Is hiring in Ireland the same as hiring in the UK through an EOR?

No. Ireland is EU, the UK is not post-Brexit; EU employment law applies. Ireland uses PAYE, USC and PRSI (not UK NIC). Unfair dismissals protection kicks in after 12 months, not 24. Currency is euros. Many EOR providers serve both but may route one through an owned entity and the other through a partner; ask per country.

Does Teamed own an entity in Ireland?

Yes. Ireland is one of Teamed's 57 owned-entity countries. Your Irish hire sits inside a Teamed-owned Irish legal entity; PAYE, USC and employer PRSI are handled directly with no partner layer. Teamed models the path to your own Irish Ltd or DAC via GEMO in 90+ countries.

What is employer PRSI in Ireland, and does an EOR handle it?

Irish employer PRSI runs at 11.05% on all Class A gross earnings, with no ceiling. An EOR takes on the full liability and passes it through at cost on your monthly invoice alongside its fee and the employee salary. Ask any provider to itemise the PRSI line rather than rolling it into a total.

How current is this comparison, and how was it scored?

Every figure is read from the Teamed competitor fact-cache, verified 17 June 2026. Eight providers scored 1 to 5 on five Ireland-focused criteria, no overall winner. Where pricing is not published (G-P) or is blog-only (Rippling), we say so. Reviewed quarterly, pricing monthly.

Best EOR in Ireland · 2026

The best EOR providers in Ireland in 2026

Q: Which EOR provider is best for hiring in Ireland in 2026?

No single best. Teamed leads Irish compliance depth and the path to your own entity, and owns an Irish legal entity. Remote and Deel lead on platform, Oyster on onboarding, G-P and Papaya on enterprise scale, Velocity Global on headline price. Ask each provider: owned entity or partner in Ireland, and who handles a WRC claim.

Eight providers, one rubric. Teamed owns an Irish entity and leads on compliance depth and cost transparency. Deel and Remote lead on platform breadth, Oyster on onboarding speed. No single winner. Pick the column that fits your Ireland hire, then read the write-ups.

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Rated 4.8 on G2 for service

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EOR providers scored on one Ireland-focused rubric: $599
Teamed flat fee, same headline as Deel, FX absorbed at zero markup: 5
Ireland-specific rubric criteria, no overall winner

Disclosure

This guide was produced by Teamed, one of the eight providers scored below on the same rubric as the rest. We don't crown an overall winner, we don't claim to be the lowest-priced, and we say plainly where another provider is the better fit for your Ireland hire.

Last reviewed 17 June 2026By Tom Price-Daniel, Co-founder, Teamed

Which EOR provider is best for hiring in Ireland in 2026?

What is an Employer of Record in Ireland?

Hiring in Ireland means navigating the PAYE system, the Universal Social Charge (USC), and employer PRSI contributions on every salary. An Employer of Record takes on those obligations, employing your person through its own Irish legal entity or an Irish-registered local partner, filing payroll to Revenue's PAYE system each month and remitting USC and employer PRSI while you direct the day-to-day work. You don't need to register an Irish company first.

Ireland sits in the EU and follows EU employment law, with its own local textures. The Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 gives employees protection after 12 months of continuous service, four months earlier than the UK threshold, so exit planning needs to begin sooner than most UK-trained HR teams expect. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicates disputes. For many companies anchoring an EU presence in Dublin's tech hub, Irish EOR is the entry point before incorporating a Limited company (Ltd) or Designated Activity Company (DAC) as a permanent EU base.

Methodology

How we scored this comparison

Each provider is scored 1 to 5 on five Ireland-focused criteria. There's no weighted total and no overall winner. Different providers lead different columns. Teamed is scored on exactly the same criteria as the rest.

Irish compliance and entity depth: Owned Irish entity or vetted local partner, plus real HR and legal experts with Irish employment-law credentials who handle Unfair Dismissals Act exits, employment permit questions and Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) claims directly. How fast a real Irish employment-law expert responds at the hard moments is part of the score alongside entity structure.
Cost and FX transparency: Whether the headline fee is the real bill in Ireland. FX margin on euro-sterling or euro-dollar salary conversions disclosed and itemised, no undisclosed spread, no surprise setup or deposit charges buried in the contract.
Platform and self-serve: Dashboard depth, integrations and API surface for teams running Irish hiring themselves without a dedicated payroll specialist.
Onboarding and speed: Speed to first Irish payroll and how well the product keeps pace with a fast-scaling team adding people in Ireland quickly.
Lifecycle to Irish entity: Whether the provider moves you from contractor to EOR to your own Irish Limited company (Ltd) or Designated Activity Company (DAC) on one system, and flags the crossover point proactively.

