1. Medtronic plc

The medical device company Medtronic-Covidien became the largest Ireland-based company when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 2015. Following Medtronic Inc’s $49.9 billion acquisition of Dublin-domiciled surgical supplies group Covidien, the Minneapol...

2. Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Vascular is a healthcare company focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease. The company's line of vascular devices–which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries ...

3. Icon Plc

ICON is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. It specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection ...

4. 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.

5. Perrigo

Headquartered in Ireland, Perrigo Company plc is a global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and generic prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, infant formulas, nutritional products, animal health, dietary supplements, ac...

6. Bard Shannon

Dublin-based Bard Shannon is a subsidiary of US-owned healthcare provider CR Bard. Bard Shannon acts as a holding company for its subsidiaries which are engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of healthcare products. It has been located in Ireland since 1981.

7. Henkel

Henkel operates worldwide with brands and technologies in three business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Cosmetics/Toiletries and Adhesive Technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market positions both in the consumer and industrial businesses with we...

8. Teleflex

Teleflex Medical Europe Limited is part of Teleflex, a manufacturer of disposable medical products for critical care and surgical applications. Teleflex Medical Europe Limited manufactures, sells and distributes disposable medical devices produced by the Group's comp...

9. Merck Millipore

Merck Millipore is the Life Science division of Merck Group of Germany, which is a global pharmaceutical and chemical company. Merck Millipore Ltd offers products, services that relate to research, development and production of biotech and pharmaceutical drug therapies,...

10. Siemens

Siemens Ltd is the Irish arm of the German electronics and electrical engineering company. Siemens operates in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors and provides infrastructure solutions for cities The company has been involved in major projects in Ireland fro...

11. Ipsen Manufacturing

Ipsen is a biotechnological group aiming to become a leader in specialty healthcare solutions for debilitating diseases. Its strategy is supported by three franchises, neurology, endocrinology and urology-oncology. Ipsen has a growing portfolio in prostate cancer, bla...

12. Recordati Ireland

Recordati, established in 1926, is a European pharmaceutical group listed on the Italian stock exchange. Recordati Ireland is based in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork and employs about 50 people. The main activity of the company is the licensing, development, manufacture, sale and...

13. Vhi

The Voluntary Health Insurance Board (VHI) is a State-owned health insurer which also provides travel insurance and dental insurance. It is the largest health insurance company in Ireland. The VHI is a statutory corporation whose members are appointed by the Minister f...

14. Servier (Ireland)

Located in Arklow, Servier (Ireland) Industries Ltd has been in operation since 1989 and is a key strategic site for the Servier group. More than 400 staff are employed at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. The plant produces finished pharmaceutical produc...

15. Alere International

Alere provides health management solutions, health monitoring products, and well-being services for patients and healthcare professionals. The company supplies about 1.4 billion tests to patients in over 100 countries every year. The Galway operation oversees the proc...

16. Natus Nicolet

Founded in 1989, Natus Nicolet manufactures and distributes healthcare diagnostics products. Formerly operating under the name Carefusion Manufacturing Ireland, the company was acquired by Natus Medical in 2012, a leading manufacturer of medical devices and software an...

17. Almac Group

Almac is a pharmaceutical service provider with over 30 years experience. The company provides a range of services including research and development, pharmaceutical testing and clinical trials as well as the commercialisation of pharmaceutical products. The company has...

18. Trinity Biotech

Trinity Biotech was founded in 1992 and specialises in the development, manufacture and marketing of diagnostic test kits. A combination of organic growth and an acquisition-led strategy has seen the company assemble an portfolio of over 400 products to date. Headqu...

19. Clearstream Technologies

US medical device firm CR Bard paid €54.4m in 2011 to purchase Clearstream Technologies group, which develops and manufactures medical devices used by interventional cardiologists, radiologists, and vascular surgeons in angioplasty procedures. The medical devices are ...

20. Stryker

Stryker is a medical technology company. The company offers medical technologies, including reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products.