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Meet Breda - AO Economist/Policy Analyst in the IGEES Central Unit within The Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

2025-09-23T11:24:34+00:00

Breda gives us insight into his career as an Meet Breda - AO Economist/Policy Analyst in the IGEES Central Unit within The Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Meet Shane - Industrial Relations Officer in the Workplace Relations Commission

2025-09-23T11:24:34+00:00

Shane gives us insight into his career as an Industrial Relations Officer in the Workplace Relations Commission.

Meet Rebecca - Communications Manager in the Department of Education and Youth

2025-09-03T08:58:41+00:00

Rebecca gives us insight into her career as a Communications Manager in the Department of Education and Youth.

Meet Andrew - Watch Officer in the Irish Coast Guard

2025-08-19T11:58:41+00:00

Andrew gives us insight into his career as a Watch Officer in the Irish Coast Guard.

Meet Matthew - Watch Officer in the Irish Coast Guard

2025-08-19T11:55:32+00:00

Matthew gives us insight into his career as a Watch Officer in the Irish Coast Guard.

Meet Susan - Trainee Watch Officer in the Irish Coast Guard

2025-08-19T08:58:41+00:00

Susan gives us insight into her career as a Trainee Watch Officer in the Irish Coast Guard.

Meet Con - Administrative Officer in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

2024-01-04T16:33:53+00:00

Con is currently part of the Offshore Environment and Future Energy Division within the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and shares with us the great opportunities this role has given them including the opportunity to attend meetings in Brussels.

Meet Gemma - Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance

2025-03-10T10:20:08+00:00

Gemma gives us insight into her career as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance.

Meet Donal - Administrative Officer in the International Finance Division of the Department of Finance

2025-03-10T10:17:56+00:00

Donal gives us insight into his career as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance.

Meet Cillian - Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance

2025-03-10T10:15:34+00:00

Cillian gives us insight into his career as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance.

Meet Sebastian - Administrative Officer in the Risk Management Section of the Department of Finance

2025-03-10T10:13:05+00:00

Sebastian gives us insight into his career as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance.

Meet Maitiú - Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance

2025-03-10T10:05:47+00:00

Maitiú gives us insight into his career as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance.

Meet Geraldine - Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance

2025-03-10T10:01:03+00:00

Geraldine gives us insight into her career as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance.

Meet Michael - Health Policy Analyst in the Department of Health

2025-03-10T09:56:55+00:00

Michael gives us insight into his career as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Health.

Meet Leanne - Economist / Policy Analyst with The Department of Finance

2024-10-17T09:49:48+00:00

Leanne tells us how joining the IGEES graduate programme has ensured the best start to their journey as an economist and how being part of the Irish Government Economic & Evaluation Service (IGEES) network allows for a lot of flexibility and change within their role.

Meet Siobhán - Category Specialist Higher in the Office of Government Procurement

2024-08-26T08:31:08+00:00

Siobhán tells us about her role as a Category Specialist Higher with the Office of Government Procurement and how her background working in startups in the private sector helped give her a seemless transition into the OGP.

Meet Kevin - Deputy Head of Mission, Consulate of Ireland, Sydney

2024-07-24T15:28:03+00:00

Kevin tells us about his role as Deputy Head of Mission in the Consulate of Ireland in Sydney and how working in the Diplomatic Service can lead to a challenging and rewarding career.

Meet Kate - Third Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs

2024-07-08T18:30:00+00:00

Kate tells us about her role as a Third Secretary with the Department of Foreign Affairs and how working in the Diplomatic Service can lead to a challenging and rewarding career.

Meet Aisling - Policy Analyst With The Policing Authority

2024-07-04T18:30:00+00:00

Aisling tells us about her role as a Policy Analyst with the Policing Authority and how working in the Policing Authority has given her a unique perspective on how their efforts contribute to transparency, accountability and overall public trust in policing and community safety.

Meet our Business/Finance Administrative Officers

2024-01-04T18:57:14+00:00

An Administrative Officer (Business/Finance) may be involved in assessing and advising on national and international financial developments and providing policy advice designed to support the Government’s social and economic policy objectives. An AO may be required to advise and brief senior management and Ministers on financial and business policies and contribute to the drafting, and passage through the Oireachtas, of legislation concerning financial issues.

Meet Máire - Administrative Officer in the Central Bank Policy section of the Department of Finance

2024-01-04T18:43:08+00:00

Máire gives us insight into their career as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance. From Originally working in the Financial Stability section to now working in the Central Bank Policy Section of the Department, Máire shares how being fluent in the Irish Language has been a benefit in their role.

Meet Nigel - Administrative Officer in the Banking Division of the Department of Finance

2024-01-04T18:39:08+00:00

Nigel Shares how his interest in policy making led him to the position of Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance and how they have been afforded endless opportunities to develop their skills and competencies through specific job training and formal advanced education.