How we gathered evidence

Competitor facts come from Teamed's global provider fact-cache, last verified on 17 June 2026 against each provider's own pricing page and G2 listing. Where a provider does not publish pricing (G-P is quote-only; Rippling lists a figure only on its own blog comparison table), we say so rather than presenting a third-party estimate as the provider's own number. Irish statutory compliance facts reference revenue.ie, gov.ie and the Irish Statute Book at irishstatutebook.ie. Teamed's claims come from teamed.global and KERNAL.

Considered & excluded

We scored the eight providers a rapidly growing company hiring its first employee in Ireland would realistically evaluate.

Skuad, Atlas: Capable but with a thinner public track record than the eight scored.
Remofirst, Native Teams: Micro-business or lowest-price positioning, a different buyer than this list.

How they score, criterion by criterion

There’s no overall winner. Each column is a different priority. Pick the ones that matter to you, then read the write-ups below.

Provider	Irish compliance and entity depth	Cost and FX transparency	Platform and self-serve	Onboarding and speed	Lifecycle to Irish entity
Teamed(us)	Leads	Leads			Leads
Deel			Leads	Leads
Remote
Oyster
Rippling
Papaya Global
Globalization Partners (G-P)
Velocity Global (now Pebl)

Scored 1–5 on each criterion from the published rubric above. The highlighted cell leads that column. Teamed is scored on exactly the same criteria as every other provider.

Teamed

Us, scored on the same rubric

Best for: rapidly growing companies hiring in Ireland that want real HR and legal experts on call for Unfair Dismissals Act exits and employment permit questions, FX absorbed at zero markup, and one partner from first Irish contractor to their own Irish Limited company or DAC.

Teamed is the advisory alternative for fast-growing companies with an international footprint, and for Ireland it starts with a structural fact the bigger platforms can't claim on this page: it operates an owned Irish legal entity. Your Dublin hire sits inside a Teamed-owned Irish company, not routed through a vetted local partner. PAYE filings, USC and employer PRSI contributions are handled directly through Teamed's own Irish entity, with no partner layer in the chain.

The cost wedge applies here as clearly as anywhere. Teamed shows the applied FX rate on your Irish salary conversions next to a mid-market reference on every invoice and absorbs it at zero markup on the fee. For a company paying a Dublin salary from a US dollar or sterling account, the margin on that conversion is a real line, one that Deel, Velocity Global and Rippling don't publish. It also models the month your own Irish Limited company or DAC starts to beat EOR, a question that comes up fast as headcount grows in Ireland.

Teamed isn't trying to be your HRIS. It plugs into the tech you already run and moves you from the first Irish contractor to EOR to your own entity on one system, with no re-onboarding at any stage. Global Entity & Employment Operations (GEMO) sets up and runs your own Irish legal entity in the same platform, so the lifecycle advice is built in from day one. Real HR and legal experts handle the harder moments, a contested exit under the Unfair Dismissals Act, an employment permit question for a non-EEA hire, on every plan, included in the flat fee.

Countries: 57 owned entities (Ireland included), 180+ total reach with vetted partners
Entity model: Owns an Irish legal entity and employs your Irish staff directly through it; 57 owned entities worldwide plus vetted local partners elsewhere
Onboarding: As little as 24 to 48 hours, with real expert support through the transition
Contractors: Yes, with misclassification cover (Guard / Protect)
Pricing: $599 USD / £479 GBP per employee per month, flat, FX absorbed at zero markup · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

Owns an Irish legal entity (Ireland is one of Teamed's 57 owned-entity countries), so PAYE, USC and employer PRSI are handled directly through a Teamed Irish company with no partner layer in the chain.
Shows the applied FX rate against the mid-market reference on every invoice and absorbs it at zero markup on the fee. Also models the month your own Irish Limited company or DAC beats EOR. Rated 4.8 on G2 for service.
One partner from first Irish contractor through EOR to your own Irish entity, via Global Entity & Employment Operations (GEMO) across 90+ countries, with no re-onboarding at any stage of the lifecycle.
Real HR and legal experts on every plan, with Irish employment-law depth on the harder moments, contested exits under the Unfair Dismissals Act and employment permit questions for non-EEA hires, with no AI bot wall.

