Top 100 Companies Leading In Wellbeing 2025｜Business & Finance in partnership with Ibec — Part 3

Business & Finance, in partnership with Ibec, launches Top 100 Companies Leading In Wellbeing Index.

Business & Finance Media Group in partnership with Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has launched the Top 100 Companies Leading In Wellbeing Index 2025.

In recent years, employee wellbeing has continued to rise further up the agenda for employers. Public awareness of the importance of good workplace mental health and wellbeing is also growing. To move beyond good intention and to realise a true culture of wellbeing, employers must make positive health and wellbeing a core business priority.

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Inland Fisheries Ireland

Inland Fisheries Ireland is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communication (DECC) and was established under the Fisheries Act on 1st July 2010. Its principal function is the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. Inland Fisheries Ireland promotes, supports, facilitates and advises the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling. Inland Fisheries Ireland also develops policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries and sea angling and advises the Minister on same.

Institute of Art, Design + Technology Dun Laoghaire

IADT is the only Institute of Higher Education in Ireland with a specific mission to drive and inform the creative, cultural and technological industries through teaching, learning, research and innovation.

We specialise in creativity and innovation as expressed in the arts, media, technologies and entrepreneurship.

IADT is uniquely positioned in terms of our courses and research. We are mission–focused and hold a distinct position in Ireland as an Institute of Art, Design + Technology, leading in courses for the technological and the creative and cultural industries.

We create spaces for psychologists to work with graphic designers, for businesspeople and entrepreneurs to work with fine artists, for poets and technologists to work with photographers – for everyone to see the potential of collaboration and its capacity to release and enable new ideas about how we live, how we understand, and how we work.

Irish Country Meats

Irish Country Meats is Europe’s leading lamb processor with a reputation for product quality and innovation in all the markets we serve. With modern production facilities in Camolin, Co. Wexford, Navan, Co. Meath and Liège, Belgium we have a market reach covering Europe and further afield. Currently servicing over 30 markets worldwide, the company works in close partnership with our customer base to deliver unrivalled expertise in direct livestock procurement, quality lamb production, cold chain management, processing efficiency and after-sales service.

From farm to fork, we invest in the standards, processes, training, product development and delivery
methods necessary to meet our objective – to be the best at what we do. Our partnership approach
coupled with our specialisation, promotes the sharing of information in an open and constructive manner resulting in a more customer focused, cost-effective delivery of product in a dynamic and competitive marketplace.

We are an industry leader in Ireland in driving the sustainability agenda with our company being among the founding verified members of the Bord Bia Origin Green programme in 2013. Our most valuable asset is our people and continuous investment in our talent pool ensures we have the skillset to match our ambitions.

Irish Wheelchair Association

The Irish Wheelchair Association is one of Ireland’s leading organisations for people with physical Disabilities. We provide a nationwide assisted living service, community centres in every county, a fleet of accessible buses, a national parking permit and driving school service, wheelchair accessible social houses and help young people with disabilities to build employability skills and confidence.

Our flagship sports programme, IWA Sport, is the national governing body for wheelchair basketball,
wheelchair rugby and powerlifting and runs sports clubs for children and adults. Many of Ireland’s finest para-athletes started their careers with IWA Sport.

Kuehne + Nagel Ireland

Kuehne + Nagel Ireland has been a cornerstone of logistics and supply chain solutions since its establishment in 1996. With offices strategically located in Dublin, Cork, and Shannon, the company employs over 500 experts dedicated to providing integrated and competitive services tailored to meet the specific needs of national and international customers. Kuehne + Nagel Ireland offers a comprehensive range of logistics services, including air freight, sea freight, road transportation, warehousing, contract logistics, and customs brokerage. Leveraging state-of-the-art information technology, the company ensures efficient and reliable supply chain management, enabling businesses to thrive in a dynamic market environment.

As part of the global Kuehne + Nagel network, which spans over 100 countries and employs more than 80,000 logistics professionals, Kuehne + Nagel Ireland is committed to delivering progress to society through innovative and sustainable logistics solutions.

