Ranking | irelands100.com

Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers, as voted for in our survey, are listed here. To see selected employer profiles from this list, visit gradireland.com.

1

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Leading professional services firm, offering client services through assurance, tax, advisory and actuarial practices. Also covers Northern Ireland through its UK business.
2

Deloitte

Audit, tax, consulting and corporate finance services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries.
3

Google

Google is one of the world’s largest and best known search engines. It opened in Dublin in 2003 and has grown rapidly to become one of the city’s most notable employers.
4

Department of Education

The Department aims to provide high-quality education which will enable individuals to achieve their full potential; and contribute to Ireland’s social, cultural and economic development.
5

KPMG

A leading provider of professional services in Ireland, working with clients in all sectors of Irish business and providing a range of audit, tax and advisory services.
6

RTÉ

Public service broadcaster for the Republic of Ireland.
7

IBM

One of Ireland’s leading providers of advanced information technology, products, services and business consulting.
8

Health Service Executive

Provides a range of public health services.
9

Microsoft

Well known American computer technology corporation. Microsoft opened the company’s first Windows Live EMEA Data Centre in Dublin in July 2009 with an investment of $500 million.
10

Ernst & Young

A global firm, providing assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services to many of the leading organisations in the country.
11

Airtricity

Renewable energy company supplying cheaper and greener electricity to homes and businesses in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It has also constructed 17 wind farms.
12

Pfizer

Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company producing best selling drugs such as Lipitor, Accupril and Viagra, has been operating in Ireland for over 30 years.
13

Apple

Design and manufacture of consumer electronics and related software products. Apple’s European Operations Headquarters is in Cork, and Ireland hosts several divisions including telesales.
14

BBC

BBC NI is one of the three national regions of the BBC – the largest public service broadcaster in the world.
15

Boston Scientific

Global company which develops, makes and markets medical devices for less invasive forms of interventional treatment. Has several sites in Ireland specialising in different areas.
16

Bank of Ireland

Provides a complete range of highly focused financial services and products to both individual and corporate clients in the Irish, UK and niche markets internationally.
17

Electricity Supply Board

An electricity company providing connection and metering services across Ireland.
18

Accenture

Accenture is the largest management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company in Ireland, employing over 1,600 people between Dublin and Belfast.
19

Siemens

A global organisation providing products, systems, services and solutions for the industry, energy and healthcare sectors.
20

An Garda Síochána

Modern policing with a wider remit than traditional crime fighting: An Garda Síochána works to make a positive difference and improve the quality of life for all citizens.
21

Abbott Ireland

Manufactures and markets a broad range of health care products, including medical devices, pharmaceutical, diagnostic and nutritional products.
22

Marks & Spencer

Core business is quality foods, ladieswear, menswear, homewares, childrenswear, Per Una.
23

European Commission
24

Department of Foreign Affairs
25

Motorola

A leading electronics and communications organisation that began by manufacturing car radios.
26

GlaxoSmithKline

The world’s second largest pharmaceutical company, also dealing in biological and healthcare. Products include vaccines, respiratory products and nutritional drinks.
27

Debenhams
28

Sisk

Founded in Ireland in 1859, Sisk is the largest general contracting company in the country.
29

Enterprise Ireland

A government agency which supports the growth and development of industry in Ireland and is trying to improve Ireland’s position in the world’s markets.
30

Shell

Oil and gas industry, working on the Corrib gas fields off the coast of Co. Mayo.
31

Sony
32

Zurich Financial Services

One of the largest insurers in Ireland, offering a range of products, from private motor and home insurance to engineering and commercial property insurance.
33

Facebook
34

Arthur Cox

One of Ireland’s largest law firms. An ‘all Ireland’ law firm with full-service offices in Dublin and Belfast. The firm also has offices in London and New York.
35

Boots

An international pharmacy-led health and beauty group. Boots opened its doors to the Irish public in 1996.
36

Intel

Invented the microprocessors used in most PCs today and is one of the world’s most recognisable computer brands.
37

J.P.Morgan
38

Bank of America Securities

After combining with Merrill Lynch, this is now the largest brokerage firm in the world.
39

Department of Employment & Learning NI/Teaching
40

Kingspan

Manufactures and supplies construction goods with an emphasis on sustainable, environmentally friendly products and innovations.
41

Quinn Financial Services
42

Wyeth Biotech
43

Department of the Environment
44

Hibernian Aviva

Ireland’s largest consolidated insurance company. Its main business is the provision of pensions, investments, fund management and insurance products to customers worldwide.
45

USIT

USIT specialises in student, youth and independent travel, offering products specifically for student and youth travellers.
46

Goldman Sachs
47

A&L Goodbody

Dublin-based law firm providing business legal services in Ireland. Has recently established an office in Belfast in order to make its services available in Northern Ireland as well.
48

McKinsey & Company

A global firm which opened its Dublin office in 1994. It serves clients in areas ranging from public sector and healthcare to financial services and banking.
49

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Licensing, enforcing, monitoring and assessment activities.
50

