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Important: Employment permits issued to the company in January–September 2026, from the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment public list of permits by company. Past permits do not mean the company is hiring or sponsoring now.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Staff | 1-yr growth | Permits 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Michael's Hospital | Dublin | Medical & Surgical Hospitals | 500-999 | 200%+ (estimated) | 1 |
| 2 | Vertex Roofing Systems | Castlebar | Commercial & Residential Construction | 10-19 | +100–200% | 9 |
| 3 | Gourmet Tart | Galway | Restaurants | 50-99 | +50–100% | 2 |
| 4 | Villa Rose Hotel | Ballybofey | Lodging & Resorts | 20-49 | +50–100% | 2 |
| 5 | JP Ryan | Dublin | Freight & Logistics Services | 20-49 | +50–100% | 13 |
| 6 | Mbryonics | Galway | Aerospace & Defense | 20-49 | +50–100% | 14 |
| 7 | The Louis Fitzgerald Hotel | Dublin | Lodging & Resorts | 500-999 | +20–50% | 1 |
| 8 | Ward & Burke Construction | Kilcolgan | Civil Engineering Construction | 500-999 | +20–50% | 1 |
| 9 | GMC Utilities Group | Finglas West | Civil Engineering Construction | 250-499 | +20–50% | 20 |
| 10 | Condron Concrete | Tullamore | Building Materials | 250-499 | +20–50% | 1 |
Edition October 2026. Source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data and public registers (see notes). Company-level only.
What the data shows
- Most common growth band: +20–50% (55 of 61 companies, 90%).
- 2 of 61 (3%) at least doubled headcount in a year (figures over 200% are estimates).
- Biggest industries: Commercial & Residential Construction (11), Lodging & Resorts (6), Civil Engineering Construction (4).
- Dublin has the most (23 of 61, 38%); the list spans 31 towns and cities.
- Size mix: 28 under 50 staff, 26 with 50–199, 7 with 200+ (median 58 employees).
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Notes and limits
- Employment permits issued to the company in January–September 2026, from the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment public list of permits by company. Past permits do not mean the company is hiring or sponsoring now.
- Source: Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Ireland), employment permits issued to companies, January–September 2026, enterprise.gov.ie.
- Matched to the register by company name (and province for Canada). A match can occasionally be a different organisation with the same name: check before relying on it.
- 1-year headcount growth from licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data: companies with 10–1,000 staff that grew 20%+ in a year.
- Growth is shown as a band: +20–50%, +50–100%, +100–200% or 200%+ (estimated). Within a band, companies are listed largest first; the order inside a band is not a growth ranking.
- "200%+ (estimated)" means the growth figure is above 200% and has not been verified; treat it as an estimate.
- Likely branches of larger groups, schools, colleges and university units are left out.
- Company-level data only: no personal contacts. Register names are not reproduced; only counts.
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