Our unwavering commitment to excellence is highlighted by our recognition as a Best Workplace for Women and Health & Wellbeing, as well as our impressive ranking of No. 12 on the large employers list by the Great Place to Work Institute.

Kuehne + Nagel Ireland continues to shape the future of logistics by connecting people and goods, fostering global trade, and contributing to the success of its customers through visionary and customer-centric approaches.

Law Society of Ireland

The Law Society of Ireland is the representative, regulatory and educational body for the solicitors’ profession. We deliver high-quality legal education and training, encourage, and support the highest professional standards, and place significant emphasis on civic engagement, supporting local community initiatives, and driving diversity and inclusion within the profession. We work to protect the interests of the public including fair access to justice and law reform.

The Law Society employs approximately 240 people based between its locations in Dublin 7 and runs an employee wellbeing programme called ‘Vitality’, which is actively supported by the organisation’s Executive Leadership Team, and which spans across five pillars of wellbeing – Physical, Career, Mental, Financial and Community.

The Vitality programme’s mission is ‘to foster a healthy, happy and productive workforce in a culture that supports positive lifestyle choices, by valuing individual health and creating a supportive community’.

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. is a global business that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes specialty pharmaceutical products and therapies. Areas of focus include autoimmune and rare diseases in specialty areas like neurology, rheumatology, nephrology, pulmonology and ophthalmology; immunotherapy and neonatal respiratory critical care therapies; analgesics and gastrointestinal products; and regenerative medicine.

Mallinckrodt is focused on improving outcomes for underserved patients with severe and critical conditions. We have a long history of operations in Ireland, having had a presence here for over 25 years. Since 2016, we have opened new offices, a manufacturing facility and a Global Device Engineering laboratory at the College Business and Technology Park, in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

ManpowerGroup Ireland

ManpowerGroup Ireland, a leading workforce solutions company, helps organisations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for thousands of organisations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for people across a wide range of industries and skills.

ManpowerGroup Ireland is a subsidiary of ManpowerGroup Global, one of the world’s leading recruitment and HR services organisations. In Ireland we operate three distinct brands – Manpower (recruitment), Experis (IT,) and Talent Solutions (Talent Development, Coaching & Outplacement). ManpowerGroup Ireland has a presence across the country, working with a wide range of organisations from smaller enterprises to multinational firms. We put people first and make people the essence of our business.

Mercy University Hospital

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1857, Mercy University Hospital (MUH) has a unique place in Irish healthcare, as a Voluntary Hospital, it has a rich legacy in the community it serves, a tremendous heritage, and most importantly it is a Values Led Hospital. Mercy University Hospital is committed to providing a sustainable, socially relevant service in line with national and international evidence-based practice and the hospital’s Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Respect, Justice and Team Spirit support and underpin the enduring nature of the hospital’s fundamental purpose in its Care for the Sick.

MUH is a city-centre model 3 acute hospital treating over 150,000 patients per annum. The hospital has a workforce of circa 1,500 staff who provide complex diagnostic, medical and surgical services at local, regional and national levels on 24/7 basis. The hospital currently has 366 beds providing a general hospital function of acute unscheduled care as well as a wide range of scheduled elective diagnostics and both daycase and complex elective surgery. There is an on-site acute mental health service with 50 in-patient mental health beds.

The hospital is a leading provider of healthcare education affiliated with UCC and many of the post graduate training bodies.  MUH is committed to being an exemplar model of ‘one hospital on multiple sites’ and this is evidenced through the governance of off-site MUH services on St Mary’s Health Campus including the Mercy Local Injury Unit and the Transitional Care Unit and the offsite Medical Oncology Unit at the Lee Clinic. 

Merit Medical

As a global employer, Merit Medical provides immense opportunities to improve the wellbeing of employees around the world. In 2019, Nicole Priest, MD was appointed to the position of Chief Wellness Officer (CWO) and leads Medical’s wellness programs.

