Manufacturing is a core engine of the Irish economy, adding over 20,000 direct jobs in 2024 to employ over 240,000 people. The sector's contribution grew significantly, generating €14.8 billion in wages, €3.35 billion in income taxes, and €224 billion in total goods exports, underpinning Ireland's public services and economic strength and highlighting its essential role in sustaining public services and infrastructure.

Explore / Inspirational Case Studies

Sanofi

Waterford's biopharma site acts as a digital "lighthouse," using AI and strategic partnerships to enhance efficiency, reduce downtime, and upskill its 920-person workforce.
Glenveagh Properties

Securing its housing supply chain by manufacturing its own components, Glenveagh Properties uses Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to build smarter, more sustainable homes.
Neurent Medical

This Galway medtech startup brought manufacturing in-house for resilience, scaling its innovative sinonasal treatment globally through lean processes and smart, digital-focused growth.
Carten Controls Ltd

Waterford's precision valve leader drives growth through practical sustainability like solar power, while urging planning reform to unlock Ireland's industrial competitiveness.
CJ Sheeran

As Ireland’s largest pallet recycler, CJ Sheeran champions a circular future by replacing paper with digital systems, investing in biomass energy, and growing local talent.
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MSD

Through relentless innovation, discover how MSD is accelerating life-changing solutions for diseases and driving the future of pharma from Ireland.
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Paints Group (GPG)

Read how GPC understand that to truly innovate in sustainability, you need
collaboration with suppliers and R&D investment.
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Vitalograph

Discover how growth opportunities are being created by onshoring and looking at AI-powered healthcare algorithms.
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Boston Scientific

Discover how Boston Scientific has evolved over the years and why Ireland is a good place to start and grow a manufacturing business.
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Eli Lilly

Read how Eli Lilly has taken huge strides in sustainable manufacturing, a key issue facing manufacturing today.
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O’Brien Fine Foods

As the biggest producer of cooked meats on the island of Ireland, discover how O’Brien Fine Foods is growing through innovation.
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Schneider Electric

Leading the way in digital transformation is Schneider Electric which is supporting industries in digital transformation and energy management.
Intel

Innovation requires sustained and progressive investment, not only in monetary terms but also investment in citizens and communities.
Trane Technologies

Talent and sustainability along with innovation remain top of the agenda as it continues to grow impressively since its Galway operations opened in 1976.
Pfizer

From relatively small beginnings in 1969 when the company established a citric acid manufacturing plant in Ringaskiddy, Pfizer has grown to employ more than 4,000 people across five facilities in Cork, Kildare and Dublin.
The Shed Distilleries

Delivering an authentic brand to people around the world from a rural Leitrim location, to compete with the best in the world.
Danone

Ireland exports to over 40 markets around the world, growing and expanding through innovation while also focusing on development of a biomethane industry in Ireland.
Stryker

People are at the heart of Stryker’s business with an environment where people have a sense of belonging and a strong focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.