The top 100 graduate employers in Ireland

The Cibyl Graduate Research Ireland study reveals the 100 most popular employers in Ireland, as voted for by those who matter most: students and graduates.

2023 rankings

2023
Employer
2022
Change
1
Google
1
2
Apple
3
+1
3
Pfizer
2
-1
4
Deloitte
7
+3
5
Department of Education (Teaching)
5
6
Amazon
4
-2
7
KPMG
9
+2
8
Microsoft
11
+3
9
Aer Lingus
10
+1
10
AIB
14
+4
11
EY
19
+8
12
Boston Scientific
6
-6
13
PwC
15
+2
14
European Commission
12
-2
15
Johnson & Johnson
8
-7
16
Civil Service
13
-3
17
Jameson
17
0
18
Department of Health (inc HSE)
16
-2
19
Bank of Ireland
22
+3
20
Diageo
24
+4
21
Intel
18
-3
22
Coca-Cola HBC
20
-2
23
Bank of America
37
+14
24
A&L Goodbody
25
+1
25
Abbott
26
+1
26
Local Government
23
-3
27
Accenture
27
0
28
Ryanair
35
+7
29
2K Games
33
+4
30
Grant Thornton
39
+9
31
Central Bank
31
0
32
Enterprise Ireland
29
-3
33
An Garda Síochána
28
-5
34
Meta
21
-13
35
Medtronic
34
-1
36
Penneys (Primark)
40
+4
37
Bord Bía
49
+12
38
TikTok
NEW
39
Bord na Móna
43
+4
40
MSD
48
+8
41
IBM
44
+3
42
Citi
53
+11
43
Aldi
32
-11
44
Arthur Cox
36
-8
45
Glanbia
60
+15
46
Irish Water
183
+137
47
Kerry Group
46
-1
48
AbbVie
45
-3
49
AMD
150
+101
50
Jaguar Land Rover
42
-8
51
An Post
41
-10
52
ESB
47
-5
53
LinkedIn
54
+1
54
Pepsico
NEW
55
GE Healthcare
78
+23
56
Barclays
67
+11
57
Bristol-Myers Squibb
52
-5
58
Arup
58
0
59
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
64
+5
60
Dell
30
-30
61
Core Media
80
+19
62
Unilever
61
-1
63
Coillte
51
-12
64
Irish Distillers
NEW
65
Novartis
56
-9
66
GSK
57
-9
67
Amgen
77
+10
68
Colgate Palmolive
117
+49
69
Matheson
65
-4
70
Stryker
38
-32
71
Deutsche Bank
55
-16
72
Allianz
72
73
McCann FitzGerald
73
74
Merck
62
-12
75
Lidl
50
-25
76
Jacobs Engineering
76
77
Musgrave Group
59
-18
78
General Motors
71
-7
79
Vhi Healthcare
83
+4
80
Dairygold
85
+5
81
Irish Rail
89
+8
82
Ericsson
86
+4
83
Sanofi
100
+17
84
BioMarin
69
-15
85
Fidelity International
105
+20
86
Northern Trust
106
+20
87
Mason Hayes & Curran
107
+20
88
Analog Devices
66
-22
89
Eirgrid
81
-8
90
AIG
74
-16
91
The Defence Forces
79
-12
92
Salesforce
99
+7
93
Workday
75
-18
94
Fidelity Investments
115
+21
95
Eversheds Sutherland
120
+25
96
Dechert
181
+85
97
DCC
110
+13
98
Dillon Eustace
170
+72
99
Smyths Toys
68
-31
100
BAM Ireland
82
-18
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The rankings also feature in our careers publication, Ireland's 100 Leading Graduate Employers, which examines all of the survey data to reveal which organisations are successfully promoting their brand to the next generation of leaders and innovators in Irish business.

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