“Helping people make positive, impactful lifestyle changes is my passion, and it’s incredibly rewarding to assume a leadership role in an organization that shares that passion. As CWO, I will ensure that Merit continues and expands its commitment to investing in employee health, wellbeing, and satisfaction.” — Nicole Priest, MD, Merit Medical CWO.

At Merit Galway our employees are embracing physical and mental wellness by participating in onsite services, such as health coaching, yoga classes, and preventative screenings for high cholesterol, diabetes, prostate cancer, and breast cancer. Employees can also attend periodic Lunch and Learn events that present topics on weight loss and exercise. Each year Merit Galway sponsor a mental health week to bring awareness to and combat the negative stigma surrounding mental health issues.  Our people are at the heart of everything that we do here in Merit.

Understand. Innovate. Deliver.

Milford Care Centre

Milford Care Centre is a voluntary, not-for-profit organisation and a registered charity, first established by the Little Company of Mary Sisters in 1928 and providing Specialist Palliative Care Services and Older Persons Services in the Midwest.

The Board of Directors, CEO and the Management Team oversee the service delivery and fundraising activities. As a voluntary organisation we work in partnership with the HSE; the Specialist Palliative Care services and Older Adult services are state funded.

Fundraising remains integral to Milford Care Centre with monies raised going towards enhancing care experiences for patients and their families. Fundraising will continue to fund specialised individual care needs, equipment to enhance the comfort of those with a life limiting illness and provide family supports. We are extremely grateful for the generosity of the general public, who contribute to our services by donating money or running fundraising events;

‘Milford Care Centre 10k’; ‘Coffee Morning’; ‘Sunflower Day’ and; the ‘Light Up a Memory’ events.

One of our greatest assets are our staff and there are over 400 staff working for Milford Care Centre, across the Midwest region. Every day our staff care for patients/residents and support their families during what is most likely a very vulnerable time in their lives. As an organisation we support our staff by keeping their wellbeing central.

Mitie Ireland

Mitie Ireland is a total facilities management company which forms part of Mitie Group, established in Ireland in 2010. Mitie have an extensive self-perform capability with extremely talented and experienced people, across the island of Ireland. The core services provided by Mitie are electrical, mechanical and fabric maintenance and repair, asset management, cleaning, industrial cleaning, security, project management, 24/7/365 service desk and consultancy services relating to sustainability/energy and workplace technology deployment.

We are a people business and have worked hard to create an inclusive culture which encompasses employee engagement, commitment to our clients through customer experience and doing the basics brilliantly. We have moved the dial on engagement by actively listening to our people who took the time to provide honest feedback. Our engagement programme encompasses the entire company, not just senior or middle management or front-line staff. Appropriate interventions have been made at every level which have led to ongoing incremental improvements and culture has become a topic that everyone talks about – what it means to them, what they want it to be and how to achieve that. The award of the KeepWell Mark by Ibec is formal acknowledgement of the work and commitment relating to employee wellbeing, mental health and culture development.

Motor Distributors Limited

Motor Distributors Limited (MDL) is the largest importer and distributor of Mercedes-Benz, smart, BYD & Xpeng vehicles in Ireland and is a key part of the O’Flaherty family group of companies.

The O’Flaherty family have a long history in the Irish motor industry and have been involved in manufacturing, distribution and retail operations since 1950 before securing the Mercedes-Benz distribution rights for Ireland in 1954.

While Motor Distributors Limited is proud and protective of this deep history, we are also immensely appreciative of the commitment and contribution that generations of people have given to the brands that we represent and to the customers that trust us. We are more committed than ever to improving the health, welfare and wellbeing of our employees and we utilise a range of benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable them to meet their personal and professional needs.

National Broadband Ireland

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) is delivering high-speed broadband infrastructure to every premises in the State’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) rollout area; and in doing so, is remedying one of the biggest challenges facing rural Ireland – the digital divide with urban areas. Our promise is that no town, village, or community will be left behind.

