Newsletter from Alex McDonnell
Ireland’s IT services sector is consolidating fast. Most buyers judge a target on strategy, the balance sheet and the customer list. Far fewer ask how well the two businesses will actually work together, and that is where much of the value is lost.
We recently looked at more than 100 Irish IT service firms we know, from managed service providers to software, cloud and cyber specialists. Around four in ten had either bought other businesses or been bought themselves, most of them in the past few years, and growth capital is flowing in to fund more.
The wider market tells the same story. Irish deal numbers rose 16% in the first half of 2026, to 252 deals, and professional and technical services was the most active sector for the first time since tracking began in 2006, with tech and telecoms close behind (Davy, Q2 2026). As one managing director put it when his Dublin firm was acquired last year, the industry is consolidating, and growing IT complexity will only push more firms together (TechCentral).
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