Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Companies supported by Enterprise Ireland now employ 232,425 people. The jobs growth translates into a net increase of 2,938 jobs created in 2025. Enterprise Ireland directly invested almost €50 million in equity leveraging a total of €440 million in 2025. Individual Enterprise Ireland investments ranged from €100,000 to €2 million, reflecting the agency’s new investment strategy. This approach moves beyond early-stage funding to multi-stage investing, enabling larger funding rounds and providing greater support for scaling companies.

Each of Enterprise Ireland’s three main sectoral divisions recorded jobs growth with Food and Sustainability now employing 69,295 people (0.6+%), Industrial and Life Sciences employing 101,747 (2.0+%) and Technology & Services employing 61,383 people (0.8+%).

Climate Tech & Renewable Energy performed strongly, with employment increasing by 6.5 %. The housing sector saw employment increase by 4.0% and employment in the High-Tech Construction sector increased by 2.5%. The Fintech and Financial Services sector grew by 4.9% in 2025.

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke TD commented: “The results announced by Enterprise Ireland are indicative of a resilient Ireland that, despite huge global challenges, remains an attractive base for businesses to start, grow and scale. The increased level of funding by Enterprise Ireland demonstrates that long-term investment delivers sustainable growth and ultimately the creation of high value jobs across the country. As geopolitical uncertainty continues to dominate global trade relations, it is vital that we put in place the solid foundations for a diversified economy, and the roll out the Governments five-year National Development Plan supports this critical agenda.”

Jenny Melia, CEO of Enterprise Ireland.

Minister of State with responsibility for Small Business, Retail and Employment, Alan Dillon TD said: “The results announced by Enterprise Ireland allow for optimism. Set against the backdrop of tariff uncertainty over the last 12 months, the jobs growth of 69% across the regions is particularly heartening. Regional development is a core focus of this government and through targeted investment in local enterprise as set out in our recently launched capital investment plan, we will ensure that businesses in every part of Ireland can grow and succeed.”

Commenting on the results, Jenny Melia, CEO of Enterprise Ireland, said: “Irish businesses have faced an extraordinary series of global shocks in recent times and today, we continue to operate in an environment of shifting global trade dynamics. Time and again, our resilient Irish businesses have shown an ability not just to withstand disruption, but to respond with agility, determination and ambition. These figures demonstrate the strength and adaptability of Irish businesses in a challenging global environment. Enterprise Ireland will continue to support companies in achieving sustainable growth and creating high-quality jobs across all regions.

“One of our key priorities for the next year and beyond is to support the ambition of Irish entrepreneurs to help them to scale globally. The integration of AI as a growth engine for Irish exporters and start-ups will play a big part of this. According to our recent client survey, nearly nine in ten (87%) of our client base are already integrating or planning to integrate AI into their business operations, with two-thirds believing AI and digitalisation will be critical in winning future international business.”