Watch-outs

Lighter self-serve platform and shallower API than Deel or Rippling. The model is advisory, not dashboard-first, which suits a company that wants a partner relationship more than a portal.
Smaller brand and review base than Deel or Remote. Less recognition with a procurement team that wants the market leader, and ISO 27001 and SOC 2 are aligned with accreditation in progress, not yet held the way Deel holds them.
Teamed requires a refundable deposit equal to one month of salary to start an EOR engagement. This is standard for the EOR model, but it is a cash flow item to budget for. The advisory model also earns its weight across multiple countries or a growing headcount; a single hire with no expansion plans may suit a lighter self-serve platform.

Source: teamed.global/pricing

Deel

Best for: teams that want the broadest all-in-one platform, the deepest integration catalogue and the strongest brand in the category, and will trade a readable FX line for that breadth.

Deel is the market-leading all-in-one global employment platform, the default shortlist entry before anyone else is considered. Its self-serve depth, the broadest native integration catalogue in the category, and its brand recognition mean it clears a procurement shortlist on volume of precedent alone. Ireland is a major EU tech market and sits well within the 110+ countries where Deel offers full legal employment.

The watch-outs in Ireland are the same as elsewhere. Deel does not publish its FX terms, so the cost of converting a Dublin salary from dollars or sterling is built into the conversion rate rather than shown on the invoice. An undisclosed FX margin, typically in the 1.5 to 3% industry range, can make the effective cost meaningfully higher than the $599 headline. Its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel sits on the Enterprise tier, from $899 a month, while Standard support runs through a shared queue.

The case for staying with Deel in Ireland is platform and recognition. It has the deepest self-serve product, the most integration coverage, and a brand your Irish legal or finance team will recognise from the start. Against Teamed you keep the platform breadth and give up a readable FX line and a real person not gated behind the Enterprise tier.

Countries: 150-plus reach, full legal employment in 110+
Entity model: A mix of owned entities and vetted partners
Onboarding: Fast, deep self-serve, one of the quickest on the list
Contractors: Yes, mature contractor and misclassification tooling
Pricing: From $599 Standard, from $899 Enterprise per employee per month · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

The deepest all-in-one platform and self-serve depth in the category, the benchmark the rest are measured against.
The broadest native integration catalogue of any provider here, covering most stacks without custom development.
The market-leading brand and longer enterprise track record, so it clears a procurement shortlist in Ireland on recognition alone.
Holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications today, plus mature equity, IP and contractor tooling alongside EOR.

Watch-outs

Does not publish its FX terms for Irish salary conversions, so the cost of converting euros to or from dollars or sterling is built into the rate rather than shown on the invoice.
Reserves its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel for the Enterprise tier, from $899 a month; Standard support runs through a shared queue.
Buyers report add-on charges and, in some cases, a large upfront salary deposit for senior or long-notice hires, though these are buyer accounts rather than published Deel terms.

Source: deel.com/pricing

Remote

Best for: teams that want a polished self-serve platform, strong IP protection and a 100%-owned entity model in its core EOR countries, including Ireland.

Remote is the strongest product-led alternative in Ireland. It markets a 100% owned entity network across its 90+ EOR countries, and Ireland, as one of Europe's most active EOR markets, sits within that owned-entity set. The self-serve platform is polished, benefits administration and IP protection are mature, and pricing is transparent: $599 a month on annual billing or $699 month to month.

It is more transparent than Deel on FX, but only after the fact. Remote applies a variable Remote FX rate to cross-currency invoice lines and shows the rate on the monthly invoice in-platform, with no published percentage or mid-market reference. For an Irish hire paid in euros from a dollar or sterling account, model that variable rate on your real salary volumes before treating the $599 headline as the full cost.

The fit is a team that wants to run global hiring as a product rather than a service. Strong IP protection makes it a good choice for tech companies anchoring in Dublin, where equity and IP agreements carry weight. Against Deel you trade integration breadth for owned entities and a published base price. Against Teamed you trade the zero-FX invoice and the lifecycle path to your own Irish entity for a more self-serve product experience.

