooling of horses.

• The JAF wishes to invite tenders for the provision of physiotherapy/sports therapy & related services at racetracks throughout Ireland as described in Appendices I & II to this document.
• This tender process is an open procedure, and any services contract awarded will be for a period of 2 years commencing 1 January 2025 (with an option to extend for a further 2 years).
• The JAF does not bind itself to accept the lowest price for any tender and will decide itself on the criteria to be applied in assessing each tender.
• This tender document does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a services contract.
• No contractual rights in relation to the JAF will exist until a formal written services contract has been executed for and on behalf of the JAF.
• The award of a services contract does not confer exclusivity on the successful tenderer(s).
• This tender document supersedes and replaces all previous documentation, communications and correspondence between the JAF and any tenderer, and tenderers should place no reliance on any such previous documentation or communications.
• In the performance of any services contract awarded, the successful tenderer(s) (and their staff/sub-contractors if any) must comply with all applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law.
• It will be a condition of any services contract pursuant to this tender process that the successful tenderer(s) shall, for the term of such contract(s), comply with all applicable EU and domestic laws.
• Prior to the award of any services contract arising out of this tender process, the successful tenderer(s) shall be obliged to supply its tax number and tax clearance access number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by the JAF. By supplying these numbers, the successful tenderer agrees and acknowledges that the JAF has the permission of the tenderer(s) to verify its tax position online.
• Any actual or potential conflict of interest on the part of the tenderer(s) (or any of their staff/sub-contractors if any) must be fully disclosed to the JAF as soon as possible.
• The successful tenderer(s) shall be registered with CORU or other appropriate professional body for the term of any services contract offered, and shall be required to provide proof of registration.
• The successful tenderer(s) shall also be required to have appropriate Professional Indemnity Insurance in place, and any other relevant insurances in place such as employers’ liability insurance or public liability insurance, for the term of any services contract offered.
• The successful tenderer(s) shall, during the term of any services contract offered, be required to immediately advise the JAF of any changes to its insurance status, produce proof of current premiums paid upon request, and produce valid certificates of insurance upon request.
• Tenderers may be required to make a presentation of the proposals contained in their tender. The JAF will not be responsible for any costs incurred by the tenderer(s) related to any such presentations.
• Tenders should be received not later than midnight on 25 October 2024, and must be delivered by post to Darren Murtagh, Suite 104, 4/5 Burton Hall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, or by email to office@doylemurtagh.ie.
• All queries relating to any aspect of this tender process must be directed to Darren Murtagh at (00353) 1 2837001.
• All tender prices quoted must be all inclusive (i.e. including but not limited to professional fee, V.A.T, travel costs & expenses, professional supplies & consumables, and any other ancillary costs) and must be quoted in Euro.
• Tenderers must confirm that all prices quoted will remail valid for 2 years from 1 January 2025.

• While every effort has been made to provide accurate and comprehensive information in all documents prepared for the purposes of this tender process, the JAF does not accept any liability or provide any express or implied warranty in respect of any information or documentation supplied. Tenderers must form their own conclusions about the actions needed to meet the requirements as set out in this tender process, and may wish to consult their own legal & professional advisers.Requirements & Specifications:
The following services shall be provided by the Physiotherapist/Sports Therapist to the JAF:

On track physio services at selected racecourses including:
• Acute sports injury assessments
• Sports injury treatments
• Rehabilitation and maintenance programmes

Qualifications and experience
• Bachelor of Science in Charted Physiotherapy, Athletic Therapy or equivalent Sports Therapy
• CORU registration (current or recent) or a fully Certified member of Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland or other appropriate professional body
• A post-graduate qualification in sports physiotherapy or musculoskeletal physiotherapy or sports science or strength and conditioning
• A minimum of three years post graduate experience with elite sports people.

Desirable
• Physiotherapy, Athletic Therapy or S+C rehabilitation experience with a jockey population

Key responsibilities
• Provision of race day therapy to include:
o Pre-race preparation of riders
o Continuation of rehabilitation for riders returning from injury
o Maintenance of chronic issues
o Acute injury assessment alongside Irish Horse Regulatory Board (IHRB) Medical Officer.

•Proficient in all sports therapy techniques for example, sports massage/manipulation, ultrasound, taping, dry needling
•Proficient in recording of clinical notes
•Liaising with IHRB Medical Officer on race day
•Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer of the IHRB as clinical lead
•Communication with colleagues within the on-course team
•Communication with physiotherapy and strength and conditioning team in Irish Injured Jockey Clinic in RACE, Kildare
•Communication where necessary with the wider Jockey Pathway team, to include nutritionist, sports psychologist, career guidance coach and jockey coaching team
•Provide educational opportunities where appropriate to jockeys

Key requirements
•Proof of indemnity to treat Professional Athletes.
•Full driver’s licence.
•Availability to work at appointed racecourses throughout Ireland.
•Availability to work weekdays, evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays, Easter & Christmas race meetings, with flexibility around rescheduled race meetings when they occur.
•Provide all necessary equipment, plinth, ultrasound machine, TENS, tapes/bandages, dry needles, consumables.
•Provide written references.
•Provide full documentation outlying previous employment/experience in both clinical and sports environments.

Skills and Experience
•A comprehensive understanding of the needs of elite athletes in a high -performance environment
•Skilled and knowledgeable about the challenges and subtleties of working in a multi-professional team and managing confidentiality and boundaries effectively
•A comprehensive understanding of the various sports science and sports medicine disciplines
•Skilled in leading and managing behavioural change and maintenance to have a positive impact on rider rehabilitation, injury prevention and performance
•Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
Kildare Irish Equine Centre Admin/Secretary Send CV and Cover Letter in confidence to dgrey@irishequinecentre.ie 2024-10-11 The Irish Equine Centre are looking for a full time colleague to join as an admin/secretary in their veterinary pathology team.

Requirements:
  • Previous admin/secretarial experience
  • Computer literate and familar with MS Word, Excel
  • Excellent communication skills
Location Business Name Role Type Contact Details Published On Description
Kildare The Tote Tote Casual Racecourse Staff recruit@thetote.com 2022-10-13 The TOTE are hiring part-time racecourse staff for racecourses across Ireland. Applicants must be aged 18 or over. Please send your CV to recruit@thetote.com. Find out more at www.toteireland.com
Kildare The Curragh Racecourse Raceday Staff To register your interest please send your CV and a brief cover letter to recruitment@curragh.ie. 2022-10-13 The Currgah Racecourse are seeking enthusiastic, customer focused and self-motivated individuals who would like to be an integral part of the race day team at The Curragh. They have both Customer Care and Equine Care roles available. Suitable individuals will be hardworking, adaptable, a good timekeeper and able to work both on their own initiative, as well as part of our team. Those working in equine care will also have experience working in the equine industry. Applications will close on the 16th February.
Kildare Goffs Bid Spotters tadhgdooley@goffs.ie 2022-10-13 Goffs are hiring Bid Spotters. Send your CV to tadhgdooley@goffs.ie.
Ireland Tipperary Racecourse Raceday Staff Email your C.V to info@tipperaryraces.ie 2023-04-20 Tipperary Racecourse.are lookign for indiviudals to join their raceday team. Duties include: Ticket Scanning, Racecard Sales & Ticket Sales Desk. Applicants must be available to work all 11 Fixtures and must be 18 or Over.
 

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