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Top 25 Contingent search firms based in Ireland

Name: Contingent search firms based in Ireland
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 158 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 158 contingent search firms headquartered in Ireland as of September 2026 and tracks 4,621 professional contacts across them, including 1,379 with verified work emails. Dublin is the largest hub.

This list covers contingent search firms headquartered in Ireland, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

158Companies

4,621Contacts tracked

1,379Verified emails

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The 25 largest contingent search firms based in Ireland

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 158 contingent search firms based in Ireland, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to contingent search firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Morgan Mckinley	Indirect evidence	Cork, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,380 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Morgan McKinley is a global talent services expert, offering the full spectrum of solutions to meet both employers’ and jobseekers’ needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Servisource	Indirect evidence	Dundalk, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	299 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Servisource are here for our clients and candidates right when you need us.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Excel Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin 7, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	287 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Role is To Help You Excel… Since 2002, Excel Recruitment has evolved into a multi-divisional organisation by providing a talented workforce to our clients and through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	PE Global	Indirect evidence	Cork, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	238 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PE Global is a resourcing company with offices in Cork, Drogheda, London and India that specialises in offering tailored recruitment solutions to companies and organisations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	FRS Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	237 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Winner of the Employment Recruitment Federation Large Agency of the Year 2025-2026** At FRS Recruitment, we like to say we are made different.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Sigmar Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	202 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sigmar Recruitment established in 2002, is a leading Irish recruitment services company comprised of 14 specialist divisions covering the entire recruitment process and managed…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Brightwater Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	132 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Brightwater Group is a highly reputable and established brand with a market presence of over 25 years in Ireland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	AA Euro Group	Indirect evidence	Waterford, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	89 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AA Euro Group are a specialist recruitment consultancy operating in a number of key locations across Europe in all sectors of industry, providing short and long-term labour hire…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Osborne	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	88 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Osborne is a Leading, International, Irish Owned, multi Award-Winning Recruitment Consultancy with a reputation for Recruitment Excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Head Hunt International	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	83 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Whether you are looking for your next job, a new career or seeking a new highly qualified employee, we are the company who will deliver you the best outcome with the highest…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Manpowergroup Ireland	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're part of ManpowerGroup – the world's workforce expert!@ManpowerIreland ManpowerGroup has been the world’s workforce recruitment and career development expert.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Matrix Recruitment Group	Indirect evidence	Waterford, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Matrix Recruitment Group is a leading regional recruitment company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Alternatives	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Alternatives, Ireland’s No 1 provider of flexible and permanent marketing & digital talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	PJ Personnel	Indirect evidence	Tuam, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PJ Personnel are specialists in recruiting temporary and permanent staff for the Construction, Industrial, Manufacturing and Commercial Sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Sherlock Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin 12, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Reliable, Flexible, Fast & Focused.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Hero Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Galway, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’ve successfully placed hundreds of specialised candidates within the tech engineering, science and pharma sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Orange Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Orange Recruitment is a recognised brand which has been associated with recruitment excellence in Ireland for more than 13 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	FK International	Partial evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FK International is a high profile Irish Financial Search and Selection firm based in Dublin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Sanderson	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The idea of partnership is behind everything we do at Sanderson.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	RED Chair Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Killarney, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Red Chair Recruitment, we get people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Temple Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin 09, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Temple Recruitment is a market leading employment agency based in Dublin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Protential Resources	Indirect evidence	Ashbourne, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Protential Resources is a specialized recruitment agency based in Ireland, focusing on the industrial, logistics, and construction sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Abrivia Recruitment Specialists	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Abrivia is a Dublin-based specialist recruitment consultancy, focused on Insurance, Life & Pensions, Sales & Marketing, Accountancy, Multilingual and Office Support.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Lincoln Recruitment Specialists	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Firstaff Personnel Consultants	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Helping build great companies since 1967” Established in 1967, Firstaff is one of the longest-established recruitment agencies in Ireland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: contingent search firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names contingent search firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of contingent search firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name contingent search firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Contingent search firms based in Ireland at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

29.8%Verified-email coverage

29.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

32.3%Largest-city concentration · Dublin

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Ireland, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Ireland, over 158 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among contingent search firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Ireland whose own description of what they do matches “contingent search firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names contingent search firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among contingent search firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Ireland are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,379 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Contingent search firms by metro

Contingent search firms in Dublin51

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names contingent search firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many contingent search firms are there based in Ireland?

RevenueBase identified 158 contingent search firms headquartered in Ireland as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Morgan Mckinley, headquartered in Cork, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most contingent search firms?

Dublin leads with 51 headquartered companies, followed by Naas (5) and Leinster (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,379 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 158 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.