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02 Dec 2025

Kilkenny agency scoops top prize at the 2025 ERF Recruitment Awards

FRS Recruitment has an office in Cillin Hill Business & Retail Park, Co Kilkenny

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(L to R): Sheryl Pace Briffa, Laura Guiney, Stefan Moro, Lynne McCormack, Mark Valentine, Colin Donnery, Niamh Kavanagh, Gwen Leyden, Darragh O’Brien and Niall O’Connor

FRS Recruitment, with an office in Cillin Hill Business & Retail Park, Kilkenny, has been recognised with two awards at the 2025 Employment and Recruitment Federation (ERF) Recruitment Awards, including the overall award of Large Agency of the Year award.

The annual ERF awards were held in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin on Friday, and recognise the leading Irish recruitment agencies and firms with 50 or more staff which can demonstrate exceptional expertise and success in the sector.

FRS Recruitment, which services clients across the healthcare, IT, engineering, and commercial sectors, picked up two awards at the 2025 ERF Awards. The company retained its award for Best in Practice: IT, Telecoms & Technology for demonstrating exceptional expertise and success in the sector, before being announced as the overall Large Agency of the Year winner.
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The awards were decided upon by a panel of 10 expert judges, including Paul Muldoon, James Osborne, Prof. Colette D’Arcy and Gavin Duffy. The judging panel highlighted FRS Recruitment’s and excellence as a nationwide trusted partner for clients across multiple sectors looking to fill permanent, contract, and temporary roles, and also noted the company’s demand staffing app WrkWrk, which offers flexible temporary jobs to candidates.

The judges praised the company’s commitment to quality of service, evidenced through its industry leading net promoter score (NPS).

In particular, the judges noted FRS Recruitment’s focus on innovation, including the growth of its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) option for clients. FRS Recruitment provides RPO solutions to a growing number of clients which are seeking to fully outsource its hiring process.

“Being named Large Recruitment Agency of the Year is a powerful endorsement of the consistent work our team has delivered over the past number of years," said Lynne McCormack, General Manager of FRS Recruitment.

"This award reflects the successful implementation of our five-year strategic growth plan, which was built on investing in our people, strengthening our service, and deepening our expertise across every sector we serve.

“It’s a proud moment for everyone in FRS Recruitment and across the wider FRS Co-Op. It recognises not just where we are today, but the ambition and momentum we’re carrying into the next phase of our journey.”

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