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Top 24 Retained executive search firms based in Ireland

Name: Retained executive search firms based in Ireland
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026 133 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 133 retained executive search firms headquartered in Ireland as of September 2026 and tracks 2,828 professional contacts across them, including 1,030 with verified work emails. Dublin is the largest hub.

This list covers retained executive 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 14, 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 14, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

133Companies

2,828Contacts tracked

1,030Verified emails

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The 24 largest retained executive search firms based in Ireland

Ranked by team size

Top 24 of 133 retained executive search firms based in Ireland, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to retained executive 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 14, 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 14, 2026
2	PE Global	Indirect evidence	Cork, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
3	Brightwater Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
4	Merc Partners	Strong evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	89 contacts →
	Strong evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5	Head Hunt International	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
6	HRM Search Partners	Strong evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	79 contacts →
	Strong evidence “HRM Search Partners are a unique Executive Search, Contract & Interim, and advisory firm, pioneering Executive Search, Contractor, Interim, and strategic talent intelligence data…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7	Barden B Corp	Strong evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Barden is a partner-led talent advisory, recruitment, and executive search firm, with practices across Accounting, Legal & Tax, Technology, Transformation & Change, and other…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8	The Panel	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Panel is a specialist, professional recruitment consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9	FK International	Partial evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
10	Fortis Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dundrum, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fortis Recruitment is Passionate, Customer Obsessed, Talent Partners, committed to representing Finance and Tech professionals throughout their careers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11	TXT International	Strong evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “TXT International uses data to offer a revolutionary service across the fields of executive search, boardroom placement, and M&A identification and engagement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12	Careerwise Recruitment	Strong evidence	Shannon, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CareerWise Recruitment is one of Ireland’s leading specialist recruitment firms, with a strong focus on Technical and Executive search.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13	Clark Recruitment	Strong evidence	Co. Kildare, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1998, we offer comprehensive Recruitment Solutions: Executive Search \| Permanent \| Contract \| Temporary \| Recruitment Process Outsourcing \| Work Permits \| Salary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14	Lincoln Recruitment Specialists	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15	Engage People Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16	Connexus Recruit	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Connexus is a Dublin-based talent consultancy partnering with Irish growth-stage businesses (typically 25–250 employees, €5m–€50m revenue) at pivotal moments of scale…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17	Optimize Recruitment LTD	Indirect evidence	Kilkenny, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Optimize Recruitment is a leading professional recruitment consultancy that provides tailored and adaptable services to clients in a wide range of industry sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18	PRC Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PRC is a specialist sales, marketing & leadership recruitment company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19	360 Search	Partial evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DUBLIN \| LONDON \| LIVERPOOL 360 Search is a recruitment company specialising in Insurance and Financial Recruitment, with offices in Ireland and the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20	ELK Recruitment 'connecting Success'	Indirect evidence	Carlow, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Elk is an award-winning specialist recruitment practice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21	Amicus Search & Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Partnership is incredibly important to us.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22	Interval Group	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Interval is a boutique consulting and recruitment firm helping industry-leading organisations achieve their goals through exceptional people and expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23	Addison	Strong evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Addison is an Executive Recruitment and Search firm who partners with organisations looking to attract exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24	Principal Connections	Indirect evidence	Dublin 2, IrelandHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “is a leading and firm serving organisations across, the, and internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 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: retained executive 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 retained executive search firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of retained executive search firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name retained executive 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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Retained executive search firms based in Ireland at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026

36.4%Verified-email coverage

21.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

39.8%Largest-city concentration · Dublin

Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 133 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 retained executive 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 “retained executive 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 retained executive 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 retained executive 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, 1,030 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 14, 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.

Retained executive search firms by metro

Retained executive search firms in Dublin53

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 retained executive 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 retained executive search firms are there based in Ireland?

RevenueBase identified 133 retained executive 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 retained executive search firms?

Dublin leads with 53 headquartered companies, followed by Dublin City (5) and Naas (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 1,030 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 133 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 14, 2026.

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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 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.