151. Nestle Ireland

Nestlé UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Nestlé SA, the world’s leading nutrition, health and wellness company. It employs 8,000 employees across 20 sites. It is one of the UK and Ireland's food industry’s major exporters, exporting almost £350m worth of products every...

150. Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes offers betting and gaming services via retail, online, mobile and telephone operations with over 16,000 employees. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250 Index

149. Argos

Argos is one of the largest retail employers in the country with around 900 employees. Founded in 1973, the company sells general merchandise and products for the home. Its parent is UK retail giant J Sainsbury plc. Argos opened its first stores in the Republic i...

148. Aer Rianta

Aer Rianta International, or ARI, is one of the world’s longest-established travel retail companies. ARI designs, manages and operates duty free and duty paid airport retail outlets in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

147. Irish National Lottery

Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) is the operator of the Irish National Lottery under a 20-year contract. State company An Post, its pension fund and Camelot owner Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan were selected in 2013 as the preferred bidder for a 20-year licence awarded...

146. Campbell Bewley

Campbell Bewley Group Ltd is the holding company of the Campbell Bewley Group. Bewleys is the biggest importer, roaster and supplier of fresh ground coffee to the Irish market. The company also owns the Rebecca's Cafes operation in Boston and the Java City coffee roas...

145. National Pen

National Pen is a company specialising in the market and manufacture of promotional products and has been in business for over 60 years. The company imprints names and logos on personal pens, key chains, note pads and other items and assist other companies with mercha...

144. Northwest Bookmakers

Northwest Bookmakers is a subsidiary of Ladbrokes Holdings (NI) which is itself a subsidiary of parent company Ladbroke plc. After a purchase in 2007, the company amalgamated the betting businesses owned by Eastwoods and McCartans. Ladbrokes owns 79 betting shops in N...

143. BS Retail

BS Retail (formerly Willstan Limited) is a company involved in gambling and betting activities and is part of the Boylesports group.

142. Sam McCauley Chemists

Sam McCauley Chemists Limited is a holding company, holding shares in each of the group's trading companies as well as other investments. McCauley Chemists as founded in 1953 in Enniscorthy, Wexford. Sam McCauley and his wife Leslie, both Pharmacists, joined the fa...

141. McCabes Pharmacy

Behey Ltd is an investment holding company for Wembar Company Ltd, which operates a chain of pharmacies under the name McCabe’s Pharmacy. The company is an independent, family-owned Irish company founded in 1981 by Roy and Margaret McCabe. Today, the pharmacy is run by...

140. Travel Counsellors

Travel Counsellors is an independent travel company with more than 1800 Travel Counsellors globally. There are 75 personal Travel Counsellors in the Republic with an Irish head office based in Cork.

139. Specsavers

Specsavers is an opticians which retails glasses and contact lenses. It has its own brand of easyvision monthly and daily disposable lenses It also sell a wide range of Hearing Aids. It has 50 stores in Ireland.

138. BestDrive

Advance Pitstop is now BestDrive. It sells tyres and vehicle accessories. It also provides vehicle servicing.

137. Boylesports

Boylesports is Ireland's largest independent bookmaker with 206 stores. Boylesports, which was established in 1982, offers online betting and odds on all of the top sporting events, with comprehensive coverage of horse racing, football, rugby, golf, tennis, cricket, gr...

136. PC World

DSG Retail specialises in the sale of high technology consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communications products and related services. The company is behind well-known stores PC World and Curry's.

135. Groupon

is a local e-commerce marketplace that connects merchants to consumers by offering goods and services at a discount. Groupon International owns the rights to various technology, brands, and other intellectual property rights and offers access to these rights for Groupon...

134. Sainsburys

Sainsbury’s was founded in 1869 and operates stores across the UK, including 12 supermarkets in Northern Ireland. Former manager of a Sainsbury’s store Nigel Macauley took over the role of Regional Operations Manager in 2011, after which employment remained steady and...

133. The Barry Group

The Barry Group is a wholesale food and alcohol distribution business based in Mallow, Co Cork. The company is one of the biggest retail groups in Ireland owning Carry Out, Costcutter and Quik Pick franchises brands and wholesalers.

132. John Player

John Player is an Irish tobacco company which distributes brands such as John Player King Size, SUPERKINGS, JPS, Lambert & Butler, Regal, Golden Virginia, Drum and Rizla. John Player is part of the Imperial Tobacco Group, the fourth largest international tobacco com...