A DONEGAL recruitment company that connects American construction giants with top-tier estimating talent is set to compete against the country’s best small businesses at the National Enterprise Awards final in Dublin this Thursday.
Niche SSP, founded by Gareth and Ciara McGlynn, will represent Local Enterprise Office Donegal at the prestigious ceremony in the Round Room at the Mansion House on June 18.
The 100% export-oriented recruitment company supplies the largest construction firms in the United States with what it describes as the top 10% of preconstruction talent, operating exclusively in the preconstruction and estimating space using an AI-based CRM, a dedicated podcast and specialist training.
Founder Ciara McGlynn said: “We are delighted to be representing Donegal at the National Enterprise Awards. Niche SSP was built on the belief that the best preconstruction talent in the world deserves to be connected with the best employers, and that is exactly what we do every day from right here in Donegal.”
The company won the Best Established Enterprise Award at the Donegal Enterprise Awards in December 2025 before earning its place among 31 finalists competing for a total prize fund of €80,000.
Donegal has enjoyed remarkable success at the awards in recent years, winning the National Enterprise Final for three consecutive years — Patrick McLaughlin of Silver Strand Rope Works in 2023, Neil Crossan of Living Green in 2024, and boatbuilder Seabound, which took home the Best Export Award last year.
Brenda Hegarty, Head of Enterprise Donegal, said Niche SSP’s selection was further proof of the strength of entrepreneurship across the county, adding that businesses started in Donegal had shown “the ambition and potential to compete and succeed on a global stage.”
Categories on the night include Best Start-Up, Best Export Business, Innovation, Digital, Green and Female Entrepreneur.