Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers

Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers 2011 reveals Ireland’s most sought-after employers from the perspective of those that matter most – the students and graduates who will provide the next generation of innovators and leaders in Irish business.

Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers survey is part of the European Student Barometer and is conducted by Europe’s leading graduate research firm, trendence. The data produced decide the winners of Ireland’s 100 and contribute also to a wider pan-European study across 24 countries.

You can find more information in the book Ireland's 100 leading graduate employers, published annually and available free from your university careers service.

Employers listed here are searchable by rank, by sector and alphabetically. Click on the table headings ‘Ranking’ and ‘Organisation’ to sort the list using these fields, or use the drop-down menu to filter by sector.

Ranking Organisation Sector(s) Organisation profile on gradireland.com
1 Deloitte Accountancy/professional services, Consulting
2 PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountancy/professional services, Consulting
3 Department of Education/Teaching Public service
4 KPMG Accountancy/professional services
5 Google IT and telecoms
6 Health Service Executive Public service
7 Ernst & Young Accountancy/professional services
8 RTE Public service
9 Pfizer Science
10 IBM Consulting, IT and telecoms
11 Accenture Consulting
12 Apple IT and telecoms
13 Microsoft IT and telecoms
14 Facebook IT and telecoms
15 Airtricity Engineering
16 Zurich Financial Services Financial services
17 Boston Scientific Science
18 Electricity Supply Board Engineering
19 Abbott Ireland Science
19 An Garda Síochána Public service
21 Bank of Ireland Financial services
22 GlaxoSmithKline Science
23 BBC Public service
24 Siemens Engineering
25 AIB Group Financial services
26 Department of Foreign Affairs Public service
27 Enterprise Ireland Public service
28 European Commission Public service
29 Ulster Bank/Royal Bank of Scotland Group Financial services
30 Debenhams Retail
30 McKinsey & Company Consulting
32 Stryker Instruments Engineering, Science
33 Bank of America Securities Financial services
33 Shell Engineering
35 Marks & Spencer Retail
35 Motorola Engineering
37 Arthur Cox Law
37 Department of Employment & Learning NI/Teaching Public service
39 Boots Retail
39 Hibernian Aviva Financial services
41 Grant Thornton Accountancy/professional services
42 A&L Goodbody Law
42 Goldman Sachs Investment and investment banking
44 Department of the Environment Public service
45 Sisk Construction and property
46 Eirgrid Engineering
47 USIT Retail
48 Diageo FMCG
48 EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Public service
50 Canada Life Financial services
51 Intel IT and telecoms
52 BDO Simpson Xavier Accountancy/professional services
52 ESRI Public service
54 Central Bank Investment and investment banking
54 GE Engineering
56 Arup Engineering
57 Musgrave Group Retail
57 Public Appointments Service Public service
57 Sony IT and telecoms
60 J.P.Morgan Chase Investment and investment banking
60 Shannon Aerospace Engineering
62 Baxter Healthcare Science
63 Genzyme Science
63 Matheson Ormsby Prentice Law
65 L’Oréal FMCG
66 Eli Lilly Company Science
66 Paddy Power Retail
66 Penney's (Primark) Retail
66 Quinn Financial Services Financial services
70 Kingspan Construction and property
70 Procter & Gamble FMCG
72 Cisco IT and telecoms
72 Lidl Retail
72 Project Management Group Engineering
75 Mazars Accountancy/professional services, Consulting
76 Cadbury FMCG
76 William Fry Law
78 Bayer Science
78 FÁS Overseas Graduate Programme Public service
78 Mercury Engineering Engineering
81 Accenture Technology Solutions IT and telecoms
82 AXA Financial services
82 Merck Sharp & Dohme Science
84 Allianz Financial services
84 An Post Public service
84 Jacob's Engineering Engineering
84 Mercer Consulting
84 Morgan Stanley Investment and investment banking
84 Roche Ireland Science
90 Coca-Cola FMCG
90 IFAC Accountants Accountancy/professional services
90 Medtronic Science
90 Tesco Ireland Retail
94 Aldi Retail
95 Arcadia Group Retail
95 ICON Clinical Research Science
95 Irish Life & Permanent Financial services
95 VHI Financial services
99 BAM Contractors Construction and property
99 Chartis Insurance Ireland Ltd (formerly AIG) Financial services