Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers
Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers 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.
The Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers survey is conducted by a market research firm Trendence, and is the biggest study of students’ career aspirations and the effectiveness of employer brands in Ireland. The 2019/20 survey collected over 13,000 responses from university students and graduates from every university and college in Ireland. The data produced decides the winners of Ireland’s 100 and the winners of the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards.
You can find more information in gradireland’s book Ireland's 100 leading graduate employers, published annually and available free from your university careers service or available to view online here from early October.

Last year: 1

Apple
Last year: 3
KPMG
Last year: 2
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, Management consulting, Management, business, administration
Last year: 6
Engineering, Logistics and transport, Manufacturing and processing, Medical and healthcare, Science, research and development

Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals
Last year: 4

Microsoft
Last year: 8
IT and telecoms
Last year: 10
Accountancy and financial management, Engineering, Manufacturing and processing, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Medical and healthcare, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development
Deloitte
Last year: 7
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Management consulting, Management, business, administration
Last year: 13
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Engineering, Hospitality, sport, leisure and tourism, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Languages and culture, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Performing and creative arts, Retail, sales and customer services
Last year: 5
Accountancy and financial management, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Public sector and civil service

Department of Education/Teaching
Last year: 12
Last year: 16
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Science, research and development
Aer Lingus
Last year: 15
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR

Last year: 11

Coca Cola HBC
Last year: 17
Accountancy and financial management, Engineering, Human resources, recruitment and training, Logistics and transport, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Retail, sales and customer services

European Commission
Last year: 14
EY
Last year: 18
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Science, research and development
AIB
Last year: 25
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, IT and telecoms, Retail, sales and customer services

Abbott Ireland
Last year: 19
Engineering, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Manufacturing and processing, Medical and healthcare, Science, research and development
Last year: 21
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, Retail, sales and customer services
Accenture
Last year: 23
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, IT and telecoms, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR

Jaguar Land Rover
Last year: 22
Engineering, IT and telecoms, Science, research and development
Last year: 20
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Banking, insurance and financial services, Charities and voluntary sector, Construction, civil engineering and QS, Emergency services and armed forces, Engineering, Environment and natural resources, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Hospitality, sport, leisure and tourism, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Languages and culture, Law, legal services and patents, Library and information services, Logistics and transport, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Medical and healthcare, Performing and creative arts, Property, Public sector and civil service, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development, Social, community and youth, Teaching and education

Stryker Ireland
Last year: 42

Diageo Plc
Last year: 26
Accountancy and financial management, Engineering, Hospitality, sport, leisure and tourism, Human resources, recruitment and training, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development
A&L Goodbody
Last year: 35
Accountancy and financial management, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management consulting, Management, business, administration
Last year: 30
Languages and culture, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services
Last year: 24
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Engineering, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Languages and culture, Law, legal services and patents, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services

Penneys (Primark)
Last year: 27

IBM Ireland
Last year: 32

Dell
Last year: 51

Health Service Executive
Last year: 31
Kerry
Last year: 29
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Engineering, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Science, research and development
Arthur Cox
Last year: 41
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management consulting, Management, business, administration, Property

Medtronic
Last year: 34
Glanbia
Last year: 50
Accountancy and financial management, Agriculture, animal and plant resources, Engineering, Manufacturing and processing, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Retail, sales and customer services, Science, research and development

Local Government
Last year: 33

GSK
Last year: 28

Central Bank
Last year: 41

Ryanair
Last year: 56
Last year: 57
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Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Fund management/admin, investment banking, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration
ESB
Last year: 39
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Construction, civil engineering and QS, Engineering, Environment and natural resources, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR
Lidl Ireland
Last year: 36
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Construction, civil engineering and QS, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Languages and culture, Logistics and transport, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services

An Garda Siochana
Last year: 33

Last year: 47

Arup
Last year: 62

Jacobs Engineering
Last year: 64
Musgrave
Last year: 48
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Management consulting, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services

BioMarin International
Last year: 37

Bord na Mona
Last year: 60

Novartis Ireland Ltd
Last year: 53

Unilever
Last year: 49

Bristol Myers Squibb
Last year: 58
Engineering, Manufacturing and processing, Science, research and development

Coillte
Last year: 55

Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Last year: 45

Core
Last year: 72

Analog Devices Inc.
Last year: 81

Allergan Pharmaceuticals
Last year: 38

Matheson
Last year: 59

John Paul Construction
Last year: 82
Construction, civil engineering and QS

Sanofi (inc Genzyme)
Last year: 74
Science, research and development

Citi
Last year: 69
Davy
Last year: 77
Accountancy and financial management, Fund management/admin, investment banking, IT and telecoms, Management, business, administration

Merck
Last year: 63
Engineering, Manufacturing and processing, Science, research and development

Ibec Global Graduates
Last year: 67

SAP Ireland
Last year: 61
IT and telecoms

Amgen
Last year:
PayPal
Last year: 71

McCann Fitzgerald
Last year: 80
daa
Last year: 79
Accountancy and financial management, Construction, civil engineering and QS, Engineering, Environment and natural resources, Fund management/admin, investment banking, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services

Bombardier
Last year: 102

Vodafone Ireland
Last year: 85
IT and telecoms

Deutsche Bank
Last year: 70
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Science, research and development
Smyths Toys
Last year: 66
Accountancy and financial management, IT and telecoms, Logistics and transport, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Media and publishing, Retail, sales and customer services
An Post
Last year: 83
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Logistics and transport, Marketing, advertising and PR, Public sector and civil service, Retail, sales and customer services
Kingspan
Last year: 84
Engineering, Environment and natural resources, Management, business, administration, Manufacturing and processing, Marketing, advertising and PR, Science, research and development

HP
Last year: 106

Salesforce
Last year: 93
Last year: 103
Accountancy and financial management, Engineering, Human resources, recruitment and training, IT and telecoms, Law, legal services and patents, Management, business, administration, Marketing, advertising and PR, Retail, sales and customer services

Barclays
Last year: 68

Northern Trust
Last year: 130

PM Group
Last year: 97

BD
Last year:
Engineering, IT and telecoms, Manufacturing and processing, Medical and healthcare, Science, research and development

Avolon
Last year: 88
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, Languages and culture, Logistics and transport

Oracle
Last year: 75

Vhi Healthcare
Last year: 105

VMware
Last year: 94
IT and telecoms

Mason Hayes & Curran
Last year: 119

Department of Defence
Last year: 65
AIG
Last year: 91
Accountancy and financial management, Banking, insurance and financial services, IT and telecoms

Allianz
Last year: 92

Laya Healthcare
Last year: