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Best workplaces in Ireland 2015: large

301 or more employees

1. Genzyme Ireland (a Sanofi company)

Global pharmaceutical company; genzyme.ie

Employees: 486 | Years on list: 3

2. Intel Security (formerly McAfee Ireland Ltd)

Software and hardware security solution provider; intelsecurity.com

Employees: 356 | Years on list: 3

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3. PepsiCo Ireland

Food and beverage company; pepsico.ie

Employees: 530 | Years on list: 9

4. EMC

Information systems provider of IT solutions such as cloud computing and big data; emc.com

Employees: 2,459 | Years on list: 7

5. Version 1

Irish-owned IT consulting and managed services provider; version1.com

Employees: 400 | Years on list: 4

6. Diageo Ireland

Manufacturing, production, sales and marketing of Diageo brands; diageo.com

Employees: 597 | Years on list: 13

7. SAP

Provider of enterprise software and services; sap.com

Employees: 1,392 | Years on list: 4

8. Vodafone Ireland Ltd

Global communications company; vodafone.ie

Employees: 1,127 | Years on list: 4

9. eBay Inc

Confederation of organisations enabling online commerce; ebay.ie | paypal.ie

Employees: 2,865 | Years on list: 5

10. Laya Healthcare

Provider of private health insurance; layahealthcare.ie

Employees: 485 | Years on list: 3

11. Topaz Energy Ltd

Irish-owned fuel and convenience retailer; topaz.ie

Employees: 1,530 | Years on list: 10

12. Abbvie Multinational

Biopharmaceutical company; abbvie.ie

Employees: 442 | Years on list: 2

13. McDonald's Ireland

Multinational restaurant chain; mcdonalds.ie

Employees: 4,800 | Years on list: 11

14. A&L Goodbody

Legal services; algoodbody.com

Employees: 652 | Years on list: new

15. Cpl Resources plc

Specialist recruitment company; cpl.ie

Employees: 556 | Years on list: 3

16. DHL Express (Ireland) Ltd

Logistics company; dhl.ie

Employees: 308 | Years on list: new