Cisco

Cisco is based in San Jose, California but it creates networking solutions for the internet all over the world while emphasising community involvement and social responsibility.
51

Ulster Bank/Royal Bank of Scotland Group

Retail, corporate and business banking.
52

GE
53

Musgrave Group

A company engaged in the wholesale and retail distribution of food and general merchandise in Ireland, UK and Spain. Its headquarters are in Cork.
54

Stryker Instruments

A division of the Stryker Corporation, Stryker Instruments manufactures a wide range of innovative medical devices and equipment.
55

Tesco Ireland

The largest food retailer in Ireland was formed in 1997 and now has 82 stores nationwide. The company opened its first Irish petrol filling station in Killarny in 2003.
56

VHI

Provides quality healthcare products and services in Ireland. Its membership exceeds 1.5 million.
57

Jacobs Engineering

Provides professional technical services to industrial, commercial, and government clients across multiple markets including engineering, construction, operations and maintenance.
58

Quinn Group

Organisation producing construction industry supplies and glass, providing financial services, and operating hotels and pubs. Also owns hotels in UK and Europe.
59

Grant Thornton

A global organisation that provides business, tax, assurance and specialist advisory services to public interest entities, privately held businesses and the financial services sectors.
60

Kerry Biosciences
61

Diageo

The world’s leading premium drinks business with brands in the spirits, wine and beer categories including Guinness, Smirnoff and Baileys.
62

Arup

Multidisciplinary design engineering consultancy.
63

Bank of Ireland Asset Management
64

An Post
65

Public Appointments Service

Recruits for positions in the Civil Service and also lends its services to health boards, local authorities and other public bodies.
66

Shannon Aerospace

Performs heavy maintenance checks on airlines and aircraft, as well as a variety of specialist services such as engineering, training and material sales.
67

Medtronic

Provides healthcare products and medical technology for chronic conditions such as heart failure, vascular disease and diabetes.
68

Morgan Stanley
69

Cadbury

Cadbury originated nearly 200 years ago, and today holds either the number one or two positions in over 20 of the world’s 50 confectionery markets.
70

IFAC Accountants
71

Irish Cement

Irish Cement has manufactured cement in Ireland for over sixty years.
72

Paddy Power

Ireland’s biggest bookmaker and largest provider of online gaming services, founded in 1988 by the merger of three existing Irish high-street bookmakers.
73

Eirgrid
74

Penneys (Primark)
75

Wyeth Medica

Wyeth Biotech is dedicated to the development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals and vaccines.
76

Aldi

A global retailer and one of the world’s largest privately owned companies. Opened its first store in Ireland in 1999 and now has 67 stores across the country.
77

Bayer
78

Eli Lilly

A global, research-based pharmaceutical company with three operations in Ireland: marketing and sales, treasury and inter-company processes and manufacturing.
79

Project Management Group

Provides technical and consulting, engineering and architectural design as well as construction management services.
80

Sun Microsystems
81

Defence Forces
82

Irish Life & Permanent

One of Ireland’s primary providers of personal financial services.
83

Baxter Healthcare
84

Matheson Ormsby Prentice

A leading Irish corporate law firm. Clients include some of the largest public, private and State-owned companies and institutions in Ireland.
85

Barclays Bank PLC

Barclays has supported Irish business and subsidies for over 30 years, and is one of Ireland’s leading commercial banks.
86

McCann FitzGerald

Large Irish corporate law firm with offices also in London and Brussels. Awarded IFLR’s Irish Law Firm of the Year (2009).
87

FÁS Overseas Graduate Programme

The FÁS Overseas Graduate Programme places newly qualified Irish graduates in full-time jobs with companies abroad.
88

FBD Insurance

FBD Insurance, a division of FBD Holdings plc, is one of Ireland’s largest insurers and specialises in car, home and business insurance.
89

Aer Lingus

Founded by the Irish Government in April 1936 to provide air services to/from Ireland. In 2006, Aer Lingus was floated on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges.
90

Bombardier Aerospace
91

Ericsson

Ericsson is the leader in mobile technologies and provides support for networks with over 1 billion subscribers and has a leading position in managed services.
92

Quinn Property
93

Roche Ireland

A subsidiary of the Roche Group, the international healthcare company, Roche Ireland is a manufacturing centre for the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
94

Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Ltd

A subsidiary of the Bank of Scotland and part of Lloyds Banking Group. Used to specialise in business banking but has now spread into high street banking.
95

RPS Group

Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy providing engineering, planning, design and environmental services for clients in the public and private sectors.
96

Accenture Technology Solutions

Accenture Technology Solutions is a subsidiary of Accenture focusing on application development, solutions delivery and software maintenance.
97

BDO Simpson Xavier

The fifth largest accountancy and business advisory firm in Ireland, with indigenous and multinational clients.
98

Davy
99

Coca Cola

Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland are part of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company. The company employs approximately 1,200 staff directly and hundreds more indirectly contributing an estimated €120m to the economy.
100

Vodafone