Countries: 190+ locations across all products, 90+ for owned-entity EOR (Ireland included)
Entity model: Markets 100% owned entities across its 90+ EOR countries; broader 190+ reach extends via local partners and other products
Onboarding: Dedicated onboarding specialist plus a named customer success manager
Contractors: Yes, tiered from $29 a month, with indemnity options up to $325 a month
Pricing: $599 per month on annual billing ($699 month to month) · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.6/5 (591)

Strengths

A polished self-serve platform with strong benefits administration and IP protection, plus a dedicated onboarding specialist and a named customer success manager on the EOR plan.
Remote markets a 100% owned entity network across its 90+ EOR countries; Ireland, as a key EU tech market, falls within that owned-entity set.
Pricing published in full: $599 on annual terms or $699 month to month, with no setup or onboarding fees, so you can budget without a sales call.
Strong contractor tiers from $29 a month, with indemnity options up to $325 (uncapped), and mature IP protection tooling suited to tech companies.

Watch-outs

The $599 rate requires annual billing; month to month is $699, so the comparison depends on the commitment you can make upfront.
The Remote FX rate on cross-currency invoice lines is a variable rate shown after the fact on the invoice, with no published percentage or mid-market reference.
Owned entities cover the core 90+ EOR countries; beyond them delivery extends via local partners and other products, so confirm the coverage model if you hire outside the EOR set.

Source: remote.com/pricing

Oyster

Best for: fast-scaling teams that want human onboarding support, a published flat price and a B-Corp supplier, with strong contractor tooling alongside.

Oyster is the automation-first alternative and a certified B-Corp. Onboarding is fast and human-supported, with a published 24-hour response SLA and a resolution target under 72 hours. The EOR price is a flat $699 a month, with no setup, onboarding, HR-expert access or termination charges. Ireland falls within its 120+ EOR country set.

The watch-outs are in the fine print. Oyster requires a refundable deposit to start an EOR engagement, with no amount published. It charges a currency-conversion fee on any currency mismatch, also with no rate published. White-glove HR advisory, including involved Irish employment questions such as an exit under the Unfair Dismissals Act, is billed separately at $300 an hour rather than included in the flat fee.

For a first Ireland hire at a company that wants predictable pricing and human onboarding support, Oyster is a credible choice. The B-Corp credential matters to some procurement teams and the published SLA keeps the support commitment visible. The lifecycle is the gap: there is no productised path from EOR to an Irish Limited company or Designated Activity Company (DAC), so it can become something you outgrow as your EU presence deepens.

Countries: 180+ across all products, 120+ for EOR
Entity model: Hybrid, owns or works with local entities; no published owned-versus-partner split
Onboarding: Fast, automated, with a dedicated hiring success manager
Contractors: Yes, $29 per contractor per month, strong tooling
Pricing: $699 per employee per month, flat (annual discounts noted, not published) · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.4/5 (1447)

Strengths

Human, expert-led support with a published SLA, 24-hour response and resolution under 72 hours, plus a dedicated hiring success manager for onboarding. The onboarding column is the one Oyster leads.
A certified B-Corp with a flat published EOR price of $699, with no setup, onboarding, HR-expert access or termination charges. Procurement teams that screen on values get an easy yes.
Strong contractor tooling at $29 a month, with payments in 120+ currencies, a free misclassification test and country-specific IP agreements.
A healthy G2 review base of approximately 1,447 reviews, plus SOC 2 Type II and GDPR posture.

Watch-outs

Requires a refundable deposit to start an EOR engagement, with no amount published, and charges a currency-conversion fee on currency mismatches, with no rate published.
White-glove HR advisory, including involved Irish employment questions, is $300 an hour rather than included in the flat fee.
No productised path from EOR to an Irish Limited company or Designated Activity Company (DAC), so it is a model you may outgrow as your EU presence deepens.

Source: oysterhr.com/pricing

Rippling

Best for: teams that already run Rippling for HR, IT and payroll and want EOR in Ireland as a module on the same employee graph, rather than a standalone service.

Rippling is the alternative if you want HR, IT and payroll on one platform. It is HRIS-first, with every hire on a single employee graph and 600+ integrations, and EOR runs as a module delivered through a hybrid mix of Rippling-owned subsidiaries and partners. Ireland sits within its 80 EOR country set. EOR pricing does not appear on the primary product pages; a $499 per employee per month figure surfaces on a Rippling-owned blog comparison table, and a base HR-platform fee sits on top of that.

The platform case is real. Rippling has the most powerful unified HR, IT and payroll experience on this list, and the integration depth means it slots naturally into a stack that already runs Rippling for US or UK payroll. It also publishes an entity-versus-EOR cost calculator, so the crossover point to an Irish Limited company is at least visible. The gap is EOR maturity: 80-country coverage runs materially lower than the 180+ of the dedicated EOR providers, and buyers report an undisclosed security deposit not shown on the pricing pages.

