Top Recruitment Agencies in Ireland

Between them, the 13 recruitment agencies on this page cover executive search (5), legal (4), permanent recruitment (3) and financial services (3). They also list work in Dublin, Northern Ireland and London. 13 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Action Recruitment

   Executive Search · Permanent Recruitment · Also in New York and York

   Action Recruitment has specialised in hotel and catering recruitment since 1974.

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   Why #1: Founded 1974, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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   Harvey Nash Finland

   IT and Tech Recruitment · Outsourcing

   Harvey Nash Finland is a regional arm of Harvey Nash, a technology recruitment agency that is part of Nash Squared.

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   Why #2 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Forde May Consulting Ltd

   Also in Northern Ireland

   Northern Ireland executive search and selection consultancy recruiting chief executives, directors, board members and senior managers

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   Why #2 (shared): Founded 1996, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Cpl Healthcare

   Permanent Recruitment · Healthcare Recruitment · Government · Also in Cambridge and Sydney

   Cpl Healthcare is a recruitment agency for the health and social care sector in Ireland, part of the Cpl group, with more than three decades of work in the field.

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   Why #2 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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   Bond Personnel

   IT and Tech Recruitment · Executive Search · Accounting · Also in Fleet and Dublin

   Bond Personnel is a recruitment business based in Temple Bar in Dublin city centre, in operation since 1997.

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   Why #5: Founded 1997, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   Lincoln Recruitment Specialists

   Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Executive Search · Financial Services · Also in Lincoln and Dublin

   Lincoln Recruitment Specialists began in Dublin in 2008 as a niche recruiter for accounting and finance staff.

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   Why #6: Founded 2008 · Boutique, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Hunter Savage

   Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Executive Search · Financial Services · Also in Manchester and Belfast

   Specialist recruitment consultancy placing professionals across legal, finance, engineering, construction and HR roles in the UK and Ireland

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   Why #7: Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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8. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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   Brightwater

   Executive Search · Financial Services · Permanent Recruitment

   Brightwater recruits for professional and technical roles across Ireland, placing people in permanent, temporary and contract positions.

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    Grafton Recruitment

    Government · Civil · Engineering · Also in Dublin

    Grafton Recruitment is a recruitment agency covering Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the wider UK.

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    Headstogether

    Legal · Also in Holywood and London

    Headstogether is a human resources consultancy based in Northern Ireland, staffed by experienced HR professionals.

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    Just Dental Staff

    Healthcare Recruitment · Also in Scotland and Australia, New Zealand

    Just Dental Staff is a recruitment consultancy set up by dental professionals to serve dental employers and job seekers.

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    Knipe Recruitment Ltd

    Also in Armagh and Northern Ireland

    Knipe Recruitment Ltd is a staffing agency in Armagh City. It supplies workers to employers across Northern Ireland and started out serving the food industry.

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    nineDots

    Outsourcing

    nineDots is a small recruitment firm in central Dublin that works only on technology roles.

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