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  • Make the most of your membership

Membership section

To become a member of Veterinary Ireland please download the membership form or contact HQ directly on 01 4577976 and speak to one of our membership team.

Download membership form
Download membership form

To become a member of Veterinary Ireland please download the membership form or contact HQ directly on 01 4577976 and speak to one of our membership team.

Become a member

Developing you

  • Keeping you informed
  • Growing your skills
  • Furthering your career

Supporting you

  • Protecting you at work
  • Encouraging students and young vets
  • Exclusive member discounts

Championing you

  • Campaigning on your behalf
  • Offering you opportunities to influence change

Membership benefits

Developing you

  • Complimentary Annual Subscription to the Veterinary Ireland Journal – Regular price €265
  • Publication of Peer Reviewed Irish Veterinary Journal
  • Leading provider of the Continuing Veterinary Education / Professional Development needs of members
  • Complimentary access to Vetstream Vetlexicon Services – Canis /Felis / Equis / Bovis - The world’s largest online clinical information service
  • Regular updates by VetVIEW Newsletters and VetALERT and VetENEWS emails

Supporting you

  • Guidance, Support and Representation: TVI Matters, ERAD, Employment Law, Disciplinary Hearings
  • Young Vets – access to Recent Graduate Working Group (RGWG)
  • Complimentary Employment Law Advisory Service including CV’s, Contracts of Employment, Staffing Manuals, Health and Safety
  • Free Financial Advice through Veterinary Ireland Financial Services Limited – comprehensive services in all areas of Retirement Planning, Savings, Investment and Protection Products - for all of your professional and personal needs
  • Substantial savings on Continuing Veterinary Education (CVE) events organised by Veterinary Ireland and other bodies
  • Veterinary Ireland Three mobile, broadband and landline affinity deal

Championing you

  • Lobbying and negotiating with external bodies representing the interests of the veterinary profession
  • Developing and influencing animal health and welfare policy
  • The opportunity to make your voice heard on key issues affecting your profession

Become a member today

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Basic Membership for 2023 is €540, but retired members can join for as little as €140. There are preferential rates for recent graduates of €270 and final year veterinary students pay only €40 per year. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year students are free. There is a preferential maternity leave membership rate of €270 - available on application to the Chief Executive for only one Membership Year during each separate Maternity Leave Period.

For those Members undertaking work for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), such as TVI work or ERAD Department paid testing, there is an additional 1% levy deducted automatically by DAFM, to reflect the extra work undertaken by Veterinary Ireland on behalf of such members. All amounts paid are added to the Veterinary Ireland Membership subscription up to a total cap of €860 for 2023. For example, having paid basic membership of €540 (12 month membership), a member will pay an additional €320 from TVI/ERAD work and any payments received over this amount will be reimbursed in the following year.