The consolidation case is the point. If you are buying an HRIS, device management and payroll anyway, EOR rides the same employee record, and extending that to an Irish hire makes sense. If Ireland is a standalone hire and you are not already on Rippling, the platform base cost plus an EOR fee is a more involved purchase than a dedicated EOR. Get the all-in monthly number in writing before comparing headlines.

Countries: 80 for EOR (185+ for contractor payments)
Entity model: Hybrid, owned subsidiaries plus local partners; no owned-versus-partner split published
Onboarding: Fast, heavy self-serve; white-glove reserved for enterprise
Contractors: Yes, contractor payments plus Contractor of Record
Pricing: Not published on primary pages; approximately $499 on its own blog comparison table, plus an HR-platform base fee · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

The most powerful unified HR, IT and payroll platform here. Rippling publishes 600+ integrations on one employee graph, and it leads the platform column on this rubric.
Fast, heavily automated self-serve onboarding, with a dedicated entity-versus-EOR cost calculator if you are thinking past EOR to an Irish Limited company.
Published support transparency, live rolling 90-day support metrics and human-staffed contact channels, plus SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II both held.
If you already run Rippling for other countries, extending EOR to Ireland on the same system means one employee record, one integration set and no new tool to onboard.

Watch-outs

EOR is the newer, narrower part of the product, with 80-country coverage running materially lower than the 180+ of the dedicated EOR providers, and an HR-platform base fee sitting on top of the per-employee EOR charge.
EOR pricing does not appear on Rippling's primary product pages; the $499 figure surfaces only on a Rippling-owned blog comparison table, and a base HR-platform fee sits on top.
Built to replace your whole HR stack, which is more than a focused Ireland hire needs, and buyers report an undisclosed security deposit not shown on the pricing pages.

Source: rippling.com

Papaya Global

Best for: enterprises running multi-country payroll consolidation that want one reporting layer and a licensed payments arm across Ireland and many other countries.

Papaya Global is the payroll-at-scale alternative, built for Fortune-500-scale buyers. It reaches 160+ countries, runs a strong data and payroll backbone with 130+ payment currencies, and adds a licensed payments arm. Ireland falls within its 160+ reach, but Papaya owns full EOR entities in only 40 of those countries; Ireland is likely partner-served through a vetted in-country accounting firm rather than a Papaya-owned Irish entity.

The EOR base starts from $499 per employee per month on its pricing page. An FX processing fee applies on currency conversions, with no percentage published and country-variable margins supplied through your CSM. The payroll wallet must be pre-funded with a buffer. For an Irish hire where euro conversions are routine, the undisclosed FX fee is a real budget line to confirm before signing.

For a finance team consolidating payroll across Ireland and many other EU countries, the backbone is the draw: one reporting layer, 130+ payment currencies and audit-ready filings, with named HRIS connectors for Workday, SAP SuccessFactors and Oracle HCM. If Ireland is one country in a large multi-country payroll consolidation, Papaya is worth evaluating. If it is a standalone Irish hire, the enterprise pace and undisclosed FX cost are harder to justify.

Countries: 160+ reach, owned full EOR entities in 40
Entity model: Hybrid, owned entities in 40 EOR countries, certified accounting-firm partners elsewhere; Ireland likely partner-served
Onboarding: Enterprise-paced, weeks
Contractors: Yes, Contractor of Record from $295 a month, plus a $5 a month contractor management option
Pricing: From $499 per employee per month (EOR); FX processing fee not published · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.5/5 (53)

Strengths

A strong enterprise payroll and data backbone across 160+ countries and 130+ payment currencies, plus a licensed payments arm. Few providers consolidate multi-country payroll data at this scale.
Mature automation and reporting for finance teams running multi-country payroll, with audit trails built in rather than assembled separately.
A broad named-connector catalogue (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, NetSuite), so it slots into an enterprise HR stack rather than replacing it.
A deep certification stack: ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR, plus global equity administration through payroll.

Watch-outs

Papaya owns full EOR entities in only 40 of its 160+ countries; Ireland is likely partner-served through a vetted local accounting-firm partner rather than a Papaya-owned entity.
An FX processing fee applies on currency conversions, with no percentage published, and the payroll wallet must be pre-funded with a buffer: two undisclosed cost lines on an Irish hire.
Built for Fortune-500 scale rather than fast-growing companies, with a thin G2 review base of around 53 reviews and an EOR price that sits at the higher end or is quoted on request.

