Recruiters for the National Broadband Network have angered local workers by seeking Ireland nationals to come to Australia to take up jobs on the massive multibillion-dollar project.

Boutique recruiting firm OneIRC Australia is advertising in the Emerald Isle for "copper gurus" to work on "Australia's largest telecommunications project" – the National Broadband Network.

Applicants are being offered $75,000 a year for three years – and migration assistance – to fill vacant full-time positions "all over Australia".