People First Apprentices

Aisha Maida - Mechanical Engineering Graduate & Lennan Doyle - Electrician apprentice answer your questions on leaving cert results

We ask Graduate Aisha and Apprentice Lennan to answer your questions on Leaving Certificate results day

As young people across Ireland open their Leaving Cert results, we explore the early careers routes available to the next generation of engineering talent. In this #PeopleFirst interview we ask third-year Electrical Apprentice, Lennan Doyle, and Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Aisha Maida, the questions we are asked most by people exploring their early careers options. They […]

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“The people around you at Kirby have been in your shoes. They are genuinely invested in you and your learning,” says fourth year Electrical Apprentice Cathal Hanley

Kirby is proud of its people-first approach, which has seen many of its top team grow their careers with the company. It’s this approach that has seen us invest heavily in growing the next generation of engineering talent, with more than 200 apprentices currently employed. Cathal Hanley joined Kirby in 2019 as an Electrical Apprentice

“The people around you at Kirby have been in your shoes. They are genuinely invested in you and your learning,” says fourth year Electrical Apprentice Cathal Hanley Read More »

“I have definitely had opportunities that I wouldn’t have been given with other contractors,” says Kirby project manager Leroy Walker

In this #PeopleFirst we catch up with Leroy Walker, one of Kirby’s youngest project managers as he hands over a new clean room to our longstanding client, medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific. The 34-year-old father of two started with Kirby in 2006 as an Electrical Apprentice. He has progressed through the ranks, from Site Supervisor,

“I have definitely had opportunities that I wouldn’t have been given with other contractors,” says Kirby project manager Leroy Walker Read More »

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