Source: papayaglobal.com/pricing

Globalization Partners (G-P)

Best for: large enterprises where reach, a deep certification stack and analyst recognition matter more than published pricing or base-tier human support.

G-P is the analyst-decorated enterprise incumbent, marketing 180+ country reach, 100+ legal entities and 200+ global partners. Ireland, as a major EU tech hub, almost certainly falls within its owned-entity set. The compliance and security certification stack is one of the deepest in the category, and its scale gives it procurement credibility with enterprise buyers. (It markets itself as the number-one EOR by analysts; we report that as its own claim, not ours.)

For a fast-growing company, G-P is usually heavyweight. EOR pricing is quote-only, with no per-employee figure on any of its own pages; only a demo request and a Request a proposal CTA. Base-tier support leans on the G-P Assist AI assistant, while a dedicated customer success manager, quarterly reviews and direct access to HR and legal teams are reserved for the higher G-P EOR Prime tier. Buyers report a pre-funding model of roughly one to two months salary, though G-P does not publish that.

The case for G-P is governance at scale. Its certification stack, in-house legal team and analyst posture pass procurement and security reviews at large organisations quickly, because it is built to be reviewed. Against Deel you trade published pricing and base-tier human support for enterprise breadth. Against Teamed you trade a published flat fee, zero FX markup and the lifecycle path to your own Irish Limited company.

Countries: 180+ reach, 100+ legal entities plus 200+ global partners
Entity model: Owned entities plus an extensive partner network; Ireland almost certainly an owned-entity market
Onboarding: Enterprise governance, AI-led base support through G-P Assist
Contractors: Yes, self-serve contractor product at $39 per contractor per month
Pricing: Quote-only; no per-employee EOR price published · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.4/5 (1028)

Strengths

Genuine enterprise-grade scale: 180+ countries, 100+ legal entities and 200+ partners, with a long track record and Ireland almost certainly within the owned-entity set.
One of the deepest certification stacks here: ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 42001, plus SOC 2 Type II, on a self-serve trust portal.
A large in-house HR, legal and compliance team and strong analyst recognition, a trust signal for enterprise buyers with formal procurement processes.
A transparent, self-serve contractor product at $39 per contractor per month, with Wise-powered payments and AI misclassification checks.

Watch-outs

Publishes no EOR per-employee price on any of its own pages, only a demo request and a Request a proposal, so a like-for-like comparison takes a sales call.
Base-tier support leans on the G-P Assist AI assistant; a dedicated customer success manager, quarterly reviews and direct HR and legal access are reserved for the higher G-P EOR Prime tier.
Buyers report a pre-funding model of roughly one to two months salary, though G-P does not publish deposit or pre-funding terms publicly.

Source: globalization-partners.com

Velocity Global (now Pebl)

Best for: companies that want a broad footprint and the lowest published headline fee, and are comfortable with an AI-first day-to-day support model.

Velocity Global rebranded to Pebl in September 2025 and repositioned as an AI-first global hiring platform. It reaches 185+ countries, owns entities in 65 of them, and publishes a single flat $399 per employee per month on its pricing page, the lowest headline here. Ireland sits within the 185+ country footprint; whether it falls within the 65 owned-entity markets or is partner-served is not stated on the company pages, so ask directly.

The watch-outs: Pebl publishes no FX terms, and buyers and reviewers report an undisclosed FX spread and a refundable security deposit not shown on the public pages; we frame both as reports. Day-to-day support runs through the Alfie AI assistant, with routing to human specialists when expertise is needed. The customer experience is still settling after the September 2025 rebrand.

The value is the flat headline and broad reach. At $399 per employee per month, it is the lowest published headline here and easy to compare at a glance. For a buyer hiring a single person in Ireland who wants a simple cost line and is comfortable with AI-first support, it is worth evaluating. Against Teamed you trade the zero-FX invoice, owned-Irish-entity compliance depth and the lifecycle path to your own entity.

Countries: 185+ reach, owned entities in 65
Entity model: Owned entities in 65 markets, in-country partners for the rest; Ireland entity status not published
Onboarding: AI-led, as little as 24 hours claimed
Contractors: Yes, across 180+ countries (no price published)
Pricing: $399 per employee per month, flat (FX terms not published) · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.6/5

Strengths

One of the widest footprints in the category: 185+ countries, owned entities in 65, and enterprise-grade legal backing from Baker McKenzie.
A simple flat headline of $399 per employee per month on its own pricing page, the lowest published figure here and easy to compare at a glance.
A broad platform and integration catalogue across HRIS and finance, a centralised Global Work Platform and a full contractor offering.
Enterprise-grade compliance: ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR, with a 24/7 support availability claim.

