The following page lists Irish companies accoring to their sector. The public companies ( PLC's) have the Stock Exchange which they are listed on in brackets afterwards. All other entries are LTD's. Some entries such as O2 Ireland and Intel Ireland are subsidiaries of foreign companies. These subsidiaries are listed because the Irish economy is significantly dependant on foreign companies in comparison to other nations and these multi-national companies are major Irish employers and tax contributors - Intel employs over 5000 people.
RyanairRyanair is Europe's largest low-cost carrier, operating 201 low-fare routes to 17 countries throughout Europe. The Ireland-based carrier operates a fleet of 74 Boeing 737s, with plans to buy an additional 150 Boeing 737-800 airplanes by 2010. The company - (Quoted on ISEQ, NYSE & FTSE)
2 Banks/Financial Institutions
ACCBankACCBank plc is a commercial bank in Ireland that focuses on agriculture, business and personal banking. The bank has its origins in the Agricultural Credit Corporation set up in 1927 in the Irish Free State to finance agriculture, the bank was successful
Allied Irish BanksAllied Irish Banks plc AIB , is a commercial bank based in Ireland not to be mistaken for Anglo Irish Bank. AIB is part of the so called Big Four commercial banks in Ireland and the Laser payment system. Allied Irish Banks is usually referred to, both ins† - (Quoted on ISEQ & FTSE)
