About
Farming continues to play a big role in Irish life, with forests growing in size plus a thriving gardening and landscaping sector there are many opportunities for those who enjoy active jobs where you are doing practical work out in the open air. Whether you are working on farms as a farm owner or farmhand, caring for our forests or smaller scale work in horticulture, where you can design landscapes or tend gardens.
Skills
Key Facts
family dairy farms in Ireland
involved in growing tillage crops in Ireland
employed in mushroom growing
average number employed in forestry
Labour Market Information
There were 111,700 working in agriculture 54.6% of national employment, a reduction on the 111,700 people employed in sector in 2017. The vast majority (95%) of this employment was in the core agriculture activities of crop and animal production. Forestry, fishing and other agriculture activities made up the remaining 5%.
Employment in the sector fell between 2013 and 2018, but issues sourcing staff have developed in specific areas, especially horticulture and dairy farming.
In this Sector...
Agriculture
Our farms make up a major source of economic activity and are the focus of rural life. There are two primary types of farming in Ireland, tillage farming and dairy farming.
Horticulture
As a horticulturist you may work with the growing of food such as fruits, berries, nuts and vegetables, decorative features such as flowers and shrubs or practical features such as sporting grounds.
Advice from Experts...
If you want to know more about working in the in the sector, hear what the experts have to say.
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