Our team brings together some of the most talented individuals from Ireland and abroad, each with the deep knowledge and experience to deliver a project of this scale and complexity. We have brought together world-class experts in telecommunications with unparalleled experience to take on the most ambitious infrastructure challenge of our time in this country, and one of the most ambitious fibre projects in Europe.

NBI’s wellbeing initiatives are centred around a colleague engagement programme, Connected, which is designed to engage our colleagues in areas which are key for personal and professional development. The programme covers ESG, Communications, D&I, Recognition, as well as Wellness.

National Cancer Registry Ireland

The National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) is a publicly appointed body, established in 1991, to collect and classify information on all cancer cases which occur in Ireland. Our activities include – collecting information on all new cancer cases in Ireland, monitoring trends and outcomes in different cancer types, promoting the use of the information we collect in research and in the planning and management of services, and publishing an annual report on cancer statistics. Cancer registration in the Republic of Ireland by the NCRI is population-based, covering a population of 5.01 million in 2023. The NCRI is funded by the Department of Health.

The NCRI regularly publishes reports on cancer incidence and survival and, more periodically, on prevalence and projections and has developed a diverse portfolio of research projects, many of which involve external collaboration.

The National Cancer Registry employs 54 people and runs an employee wellbeing programme which is supported by the organisation’s management team, ensuring employees are encouraged to embrace the concepts of wellbeing and are supported across all areas of wellness including mental health, physical activity, diet and nutrition. This effort to make wellbeing a strategic focus by prioritising staff welfare has won NCRI the KeepWell Mark.

Oberstown Children Detention Campus

Oberstown Children Detention Campus (Oberstown) is Ireland’s national centre for the detention, care and education of young people aged up to 18 years referred by the courts on detention or remand orders. Established under the Children Act 2001, the Campus provides individualised care to young people through an integrated, children’s rights-based, multiprofessional approach that enables young people to address their offending behaviour and return successfully to society.

Oberstown meets the needs of young people in relation to their Care, Education, Health, Offending behaviour and Preparation for leaving – the five elements of CEHOP®, the Oberstown model of care.

The Oberstown Working Well framework is a comprehensive, integrated, whole-system approach to psychosocial wellbeing across the organisation. In March 2024, Oberstown achieved certification to ISO 45003, the global standard for managing psychological health and safety at work.

O’Connor Sutton Cronin (OCSC)

O’Connor Sutton Cronin (OCSC) is Ireland’s leading indigenous multidisciplinary Consulting Engineering Group, with offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, London and Birmingham.

Our success is founded on a reputation for providing award winning design creativity, excellence and cost effective solutions. Best international experience combines with local knowledge in a professional, friendly, ‘can do’ attitude.

Increasingly, we understand that OCSC is a people business and we put people at the heart of our business. Adopting best practice people management is therefore essential to continue the OCSC success story.

Building on previous achievements as one of Irelands ‘Best Workplaces 2020 – Great Place to Work’ and as an ‘Engineers Ireland CPD accredited Employer’, OCSC recognises the importance that Wellness will play in creating a modern progressive workplace that enables our people to be the best that they can be.

OCSC has been reaccredited with the KeepWell Mark in Sept 2024.

Ornua

Ornua is a dairy co-operative which markets and sells dairy products on behalf of its members; Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. Ornua is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, it has annualised sales of over €2.5 billion and a global team of 3,000 employees and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.

Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Kerrygold Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Forto and BEO milk powders. In 2019, Kerrygold became the first Irish food brand to exceed €1 billion annual retail value.

Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers across the world, and for managing volatility through de-risking and trading strategies.

Pobal

Pobal works on behalf of Government to support communities and local agencies toward achieving social inclusion and development. We do this by providing management and support services to circa 39 programmes, schemes and services in the areas of Social Inclusion and Equality, Inclusive Employment and Enterprise and Early Years and Young People.

