Medical Intern Posts in Ireland Offer Stage

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Medical Intern Posts in Ireland

Offer Stage

To support you through the Offer Stage of the Medical Intern process and to answer any question you may have in relation to the Offer Stage, we provide a full description of what you can expect and when it will happen, You can find this information in A Guide to Application and Appointment to Medical Intern Training in Ireland commencing July 2026.

What you will need:

a PC/laptop/mobile device with internet access
a valid email address
access to a mobile telephone number from which you receive text messages
Please note the online application is designed to display in most modern web browsers. NRS recommends that you ensure your PC/laptop/mobile device can support the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Edge (major versions released in the last year).

NRS recommends that you download all relevant documentation, as outlined below, to your PC/laptop/mobile device prior to responding to your offer.

Please click on the links below to download the relevant documentation:

Important Timescales

Stage	Description	Time/Date
Offer Stage	Deadline for conferral/graduation of basic medical degree: This means the date you will have received your basic (primary) medical qualification, which clearly displays the full date of conferral	5pm Thursday 11th June 2026
Offer Stage	NRS will issue a communication by email the week commencing 25th May 2026 to candidates who have been matched to an intern post. NRS will issue a communication by email the week commencing 25th May 2026 to candidates not matched to an intern post with details of their place on the reserve list.	Week commencing 25th May 2026
Offer Stage	Deadline for acceptance/decline of post allocation (Offer). Please note this date may be brought forward. The deadline to accept/decline a post will be outlined in your offer email.	48 hours from date of offer

Please note that acceptances submitted after the deadline will not be considered. If no response is received by that time, it will be treated as a decline. Candidates are expected to submit their acceptance well in advance, as extensions will not be granted under any circumstances, including technical or other issues that may prevent timely submission. Additionally, if all responses are received before the deadline, subsequent round offers may be issued earlier.

Garda Vetting

For candidates invited to initiate Garda Vetting, please ensure you have submitted your NVB1 form and supporting documents, and respond promptly to any requests for additional information from the Garda Vetting Team. Please note interns cannot commence employment unless they have been Garda Vetted. This is a legal requirement.

Please note: If you have received your e‑Vetting link, you have 21 days from the date of receipt to complete and submit. Failure to do so within this timeframe will require you to restart the Garda Vetting process from the beginning.

IMC Registration Fee Refund

Candidates who have registered with the Irish Medical Council and decline their offer should contact the Irish Medical Council if they wish to request a refund of the fee. Queries in relation to registration should be sent to intern@mcirl.ie

Privacy Notice

1. Purpose

The Health Service Executive (HSE) must comply with the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018 and the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). We respect your right to privacy and to the protection of your personal information. The purpose of this privacy notice is to explain how we collect and use personal information for the provision of our services and the day-to-day running of the HSE.

2. The information we process

Please note that information contained in your online application and the form itself may be passed to Intern Training Networks, Medical Schools, the Medical Council of Ireland, the National Doctors Training and Planning (HSE NDTP), MIU, Intern Network Executive, CPL Healthcare/Servisource and to prospective employing authorities, including non-HSE employing authorities (such as voluntary hospitals), for recruitment purposes only.

NRS is committed to protecting your privacy and takes the security of your information very seriously. NRS aims to be clear and transparent about the information we collect about you and how we use that information.

For more information on the HSE Privacy Policy, please refer to https://www.hse.ie/eng/gdpr

For queries in relation to the matching process please email applyintern@hse.ie