The Vertical Markets Group was founded by Rachel Bowe Mulcahy and Francis Mulcahy to transform the level of sector-specific recruiting expertise. The group now comprises six industry specific recruiting businesses, giving us coverage across and access to the core talent verticals globally. Our group includes: Life Science Recruitment, Capital Markets, IT Search, HR Search, Design Build Search & A+F Recruitment.Our founding philosophy was to reimagine how best to identify, nurture, attract and recruit the highest quality talent in each target industry vertical, and wrap that expertise around the very best customer and candidate experiences.We partner with our clients and focus on positive brand reinforcement and ultimately act as an extension of our client’s business. As a result, we have built a loyal client base which affords repeat business and is underpinned by a strong referral network. We are a group of over 60 professionals with a single-minded focus; to provide the very highest level of service to our clients and candidates that we ourselves would want to receive. Just like our customers, we would be nowhere without our own internal talent. We put as much effort into recruiting and retaining the very best recruiters in each industry vertical as we do recruiting for our clients. Fundamental to this are three core principles: hire the best people, invest in the right working environment, and offer everyone a clear opportunity to develop.Five core values shape our culture and how we serve our customers, candidates, employees and partners: Trust, Accountability, Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability.

At A+F Recruitment we are a human centric, results - focused recruitment agency for the Accounting and Finance Industry at home in Ireland and abroad. We look after jobseekers and employers across all sectors from general accountants to CFO and Executive level hires. We aim to provide a personal and bespoke guide for people in search of the perfect role or new talent in their team. We want to be remembered for all the right reasons, our approachability, our honesty and our dedication to building long-term meaningful relationships. To us people matter. Our aim is to guide A&F professionals not only in your current job search or your current hiring plans, but for all your moves and hires throughout a long and happy career. At A+F Recruitment our team is made up of experienced accounting recruitment professionals who have either directly worked or studied in the Accounting & Finance Industry or have several years experience recruiting in the space. Our team has worked across the globe which we feel really helps us reach and develop a more global audience. We look forward to getting to know you!

Capital Markets Recruitment is a Financial Services Search business. Since our inception in 2007 we have developed an active client portfolio, most of whom have either fully licensed branches or corporate offices located throughout EMEA. We have developed a Brand within these markets and beyond that is synonymous with deep vertical expertise, clarity of judgement & transparency that’s based on our own core principles of “Trust & Delivery”. During the course of 2024, we successfully completed multiple searches in Ireland, London, Paris, across the US, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Spain, The UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi) & Qatar. Each of our experienced consultants are actively engaged with a portfolio of clients & candidates who operate both Domestically & Internationally, offering an honest appraisal & unique Insights into how best to attract the critical hires within your business.

Life Science Recruitment is a specialist science recruitment agency that serves the Life Science industry both at home and abroad. Our team is made of scientifically qualified experts who over a decade have built long-lasting relationships with leading global organisations, start-ups & indigenous Irish organisations within the Life Science industry. Sectors that we look after on both a permanent and contract basis spans across:PHARMACEUTICAL | BIOPHARMA | MEDICAL DEVICE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | HEALTHCARE | ENGINEERING | FOOD & BEVERAGE | CONNECTED HEALTHWe pride ourselves on the technical & academic expertise of our team, all our recruiters come from a technical background and some have direct industry experience. This expertise & knowledge makes us uniquely qualified to help both candidates & clients and gives us an edge on understanding those hard to fill roles.Our philosophy is simple; we are experts in life science; where scientists recruit scientists and engineers recruit engineers.

IT Search is an Irish technology recruitment agency founded in 2015 with the aim of providing a personal, approachable and recommendation worthy search & selection experience worldwide.We are absolutely knowledge driven and our core technical areas are managed by experienced recruitment leaders who have moved from industry, and are armed with data driven market insights to inform key strategic hiring decisions.We are agile & creative, shaping our permanent, contract & recruitment process outsourcing solutions around the needs of some of the world’s largest organisations right through to fledgling enterprises & disruptive start-ups.Every candidate & client enjoy the same high levels of care, commitment & transparency. We have the capacity to build teams and appoint leaders & to nurture the careers of technology professionals in all locations.Our specialist areas include: Cyber Security, Data, Digital, Infrastructure, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Salesforce, Senior Leadership & Software Development

HR Search offers a values based approach to both client and candidate relationships. We act as trusted partners using our knowledge, expertise and experience in all aspects of HR recruitment.‌HR Search is a specialist recruitment service offering a values based approach to both client and candidate relationships. We act as trusted partners using our knowledge and expertise in all aspects of Human Resources and recruitment, to find the perfect sustainable solution in the following HR areas;Executive Search - Retained search partnership, specialising in senior appointments at Head of Function, Director up to C-Suite levels.Contingent Recruitment - for recruitment of Senior HR, Mid level Managers, Business Partners, Generalists and Administrators.HR Specialists across Compensation and Benefits, Reward & Payroll; Learning & Development, Employee and Industrial Relations, Talent Acquisition, Organisational Development & Change management, HR Information Systems & Analytics, Employee Engagement & Communications.

DesignBuild Search | Building on your FoundationsOperating as part of the Vertical Markets Recruitment Group, DesignBuild Search is a specialist recruitment consultancy established with the simple aim of providing a quality recruitment service for clients and candidates alike in the construction and engineering industry.Our ethos is simple, we provide the straight forward service we would want to receive. We believe in providing a transparent, ethical and quality service whilst having a bit of fun on the way!Our team is made up of experienced construction recruiters who have a genuine passion for the construction industry. We have worked within the construction sector in Ireland, Europe and the Middle / Far East and have since redirected the knowledge, experience and global network of contacts to our client base across Ireland, UK and internationally.Specialising in medium, senior and executive level white collar construction recruitment, we bring both industry and recruitment expertise to the process ensuring peace of mind for both client and candidate alike.