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Top 25 Executive recruitment firms based in Ireland

Name: Executive recruitment firms based in Ireland
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026 205 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 205 executive recruitment firms headquartered in Ireland as of September 2026 and tracks 2,653 professional contacts across them, including 610 with verified work emails and 160 with mobile numbers. Dublin is the largest hub.

This list covers executive recruitment 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

205Companies

2,653Contacts tracked

610Verified emails

160Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest executive recruitment firms based in Ireland

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 205 executive recruitment 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 recruitment 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	RecruitersIndirect evidence	Dublin, Ireland	51-200	398
	“RECRUITERS aim to grow in line with our company values of Trust, Drive, Creativity, and Fun.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
2	Icds GroupStrong evidence	Dublin, Ireland	51-200	361
	“A Construction/Technical Recruitment & Executive Search specialist with decades of experience representing Tier 1 clients in the Building, Property, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical…” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	ProsperityIndirect evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	71
	“We’re Prosperity, Ireland’s leading digital talent matchmakers and career transition specialists.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
7	BardenStrong 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
8	The PanelPartial evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	35
	“The Panel is a specialist, professional recruitment consultancy.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
9	LEX Consultancy RecruitmentIndirect evidence	Ireland	11-50	31
	“Facilitating introductions.managing expectations.providing solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
10	Phoenix SearchIndirect evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	30
	“Phoenix Search \| Expert-led.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
11	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
12	CLS Recruitment Group LTDPartial evidence	Limerick, Ireland	51-200	26
	“CLS Recruitment Group is a one stop recruitment firm for employers throughout Ireland.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
13	Fortis RecruitmentPartial 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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Careerwise RecruitmentStrong 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
19	Clark RecruitmentStrong evidence	Cork, Ireland	51-200	20
	“Established in 1998, we offer comprehensive Recruitment Solutions: Executive Search \| Permanent \| Contract \| Temporary \| Recruitment Process Outsourcing \| Work Permits \| Salary…” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
20	Lincoln Recruitment SpecialistsIndirect evidence	Ireland	11-50	19
	Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
21	Abrivia Recruitment SpecialistsPartial evidence	Dublin, Ireland	11-50	19
	“Abrivia is a Dublin-based specialist recruitment consultancy, focused on Insurance, Life & Pensions, Sales & Marketing, Accountancy, Multilingual and Office Support.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
22	Engage People RecruitmentPartial 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
23	Optimize Recruitment LTDPartial 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
24	ninedots.ioIndirect evidence	Ireland	11-50	14
	“At nineDots, we are your trusted talent partner based in Dublin and Bahrain.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
25	RecruitmentplusPartial evidence	Dundalk, Ireland	11-50	13
	“Founded in RecruitmentPlus has a clear mission to Proactively Partner People.” Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026

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Executive recruitment firms based in Ireland at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

DublinLargest hub · 90 HQs

160Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 2, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

150

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 recruitment 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 recruitment 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 recruitment 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, 610 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 recruitment firms are there based in Ireland?

RevenueBase identified 205 executive recruitment 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?

Recruiters, headquartered in Dublin, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive recruitment firms?

Dublin leads with 90 headquartered companies, followed by Cork (7) and Limerick (5).

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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 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.