Meet James - Administrative Officer in the Economics Division in the Department of Finance

2024-01-04T18:30:00+00:00

James tells us about their role as an Administrative Officer in the Economics Division in the Department of Finance and how the training courses available allowed them to enhance their knowledge and skills.

Meet Seán – Administrative Officer in the Tax Division of the Department of Finance

2024-01-04T16:28:59+00:00

Seán tells us about his exciting role as an Administrative Officer in the Tax Division of the Department of Finance. Seán has been involved in several tasks, including the preparation of briefing for the Minister of Finance as part of Finance Bill 2023 and working on the Department’s Tax Expenditure reporting.

Meet Rabeea - Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance

2024-01-04T16:23:02+00:00

Rabeea tells us about their job as an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance including working on policy formulation and analysis and research and some of the factors that motivated them to apply for their role and what surprised them the most.

Meet Thais – Control Room Operative with An Garda Síochána

2023-12-18T17:12:51+00:00

Thais tells us the reason for becoming a Control Room Operative with An Garda Síochána and the great opportunities that are available to them.

Meet Megan – Control Room Operative with An Garda Síochána

2023-12-18T17:03:25+00:00

Megan tells us about their role as a Control Room Operative with An Garda Síochána including what they value most about the role and some of the many benefits.

Meet Meadbh – Control Room Operative with An Garda Síochána

2023-12-18T16:56:13+00:00

Meadbh tells us how their years of customer service experience could be applied to their role as a Control Room Operative with An Garda Síochána and some of the opportunities this role has provided them.

Meet Nigel - Incident Creation Representative in the Garda Information Service Centre in An Garda Síochána

2023-07-14T13:29:58+00:00

Nigel is an Incident Creation Representative. He talks to us about his role, experiences and the opportunities that have been made available to him since joining the civil service. Nigel tells us about the benefits this role has offered him and why he would recommend a career in the GISC in the civil service.

Meet Mandy, Category Specialist in the Office of Government Procurement

2023-06-19T13:45:30+00:00

Mandy is a Category Specialist with the Office of Government Procurement. She talks to us about her role, experiences and opportunities that have been made available to her since joining the civil service. Mandy tells us about how rewarding her role is and how she has had the chance to take advantage of further education.

Meet Florin – ICT Specialist (Networks/Cyber-Security) working in An Garda Síochána

2023-04-28T15:38:12+00:00

Florin is an ICT Specialist in An Garda Síochána. Florin tells us a little bit about his role as a Cyber Security Analyst and the opportunities that have been available to him since joining the Civil Service. He tells us about the support structure for further development within An Garda Síochána and keeping up to date with new technologies.

Meet Máire - Educational Psychologist with NEPS in the Department of Education

2022-12-23T10:19:48+00:00

Máire shares her experience of working as an Educational Psychologist with the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) in the Department of Education. She talks about the supportive environment which allowed her the opportunity to grow and develop her skills.

Meet Helen - Educational Psychologist in the National Educational Psychological Service

2022-12-06T16:02:19+00:00

Helen gives us insight into her career as an Educational Psychologist, having been inspired to follow a new direction after encountering the National Educational Psychologist Services (NEPS) while working as a Primary School Teacher.

Meet Kevin - Educational Psychologist in the National Educational Psychological Service

2022-12-06T16:01:16+00:00

Kevin shares his career path from working as a primary school teacher in a number of schools before working in a special school for pupils with special education needs. This led him to complete a Diploma in Special Education and later completing a degree in Psychology through the Open University and later a master's in Educational Psychology.

Meet Sarah - Educational Psychologist in the National Educational Psychological Service

2022-12-06T16:00:14+00:00

Sarah shares her experience of working as an Educational Psychologist with the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). Sarah tells us she joined NEPS for the opportunity to work consultatively with schools and to support schools to make systemic changes so as to develop their supports for children and young people with additional needs.

Meet Patricia – Educational Psychologist in the National Educational Psychological Service

2022-11-29T15:58:21+00:00

Patricia tells us about her career as an Educational Psychologist in the National Educational Psychological Service. Patricia says that the best thing about working in National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) is the collegiality and working with a group of like-minded people. The collective expertise of colleagues is great, and you come away from individual or group supervision feeling more able and grounded. With that support behind you, you are better able to help support schools.

Meet Gráinne – Educational Psychologist supporting children and young people

2022-11-29T15:54:33+00:00

Gráinne gives us an insight into her career as an Educational Psychologist with the National Educational Psychological Service. Gráinne shares that her role allows her the opportunity to apply psychological theory, research and techniques to support children, young people, their families and schools to promote the emotional and social wellbeing of young people.