Completely free
No fees, ever. Turas Abhaile is a funded service, not a commercial agency. You keep every cent.
Bring your teaching career home.
Turas Abhaile connects qualified teachers - at home and abroad - with schools across Ireland that need them. Free for every teacher. Interview from anywhere. Backed by the Department of Education.
Teaching abroad, but thinking about home?
Thousands of brilliant Irish teachers are working in Dubai, London, Beijing and beyond. Many want to come home – but from the other side of the world, finding the right position, at the right school, in the right county isn’t easy. Vacancies close before you hear about them. The recruitment process feels a world away.
Turas Abhaile exists to close that distance. We bring the vacancies to you, coordinate interviews around your timezone, and walk the journey home with you – at no cost.
A national initiative, not a recruitment agency.
Turas Abhaile is funded by the Department of Education in association with ACCS, working alongside Ireland’s school management and teaching bodies.
The journey home, in numbers.
For teachers
Everything you need to teach in Ireland again - and nothing to pay.
Interview from anywhere
We arrange online interviews on whatever platform suits you, around whatever timezone you're in. No flights, no time off, no fuss.
Real vacancies, real schools
Every position comes from a named Irish school with a genuine full-time or fixed-term vacancy - primary and post-primary, across the country.
We do the legwork
Experienced education leaders match you to openings and guide you through a recruitment process that still follows all the proper Department circulars.
For schools
Still can't fill that position? We can reach the teachers you can't.
Some subjects are hard to fill – DCG, construction, the sciences, Irish, languages, SET. Turas Abhaile gives your vacancy reach far beyond the usual applicant pool, including qualified Irish teachers currently working in the UAE, the UK and China who are ready to come home.
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Access teachers others can't reach - including experienced Irish teachers based overseas.
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Your process, respected - you upload your own vacancy and application form; the normal recruitment process and circulars apply throughout.
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Interviews made simple - we coordinate online interviews so distance is never the reason a great candidate slips away.
The Pathway
How the journey works
1
Register
Tell us your subjects, your qualifications and where you'd like to teach. Takes a few minutes.
2
Get matched
We connect you with schools that have live vacancies in your area and subject.
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Interview from anywhere
We arrange online interviews on a platform and timezone that suit you.
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Come home
Accept your position and make the move back to an Irish classroom.
Testimonials
What Teachers are saying about us...
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John Doe
Kerry
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Dublin
Teaching one of these? We're looking for you.
Primary
Science
Woodwork
Metalwork
Music
Home
Economics
Irish
Maths
Technology
French
Spanish
German
PE
Art
And More
Live Opportunities
Positions open now
A snapshot of the schools currently hiring through Turas Abhaile. From Donegal to Clare to Dublin.
Ireland's classrooms are waiting.
Whether you're a teacher ready to come home or a school with a position to fill, the journey starts with one step - and it's free to take.
Free for teachers · Funded by the Department of Education in association with ACCS