Pobal works on an all-island basis, with offices in Dublin, Monaghan, Sligo, Clifden, Letterkenny, Cork, Galway city, Limerick, Mullingar and Kilkenny, employing over 760 staff. Central to our commitment to supporting social inclusion, enhancing community development and combating social disadvantage are our employees. We understand and recognise the value of our employees. The ability to deliver on our ‘Vision’ and Mission’ is wholly dependent on their capabilities and expertise. As an organisation, our aim is to continue to nurture and further develop a highly skilled, competent, dynamic, diverse and engaged workforce who will enable us to deliver a first-class service on behalf of Government.

Premier Lotteries Ireland

Premier Lotteries Ireland DAC (PLI) is the operator of the Irish National lottery having been awarded a 20-year license by the Irish Government in November 2014. The National Lottery was established by the Irish Government in 1987 with the purpose of raising funds for Good Causes in line with the National Lottery Act. We are committed to delivering our core purpose, to operate a responsible and world-class lottery for the people of Ireland, raising much needed Good Cause funds for the benefit of local communities throughout Ireland.

PTSB

PTSB has a long banking history in Irish communities, with roots that stretch back over 200 years. Throughout this time, its focus has been on delivering exceptional customer service and connecting with local communities, providing mortgages and community banking services. PTSB has a presence in 98 locations nationwide and is a leading provider of Retail and Business banking in the Irish Market, serving over 1.3 million customers.

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the independent state agency responsible for promoting quality and accountability in education and training services in Ireland. We are committed to working in partnership with providers to deliver a tertiary education system where learners can have confidence that their learning experience will be of a high quality and their qualifications and learning will be valued nationally and internationally. 

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is ranked fifth in the world for its contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-being, in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2024.

Exclusively focused on education and research to drive improvements in human health worldwide, RCSI is an international not-for-profit university, headquartered in Dublin. It is among the top 300 universities worldwide in the World University Rankings (2025). RCSI has been awarded Athena Swan Bronze accreditation for positive gender practice in higher education and the university is a signatory to the Healthy Campus Charter.

Founded in 1784 as the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) with national responsibility for training surgeons in Ireland, today RCSI is an innovative, world-leading international health sciences university and research institution offering education and training at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional level.

Reynaers Aluminium Systems Ltd

Reynaers Aluminium – A Global Leader With A Local Presence. Founded in Duffel, Belgium in 1965, Reynaers Aluminium has grown to become an industry leader in the development and marketing of innovative, sustainable aluminium solutions for windows, doors and façades. Still proudly family-owned and run to this day, together with our partners we focus on creating energy-efficient, responsibly made products that make a difference for homes, buildings and the people they serve.

Reynaers’ Irish operation was established in Enniscorthy in 1987. With almost 40 years of specialist experience under their belts, the team serves a wide partner network of architects, engineers, façade designers and fabricator-installers.

Enniscorthy is unique amongst Reynaers global network, as alongside the supply and distribution of aluminium systems we also fabricate windows, doors and curtain wall elements inhouse, while a third division manufactures over 600 components for our products that are exported back to Belgium for global distribution.

Today this Guaranteed Irish certified business employs more than 60 people, with our partners installing Reynaers products in homes and buildings all over Ireland, the UK and North America.

Roche Products (Ireland) Ltd

Roche is a healthcare solutions provider dedicated to doing now what patients need next. The Irish office is located in Dublin and with employees working across access, business strategy, people and culture, commercial, finance and business operations, healthcare innovation, licence to operate, medical and access.

The organisation is proud to have colleagues join the team from around the world and from varied backgrounds and proud of the work we do together. Employees are networked and collaborative and united in its focus of making Ireland a better place for patients.

Roche is dedicated to supporting patients and patient groups and has provided grants, sponsorships and donations to Irish groups and organisations dedicated to making a difference in the lives of patients. The organisation is committed to patient groups and has built strong and lasting partnerships with organisations such as the Irish Haemophilia Society, the Marie Keating Foundation and MS Ireland.

Looking to the future and its mission of doing now what patients need next, Roche is working hard to advance the concept of ‘personalised healthcare’ – transforming lives by delivering care tailored to each individual – helping to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses more effectively.

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