Watch-outs

Publishes no FX terms, and buyers and reviewers report an undisclosed FX spread and a refundable security deposit not shown on the pricing page.
Owned entities cover 65 of its 185+ markets; Ireland entity status is not published, so confirm whether your Irish hire is owned or partner-served.
Day-to-day support is AI-first through the Alfie assistant, and the customer experience is still settling after the September 2025 rebrand to Pebl.

Source: hellopebl.com/eor-pricing

Why the shortlist matters

Behind every line item is a real person, in a real place.

The fee, the FX and the support model are not abstractions. They decide whether the person you hired in Barcelona or Rome is paid right, on time, by someone who knows their employment law. That is what the ranking is really measuring.

What each stakeholder evaluates

Criterion	Legal	Finance	People Ops	Security
Owned Irish entity or partner	Ask every provider whether your Irish hire sits inside an owned entity or a local partner. An owned entity means one accountable employer for the PAYE filing, payroll and statutory contributions, with no partner margin in the chain.	Teamed and Remote both operate owned Irish entities. Papaya Global owns full EOR entities in only 40 of its 160+ countries; Ireland is likely partner-served. Velocity Global owns 65 entities against 185+ reach; Ireland entity status is not published.	Real HR and legal experts who know Irish employment law, the Unfair Dismissals Act threshold and WRC processes, beat a generalist queue when a contested exit lands.	An owned entity means one data-processing chain rather than a partner sub-processor in the PAYE filing and payroll flow.
FX on the euro conversion	Ask for the FX policy in writing. Confirm whether the salary conversion from dollars or sterling to euros uses the mid-market rate or an undisclosed spread.	Teamed shows the applied rate against the mid-market reference and absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee. Deel, Velocity Global and Rippling do not publish their FX terms. Remote shows the rate after the fact on the invoice, with no published percentage.	An itemised euro conversion line on every invoice saves a monthly reconciliation exercise for the finance team.	A timestamped rate against a public reference (ECB or mid-market) is an auditable record for a regulated employer.
Human support when it matters	Ask who handles a contested exit under the Unfair Dismissals Act: a real employment-law expert or an AI assistant and a ticket queue.	Deel reserves its dedicated support channel for the $899 Enterprise tier; G-P reserves direct HR and legal access for the EOR Prime tier. Teamed includes real HR and legal expert access on every plan.	You want a real person when an Irish employee raises a WRC claim, not an AI bot wall. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2 for service, with expert access on every plan.	A dedicated contact and a clear escalation path beat a rotating queue for incident handling.

Decision checklist

Read the small print before you sign. Most EORs require a deposit and many layer on setup, offboarding, minimum-term, no-exit, termination or admin fees. Teamed takes a one-month refundable deposit, charges no onboarding or offboarding fees (an early-exit fee may apply if you leave within 3 months, set out in your contract), and sets the costs out up front.
Choose on Irish compliance depth if real HR and legal experts with Irish employment-law experience matter more than platform self-serve. Teamed owns an Irish entity and sits at the top of this column; Remote also markets a 100%-owned-entity EOR in Ireland.
Choose on cost transparency if a euro-conversion line you can read on every invoice matters. Teamed shows the FX rate against mid-market and absorbs it at zero markup. Deel, Velocity Global and Rippling do not publish their FX terms.
Choose Deel if platform breadth, the deepest integration catalogue and the market-leading brand outweigh a readable FX line.
Choose Remote if a polished self-serve product, strong IP protection and a 100%-owned entity in Ireland matter most, and annual billing is fine.
Choose Oyster if you want fast, human-supported onboarding, a published flat price and a B-Corp supplier, and you have checked the deposit and currency-conversion fee.
Choose Rippling if you want HR, IT and payroll on one platform and can absorb a base platform fee on top of the EOR charge.
Choose Papaya Global if enterprise payroll consolidation across Ireland and many other EU countries is the priority and budget is not the constraint.
Choose G-P if you are a large enterprise where reach, certifications and analyst recognition matter more than published pricing or speed.
Choose Velocity Global (Pebl) for the lowest published headline and a broad footprint, if an AI-first support model suits you and you confirm Ireland entity status directly.
Ask every provider two questions before you sign. Does your Irish hire sit inside an owned entity or a local partner? And who handles a contested exit under the Unfair Dismissals Act, a real employment-law expert or an AI assistant?

