These are the Top Ten employers in Ireland based on their global turnover figures. (data from 2019)
- Apple Ireland – Turnover €119 Billion
- Apple designs and creates iphones , iPods , Mac laptops and desktop computers, the OS X operating system. The company first established operations in Ireland in 1980. The company is based in Cork and currently employs over 5,000 people in Ireland.
- Google Ireland – Turnover €33.2 billion
- Google Ireland is the Europe, Middle East and AfricaA) headquarters for Google and provides technical, sales and operations support to customers in over 50 countries.
- Johnson Controls – Turnover €27.8 billion
- Johnson Controls is a global technology and multi industrial leader serving a wide range of customers .
- CRH – €26.8 billion turnover
- CRH plc is an international building materials group headquartered in Dublin.
- Medtronic plc – €26.7 billion turnover
- A medical device company
- Microsoft – €24.6 billion turnover
- Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd is a subsidiary of the software giant Microsoft which sells, distributes and markets software globally from Dublin.
- Eaton Corp – €19.3 billion turnover
- Eaton is a power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help its customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably.
- Facebook €18.7 billion turnover
- Founded in 2004 – People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world.
- DCC €17.2 billion turnover
- The DCC group provides sales, marketing, distribution and business support services .
- Allergan Inc €14.1 billion turnover Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland, a subsidiary of Allergan Inc., is based in Westport, Co. Mayo
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