Manufactured Goods of Ireland: Pharma, Tech, Food & More

High-Value Sectors

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

~€100B+ exports/yr. 9 of top 10 global pharma cos. manufacture here. Products: APIs, biologics, vaccines, medical devices (stents, diagnostics, contact lenses). Key sites: Cork, Dublin, Galway, Sligo, Waterford.

Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

European HQ for Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Analog Devices. Output: software, cloud services, semiconductors (Intel Leixlip), hardware assembly.

Medical Devices

Global hub: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Stryker, Johnson & Johnson. Exports: catheters, stents, surgical tools, orthopedics, diagnostics.

Food & Drink (Iconic Brands)

Dairy: Kerrygold butter, Dubliner cheese, Bailey's milk supply
Meat: Beef, lamb, pork (traceable, grass-based)
Seafood: Smoked salmon, oysters, mussels
Beverages: Guinness (St. James's Gate), Jameson, Baileys, craft whiskey/gin/beer boom

Other Manufacturing

Chemicals: Specialty, pharma intermediates, gases (Air Products, BOC)
Machinery: Agricultural (McHale, Samson), construction, precision engineering
Transport: Bus/coach bodywork (CAF, Wrightbus), aircraft parts (Shannon), marine
Textiles/Apparel: Luxury wool (Donegal, Avoca), technical textiles, lingerie
Paper/Packaging: Smurfit Kappa (global corrugated leader)
Glass: Bottles (Irish Glass), tableware (Waterford - now mostly branded)