1. Google
Google Ireland is the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters for Google and provides technical, sales and operations support to customers in over 50 countries.
- 2,824 Employees
- €22.6 billion turnover
2. Microsoft
Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd is a subsidiary of the software giant Microsoft which sells, distributes and markets software globally from Dublin. Microsoft, the world’s biggest software company, established an Irish manufacturing facility in 1985 and now employs over 1,200 staff directly at its operations in south Dublin. About 700 contract staff also work there. Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd sells Windows, Office and other Microsoft software in about 120 countries worldwide, including Ireland.
- 781 Employees
- €19.5 billion turnover
3. DCC
The DCC group provides sales, marketing, distribution and business support services and operates across five divisions: Energy, SerCom (which encompasses IT and entertainment products) Healthcare, Environmental and Food and Beverage.
- 10,000 Employees
- €13.5 billion turnover
4. Dell Ireland
Since 1984, Dell has been an end-to-end computing solutions company. With more than 100,000 team members across the globe, Dell serves customers ranging from the world’s largest businesses and public-sector organisations, to small and medium businesses, and individual consumers. Dell’s specialties are computers, storage, servers, and IT services. Ireland is a strategic global hub for Operations, Services and Sales and is home to the first EMEA Solution Centre to become operational as well as the Company’s first Cloud R&D centre. Dell employs 2,500 people across campuses in Limerick, Cork and Cherrywood, Dublin.
- 774 Employees
- €10.3 billion turnover
5. Oracle
The principal activity of Oracle EMEA Ltd is the manufacture and sale of computer software in the European market, together with the provision of associated translation, finance and marketing services. Oracle Corporation, incorporated in 2005, is an enterprise software company. It develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and services database and middleware software, applications software and hardware systems, consisting primarily of computer server and storage products. It operates in three segments, software, hardware systems and services. Its software business comprises two operating segments: new software licenses and software license updates and product support. Its hardware business consists of hardware systems products and hardware systems support. Its services business comprises consulting, Cloud Services and education.
- 1,471
- €8.8 billion
6. Apple Ireland
Apple designs and creates iPods and iTunes, Mac laptops and desktop computers, the OS X operating system, and the iPhone. The company first established operations in Ireland in 1980. The company is based in Cork and currently employs over 5,000 people as a result of a 25% increase in workforce over 2015. CEO of Apple Tim Cook describes this office as their most diverse, with employees coming from more than 80 countries. It was announced in November 2015 that Apple would construct a new building at the Hollyhill site and would provide a further 1,000 jobs.
- 5,000
- €8.5 billion
7. Facebook
Founded in 2004, Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them. the company has 12,691 employees worldwide as of December 31, 2015.
- 1,500
- €7.9 billion
8. Kingston
Kingston Technology International Ltd is a manufacturer of memory products such as USB drives. It markets over 2000 memory products and supports more than 6000 systems. It is a privately owned company with headquarters based in Fountain Valley, California and with sales offices strategically placed all over the world. Localised manufacturing and fulfilment services are carried out in Taiwan, Malaysia, China and here in Ireland. In addition to this, Kingston designs, engineers, packages, tests and validates at component level. It supports both own branded product and OEM product.
- 186
- €3.3 billion
9. VMware
VMware International sells, markets and provides support for VMware software products sold outside the US. Its US parent is software company VMware which provides virtualisation solutions to separate the operating system and application software from the underlying hardware.
- 661
- €2.9 billion
10. Intel Ireland
Intel Ireland’s Leixlip campus began operations in 1989. Since then, the multinational microchip manufacturer has invested over €6 billion in developing this base. It employs over 5,000 people at its Irish subsidiary.
- 4,100
- €2.1 billion