IrishJobs.ie Scraper

Extract job listings from IrishJobs.ie at scale, with structured salary, geo-coordinates, company data, and full descriptions. Runs proxy-free via a warmed cookie session. No API key required.

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Why this scraper?

🎯 Built for Ireland

A dedicated IrishJobs.ie scraper covering the full listing set across every sector and county. Locations, salary, and dates are parsed for the Irish market.

📄 Two modes in one

List mode returns the full card data — title, company, location, salary, badges, snippet — fast and cheap. Detail mode adds the complete description in text, HTML and Markdown, plus industry, contract type, and exact coordinates.

💶 Structured salary and geo

Minimum, maximum, currency and period parsed from the listing. In detail mode, latitude and longitude come straight from the page's structured data, ready for mapping without a separate geocoding step.

🔁 Batch searches

Run several keyword searches in a single run. They share one dataset, one dedup state, and one run start, so a batch costs less than the same searches run separately.

📦 Compact mode

Return a reduced core-field payload for AI agents and MCP pipelines, ready to pipe into an ATS or LLM context without stripping extra fields.

♻️ Repost detection

A 90-day dedup window skips listings already seen in earlier runs, so scheduled runs can emit new listings only.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	developer	Job title, skill, or keyword. Empty browses all jobs.
searchQueries	array	(empty)	Several keyword searches in one run, sharing one dataset and dedup state. Overrides searchQuery.
location	string	(empty)	City, county, or region (e.g. Dublin, Cork). Empty searches nationwide.
category	string	(empty)	IrishJobs numeric category ID from a category URL. Empty means all.
daysOld	integer	0	Only listings posted within this many days (snaps to 1, 3, 7, or 30). 0 disables.
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum listings to return across all searches.
fetchDetails	boolean	false	Fetch each detail page for full description, structured salary, industry, contract type, geo-coordinates, and apply URL.
compact	boolean	false	Return a reduced core-field payload for AI agents and MCP pipelines.
skipReposts	boolean	false	Skip listings seen in earlier runs (90-day window). Enable for new-only feeds.
startUrls	array	(empty)	Specific IrishJobs.ie search or detail URLs. Overrides all filters.

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Output schema

Every field below is present on every record in full mode. Fields the source does not publish for a given job are returned as null. Fields marked (detail) are populated only when fetchDetails: true. Compact mode returns a reduced subset.

Field	Type	Description
jobId	string	IrishJobs listing ID.
harmonisedId	string|null	StepStone cross-network listing ID.
url	string	Direct link to the listing.
title	string	Job title.
company	string	Hiring company.
companyId	number|null	IrishJobs company ID.
companyUrl	string|null	Company profile URL on IrishJobs.
companyLogo	string|null	Company logo URL.
location	string|null	Job location.
postCode	string|null	Post code, where published.
country	string	Country code (IE).
latitude	number|null	Latitude (from structured data in detail mode).
longitude	number|null	Longitude (from structured data in detail mode).
remote	boolean|null	Whether the role is remote.
contractType	string|null	(detail) Employment type (e.g. FULL_TIME, REMOTE_WORKING).
industry	string|null	(detail) Industry classification.
snippet	string|null	Short description from the search card.
description	string|null	(detail) Full description, plain text.
descriptionHtml	string|null	(detail) Full description, HTML.
descriptionMarkdown	string|null	(detail) Full description, Markdown.
salary	string|null	Raw salary text where the listing shows one.
salaryMin	number|null	Parsed minimum salary.
salaryMax	number|null	Parsed maximum salary.
salaryCurrency	string|null	Salary currency (EUR/GBP).
salaryPeriod	string|null	yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly.
publishDate	string|null	Date posted.
expiryDate	string|null	Listing expiry date.
applyUrl	string|null	(detail) Application URL.
directApply	boolean|null	(detail) Whether direct apply is offered.
applicantLocationRequirement	string|null	(detail) Required applicant country, where set.
skills	array	Skill tags, where present.
labels	array	Card labels (e.g. NEW).
isNew	boolean	Whether the listing carries the NEW badge.
isSponsored	boolean	Whether the listing is sponsored.
isHighlighted	boolean	Whether the listing is highlighted.
isTopJob	boolean	Whether the listing is a top job.
isAnonymous	boolean	Whether the employer is anonymous.
changeStatus	string|null	Change status across runs (NEW / UPDATED / UNCHANGED).
contentHash	string|null	Stable hash of core fields, for change tracking.
source	string	Always IrishJobs.ie.
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp when scraped.

Example record

{
  "jobId": "107644731",
  "harmonisedId": "5a0d4c68-d58f-42da-8031-65fa3dc021f1",
  "url": "https://www.irishjobs.ie/job/life400-developer/bank-of-ireland-group-job107644731",
  "title": "Life400 Developer",
  "company": "Bank of Ireland Group",
  "companyId": 1242646,
  "companyUrl": "https://www.irishjobs.ie/jobs/bank-of-ireland-group?cmpId=1242646",
  "companyLogo": "https://www.irishjobs.ie/CompanyLogos/9699d558-4255-4f16-b81d-ba4.png",
  "location": "Dublin, County Dublin",
  "postCode": null,
  "country": "IE",
  "latitude": 53.33306,
  "longitude": -6.24889,
  "remote": true,
  "contractType": "FULL_TIME, REMOTE_WORKING",
  "industry": "IT, IT-Software Development",
  "snippet": "New Ireland is seeking a skilled Life400 Developer ...",
  "description": "What is the opportunity? New Ireland is seeking a skilled Life400 Developer ...",
  "descriptionHtml": "<div><b>What is the opportunity?</b><br>New Ireland is seeking ...</div>",
  "descriptionMarkdown": "**What is the opportunity?**\n\nNew Ireland is seeking a skilled Life400 Developer ...",
  "salary": null,
  "salaryMin": null,
  "salaryMax": null,
  "salaryCurrency": null,
  "salaryPeriod": null,
  "publishDate": "2026-07-06T11:18:32.843Z",
  "expiryDate": "2026-08-05T22:00:00Z",
  "applyUrl": "https://www.irishjobs.ie/job/life400-developer/bank-of-ireland-group-job107644731",
  "directApply": true,
  "applicantLocationRequirement": "ie",
  "skills": [],
  "labels": ["NEW"],
  "isNew": true,
  "isSponsored": false,
  "isHighlighted": false,
  "isTopJob": false,
  "isAnonymous": false,
  "changeStatus": "NEW",
  "contentHash": "b7e2c9a1f3d40856",
  "source": "IrishJobs.ie",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T12:30:00.000Z"
}

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Examples

Developer jobs in Dublin, full details

{
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "location": "Dublin",
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Batch of tech searches in one run

{
  "searchQueries": ["python developer", "data engineer", "devops"],
  "maxResults": 300
}

New listings only, posted in the last day

{
  "searchQuery": "accountant",
  "daysOld": 1,
  "skipReposts": true,
  "maxResults": 200
}

Compact output for an AI pipeline

{
  "searchQuery": "nurse",
  "compact": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Schedule any of these to run daily in the Apify Scheduler, and enable skipReposts to receive only new listings each run.

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💰 Pricing

$1.40 per 1,000 results — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries are never charged, and an over-filtered query that returns nothing costs nothing.

Results	Cost
100	~$0.14
1,000	~$1.40
10,000	~$14.00
100,000	~$140.00

Proxy-based alternatives layer compute and proxy charges on top of their per-result rate. This actor runs proxy-free, so the per-result price is the whole cost.

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Performance

Run size	Typical time
100 results (list only)	under 1 minute
1,000 results (list only)	3–5 minutes
100 results with fetchDetails	3–5 minutes
1,000 results with fetchDetails	15–25 minutes

List mode is the fastest and cheapest. Enable fetchDetails only when you need descriptions, industry, contract type, or coordinates.

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Known limitations

• Many IrishJobs listings show "€ Not Disclosed"; those return null salary fields.
• Full description, industry, contract type, and geo-coordinates are only available with fetchDetails: true.
• IrishJobs exposes no working contract-type search filter, so contract type cannot be used to narrow the search. It is still returned per job in detail mode.
• The site uses an Akamai challenge; the actor clears it with a warmed cookie session and no proxy, but very large runs may occasionally re-warm mid-run.

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Technical details

• Source: IrishJobs.ie (StepStone network) — Ireland job listings
• Coverage: the full public listing set, filterable by keyword, location, and recency
• Deduplication: 90-day repost detection plus a per-record contentHash for change tracking
• Retry: automatic retry with exponential backoff and session re-warming on challenge responses

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