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Top 25 Executive recruiting firms based in Ireland

Name: Executive recruiting firms based in Ireland
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026 143 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 143 executive recruiting firms headquartered in Ireland as of September 2026 and tracks 1,266 professional contacts across them, including 466 with verified work emails and 109 with mobile numbers. Dublin is the largest hub.

This list covers executive recruiting 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 2, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 2, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

143Companies

1,266Contacts tracked

466Verified emails

109Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest executive recruiting firms based in Ireland

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 143 executive recruiting firms based in Ireland, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names executive recruiting firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Brightwater RecruitmentIndirect evidence	Cork, Ireland	11-50	130
	“The Brightwater Group is a highly reputable and established brand with a market presence of over 25 years in Ireland.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
2	Merc PartnersPartial evidence	Clonskeagh, Ireland	11-50	89
	“Following our acquisition by Spencer Stuart, a leading global executive search and leadership advisory firm, we will no longer be posting on this page as we are now fully…” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
3	Head Hunt InternationalIndirect evidence	Ireland	11-50	83
	“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: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
4	BardenPartial evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	60
	“Barden is a partner-led talent advisory, recruitment, and executive search firm, with practices across Accounting, Legal & Tax, Technology, Transformation & Change, and other…” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
5	Mason AlexanderIndirect evidence	Ireland	11-50	38
	“Mason Alexander is a recruitment company with one clear mission: a relentless focus to deliver optimal outcomes for clients and candidates.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
6	The PanelIndirect evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	35
	“The Panel is a specialist, professional recruitment consultancy.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
7	Phoenix SearchIndirect evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	30
	“Phoenix Search \| Expert-led.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
8	Communicate Recruitment SolutionsIndirect evidence	Ireland	11-50	26
	“We take pride in being trusted recruiters for CFOs and senior finance professionals globally.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
9	Hero RecruitmentIndirect evidence	Ireland	11-50	26
	“We’ve successfully placed hundreds of specialised candidates within the tech engineering, science and pharma sectors.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
10	Fortis RecruitmentIndirect evidence	Dundrum, Ireland	11-50	24
	“Fortis Recruitment is Passionate, Customer Obsessed, Talent Partners, committed to representing Finance and Tech professionals throughout their careers.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
11	GKR Search And SelectionPartial evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	24
	“GKR Search & Selection is an executive search firm specialising exclusively in aircraft and engine leasing.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
12	FK InternationalIndirect evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	24
	“FK International is a high profile Irish Financial Search and Selection firm based in Dublin.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
13	Search TalentPartial evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	23
	“Executive search levels of service where both the candidate and client experience is important to our recruiters.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
14	TXT InternationalPartial evidence	Ireland	11-50	22
	“TXT International uses data to offer a revolutionary service across the fields of executive search, boardroom placement, and M&A identification and engagement.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
15	Careerwise RecruitmentPartial evidence	Ireland	11-50	21
	“CareerWise Recruitment is one of Ireland’s leading specialist recruitment firms, with a strong focus on Technical and Executive search.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
16	Lincoln Recruitment SpecialistsIndirect evidence	Ireland	11-50	19
	Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
17	Engage People RecruitmentIndirect evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	17
	“Hey there, we’re Engage People As an award-winning Irish recruitment firm in Dublin, we pride ourselves on supporting our community, enabling success and championing recruitment…” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
18	Optimize Recruitment LTDIndirect evidence	Kilkenny, Ireland	1-10	15
	“Optimize Recruitment is a leading professional recruitment consultancy that provides tailored and adaptable services to clients in a wide range of industry sectors.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
19	PRC RecruitmentIndirect evidence	Ireland	1-10	15
	“PRC is a specialist sales, marketing & leadership recruitment company.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
20	Anderson WisePartial evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	13
	“With over 200 years’ combined experience, we have a real understanding of executive recruitment.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
21	ELK Recruitment 'connecting Success'Indirect evidence	Carlow, Ireland	1-10	13
	“Elk is an award-winning specialist recruitment practice.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
22	Interval GroupIndirect evidence	Naas, Ireland	51-200	10
	“Interval is a boutique consulting and recruitment firm helping industry-leading organisations achieve their goals through exceptional people and expertise.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
23	Principal ConnectionsIndirect evidence	Ireland	1-10	9
	“is a leading and firm serving organisations across, the, and internationally.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
24	Hadfield GreenPartial evidence	Dublin, Ireland	1-10	9
	“Hadfield Green Search specialise in hiring Board and C-level executives for the most ambitious and fastest-growing companies in the world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
25	Camden Recruitment PartnersPartial evidence	Dublin, Ireland	1-10	8
	“Camden is a boutique recruitment and executive search firm specialising in private capital, investment funds, banking, corporate finance, real assets, and wealth management.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026

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Executive recruiting firms based in Ireland at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

DublinLargest hub · 61 HQs

109Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 2, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

102

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

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 executive recruiting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Ireland whose own description of what they do matches “executive recruiting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among executive recruiting 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 an evidence 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, 466 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 2, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Frequently asked

How many executive recruiting firms are there based in Ireland?

RevenueBase identified 143 executive recruiting 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?

Brightwater Recruitment, headquartered in Cork, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive recruiting firms?

Dublin leads with 61 headquartered companies, followed by Dublin City (4) and Sandyford (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

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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 SmartSearch, 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.