2006 Best Companies to Work for in Ireland

The 2006 list of the 50 Best Companies to Work for in Ireland was produced by the Great Place to Work^® Institute Ireland and published by The Irish Independent.

O2 Ireland secured the 'Best Company Overall Award' as well as 'Best Company' in the 'Over 1000 Employees' category.

A further four awards were made to the highest ranked companies in the other size categories: PEI; Airtricity; Diageo Ireland; and DePuy (Ireland) Ltd. Five special awards - reflecting key elements of the Great Place to Work(R) model - were announced for Outstanding Achievement in “Best Practices for Internal Communication” (Brightwater); “Best Practices for Work-Life Balance” (Intel Ireland); “Best Practices for Diversity Management” (Abbott Laboratories Ireland Ltd); “Best Practice for employee involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility” (GE Commercial Aviation Services); and “Best Practices for creating a fun place to work” (Google Ireland).

The Top 10 Companies are marked in bold below, but otherwise companies are listed in alphabetical order only.