# PublicJobs.ie Scraper — Irish Public Sector Jobs (`hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper`) Actor

Scrape vacancies from PublicJobs.ie, Ireland's official public sector recruitment site: title, organisation, location, county, advertised and closing dates, grade, contract, working pattern, role type, website and candidate information booklets. Search by keyword.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.00075 / vacancy

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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# README

## PublicJobs.ie Scraper: Irish Public Sector and Civil Service Jobs

**PublicJobs.ie Scraper** extracts vacancies from **PublicJobs.ie**, **Ireland's official recruitment website for the public sector**, covering the **Civil Service, HSE and hospitals, local authorities (county councils), An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, state boards and agencies**. For every vacancy you get the **title, vacancy ID, vacancy type, organisation, location, advertised date and closing date**, plus (with **Vacancy details**) the **county, grade, contract (permanent, temporary, specified purpose), working pattern, type of role, organisation website and links to the candidate information booklets (English and Irish)**. Search by **keyword**, filter by **county**, and export to **CSV, Excel or JSON**. Ideal for **job seekers, recruiters, career services, job boards and Irish public sector labour-market research**.

### What does PublicJobs.ie Scraper do?

- 🇮🇪 **Irish public sector vacancies** from PublicJobs.ie: all open competitions.
- 🔎 **Keyword search**: engineer, nurse, clerical officer, accountant, consultant, garda…
- 📍 **County filter**: Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford…
- 🏛️ **Organisation**: departments, HSE, county councils, state boards.
- 🎓 **Grade, contract and working pattern**.
- 📅 **Advertised and closing dates** (with closing time).
- 📄 **Candidate information booklets** (PDF links).

### What data can you scrape from PublicJobs.ie?

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Vacancy | ID, link, title, vacancy type |
| Organisation | Name, website\* |
| Location | Location, county\* |
| Terms\* | Grade, contract, working pattern, type of role |
| Dates | Advertised, closing date and time |
| Documents\* | Candidate information booklets |

\* With **Vacancy details** turned on (default).

### Use cases for Irish public sector job data

- **Job seekers**: track new public sector competitions in your county or profession.
- **Recruiters and career services**: monitor hiring by HSE, councils and departments.
- **Job boards**: syndicate Irish public sector vacancies.
- **Research and journalism**: analyse public sector hiring by organisation, grade and region.

### How to scrape PublicJobs.ie

1. Click **Try for free** to open PublicJobs.ie Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter **keywords** (or leave empty for all vacancies) and optionally **counties**.
3. Keep **Vacancy details** on for grade, contract and documents.
4. Click **Start** and download the vacancies as **CSV, Excel or JSON**.

### Input

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["engineer", "nurse"],
  "counties": ["Dublin", "Cork"],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| **Keywords** | One search per keyword; empty = all vacancies. |
| **Counties** | Keep only these counties. |
| **Vacancy details** | Adds county, grade, contract, documents. |
| **Max vacancies** | Stop after this many (0 = no limit). |

### Output

#### Vacancy example

```json
{
  "vacancyId": 7689,
  "url": "https://publicjobs.tal.net/…/opp/7689-Financial-Management-Accountant-Galway-County-Council/en-GB",
  "title": "Financial Management Accountant - Galway County Council",
  "vacancyType": "publicjobs",
  "organisation": "Galway County Council",
  "organisationWebsite": "https://www.galway.ie/en",
  "location": "Galway County Council",
  "county": "Galway",
  "grade": "Financial Management Accountant",
  "contract": "Permanent",
  "workingPattern": "Full-Time",
  "roleType": "Local Authority",
  "advertisedDate": "2026-09-18",
  "closingDate": "2026-10-08T15:00",
  "documents": [{ "name": "Final_InfoBook_FMA_GalwayCoCo.pdf", "url": "https://publicjobs.tal.net/…" }]
}
```

#### Output schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `vacancyId`, `url`, `title`, `vacancyType` | mixed | Vacancy. |
| `organisation`, `organisationWebsite` | string | Organisation. |
| `location`, `county` | string | Location. |
| `grade`, `contract`, `workingPattern`, `roleType` | string | Terms. |
| `advertisedDate`, `closingDate` | string | Dates. |
| `documents` | array | Information booklets. |
| `search`, `scrapedAt` | string | Source info. |

### How much does it cost?

PublicJobs.ie Scraper uses **pay-per-vacancy** pricing: a small fixed price per vacancy, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the **Pricing** tab for the exact price.

### More job data

- [Hays Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/hays-scraper): recruitment jobs including Ireland.
- [JobServe Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/jobserve-scraper): UK contract and IT jobs.

### FAQ

**Why are some detail fields empty?**
Vacancies published by external recruiters show fewer fields than core PublicJobs competitions.

**What formats can I export?**
CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

**Can I integrate PublicJobs.ie Scraper with other apps?**
PublicJobs.ie Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to [integrations on the Apify platform](https://apify.com/integrations). It works with [Make](https://apify.com/integrations/make), [Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations/zapier), [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack), [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte), [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github), [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) and [many more](https://apify.com/integrations), plus the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

**Is it legal to scrape PublicJobs.ie?**
The scraper only collects publicly advertised vacancies. You are responsible for using the data in line with PublicJobs' terms and GDPR.

### Related Actors

- [Hays Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/hays-scraper)
- [JobServe Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/jobserve-scraper)

### Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with publicjobs.ie or the Public Appointments Service.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Vacancy title keywords, e.g. engineer, nurse, clerical officer, accountant, garda. Each keyword is a separate search. Leave empty for all vacancies.

## `counties` (type: `array`):

Optional. Keep only vacancies in these counties, e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Also collect county, grade, contract, working pattern, role type, organisation website and candidate information booklets.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many vacancies. 0 means no limit.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Not required for normal use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "engineer"
  ],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The results as dataset items.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "engineer"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchTerms": ["engineer"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "engineer"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ryxWuHrkHZlgcvZqZ/builds/QUYGrYbMg0FaBWi0e/openapi.json