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Choose Deel if platform breadth, the deepest integration catalogue and the strongest brand matter more than a readable FX line or base-tier human support.
Choose Remote if a polished self-serve product, strong IP protection and a fully owned entity in Ireland matter most.
Choose Oyster if fast onboarding, a published flat price and a B-Corp credential are the deciding factors, and you have checked the deposit and FX terms.
Choose Rippling if you want HR, IT and payroll on one platform and Ireland is an extension of an existing Rippling deployment.
Choose G-P or Papaya Global if you are an enterprise that needs coverage at scale across many countries and price is secondary.

Teamed leads Irish compliance depth, cost transparency and the lifecycle to your own entity. It doesn't lead every column. A buyer whose priorities are platform breadth, self-serve speed or enterprise procurement posture should pick accordingly. We'd rather lose the deal than mismatch the engagement.

Frequently asked questions

Which EOR provider is best for hiring in Ireland in 2026?
There's no single best. It depends on your priority. Teamed leads on Irish compliance depth and the path from EOR to your own Irish entity, and it owns an Irish legal entity so PAYE, USC and employer PRSI run through a Teamed-owned company. Remote and Deel lead on platform. Oyster leads on onboarding speed. G-P and Papaya suit enterprise scale. Velocity Global offers the lowest published headline. The most useful question for any of them: does my Irish hire sit inside an owned entity, and can a real employment-law expert handle a Workplace Relations Commission claim?
Is hiring in Ireland the same as hiring in the UK through an EOR?
No, and the differences matter. Ireland is an EU member state; the UK is not post-Brexit, so EU employment directives apply in Ireland but not the UK. Ireland uses the PAYE system, the Universal Social Charge (USC) and PRSI contributions, not UK National Insurance. The Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 gives employees protection after 12 months of continuous service, four months earlier than the UK. The currency is euros, not sterling, so you need to pin down the FX terms on salary conversions. Many EOR providers serve both markets but may route one through an owned entity and the other through a local partner; ask per country.
Does Teamed own an entity in Ireland?
Yes. Ireland is one of Teamed's 57 owned-entity countries, confirmed as of June 2026. Your Irish hire sits inside a Teamed-owned Irish legal entity, not routed through a vetted local partner. PAYE filings, USC and employer PRSI are handled directly through Teamed's own company in Ireland, with no partner margin in the chain. Teamed also models the crossover to your own Irish Limited company or Designated Activity Company (DAC) via Global Entity & Employment Operations (GEMO) in 90+ countries.
What is employer PRSI in Ireland, and does an EOR handle it?
Employer PRSI in Ireland runs at 11.05% on all Class A gross employee earnings, with no upper ceiling. It funds the Social Insurance Fund, covering state pension, jobseekers' benefit and illness benefit. An EOR takes on the full employer PRSI liability and passes it through at cost on your monthly invoice, alongside the EOR fee and the employee's salary. Ask any provider to itemise the PRSI line on your invoice rather than rolling it into a single total.
How current is this comparison, and how was it scored?
Every competitor figure is read from the Teamed competitor fact-cache, last verified on 17 June 2026 against each provider's own pricing page and G2. Each of the eight providers is scored 1 to 5 on five Ireland-focused criteria, with no weighted total and no overall winner. Where a provider does not publish pricing (G-P), or publishes it only on its own blog (Rippling), we say so rather than presenting a third-party estimate. We review the page quarterly and re-verify pricing monthly.

Common questions

What is the best EOR provider for hiring in Ireland?
It depends on your priority. Teamed owns an Irish legal entity, shows FX against mid-market at zero markup, gives real HR and legal experts on every plan and models the path to your own Irish entity. Remote is product-led with owned-entity EOR in Ireland. Deel suits the broadest integrations, Oyster fast onboarding, Rippling platform consolidation, G-P and Papaya enterprise scale, Velocity Global the lowest published headline.
What do I need to know about PAYE and PRSI when hiring in Ireland through an EOR?
Ireland's PAYE requires employers to deduct income tax, USC and employee PRSI from salary each month and remit to Revenue. The EOR handles this through its own Irish entity or a partner. Employer PRSI adds 11.05% on all gross earnings (no ceiling), passed through at cost. Ask any provider: owned entity or partner for Ireland, and what is the FX line on a sample invoice?

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