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.

2024 rankings

2024
Employer
2023
Change
1
Google
1
0
2
Pfizer
3
+1
3
Apple
2
-1
4
Microsoft
8
+4
5
Johnson & Johnson
15
+10
6
Deloitte
4
-2
7
KPMG
7
0
8
Boston Scientific
12
+4
9
Department of Education (Teaching)
5
-4
10
Amazon
6
-4
11
PwC
13
+2
12
European Commission
14
+2
13
Intel
21
+8
14
Civil Service
16
+2
15
EY
11
-4
16
AIB
10
-6
17
Aer Lingus
9
-8
18
Department of Health (incl. HSE)
18
0
19
Coca-Cola HBC
22
+3
20
2K Games
29
+9
21
Abbott
25
+4
22
Irish Distillers - Jameson
NEW
23
Grant Thornton
30
+7
24
Medtronic
35
+11
25
Tourism Ireland
NEW
26
Meta
34
+8
27
Accenture
27
0
28
Bank of Ireland
19
-9
29
Local Government
26
-3
30
Ryanair
28
-2
31
IBM
41
+10
32
Diageo
20
-12
33
Dell
60
+27
34
Jaguar Land Rover
50
+16
35
Penney's (Primark)
36
+1
36
TikTok
38
+2
37
A&L Goodbody
24
-13
38
AbbVie
48
+10
39
Enterprise Ireland
32
-7
40
LinkedIn
53
+13
41
MSD
40
-1
42
AMD
49
+7
43
ESB
52
+9
44
GE Healthcare
55
+11
45
Stryker
70
+25
46
Central Bank
31
-15
47
Uisce Éireann
46
-1
48
Bank of America
23
-25
49
Arthur Cox
44
-5
50
Regeneron Ireland
NEW
51
An Garda Síochána
33
-18
52
Citi
42
-10
53
Nestle
NEW
54
Bristol-Myers Squibb
57
+3
55
Salesforce
92
+37
56
Coillte
63
+7
57
Bord na Móna
39
-18
58
Novartis
65
+7
59
Arup
58
-1
60
Aldi
43
-17
61
Workday
93
+32
62
HP
107
+45
63
Merck
74
+11
64
Pepsico
54
-10
65
Kerry Group
47
-18
66
Ericsson
82
+16
67
Barclays
56
-11
68
Lidl
75
+7
69
Musgrave Group
77
+8
70
Foróige
NEW
71
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
59
-12
72
Sanofi
83
+11
73
Eirgrid
89
+16
74
General Motors
78
+4
75
Allianz
72
-3
76
BioMarin
84
+8
77
Unilever
62
-15
78
Smyths Toys
99
+21
79
Irish Rail
81
+2
80
Amgen
67
-13
81
Deutsche Bank
71
-10
82
McCann FitzGerald
73
-9
83
Jacobs Engineering
76
-7
84
John Paul Construction
135
+51
85
An Post
51
-34
86
Analog Devices
88
+2
87
daa
118
+31
88
Nikon
105
+17
89
Bord Bía
37
-52
90
Glanbia
45
-45
91
The Defence Forces
91
0
92
Oracle
103
+11
93
Tata Consultancy Services
145
+52
94
SIG
NEW
95
PM Group
132
+37
96
Sisk
127
+31
97
Mazars
138
+41
98
SAP
120
+22
99
GSK
66
-33
100
Davy
109
+9
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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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