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Top 25 Best Companies in Ireland

Discover the most renowned companies in Ireland, ranked by Rankiteo's proprietary cyber resilience scoring methodology. 277 companies scored.

580
Companies in Ireland
277
Scored
758
Avg Score
17
Cyber Incidents
Top 25
Shown

Ireland Cybersecurity Rankings - Best Companies in 2026

Ireland is home to 580 companies that Rankiteo actively monitors for cybersecurity resilience. This page presents the Top 25 highest-scoring organizations, ranked by our proprietary Cyber Resilience Score - a composite metric that integrates time-decayed incident exposure, sector-sensitive impact analysis, and market-cap-aware baseline and dampening to produce a single, interpretable score between 100 and 1,000.

Companies at the top of this ranking have the fewest and least-severe recorded cyber incidents - including ransomware attacks, data breaches, and publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. Their scores benefit from clean or near-clean incident histories, favorable industry-level resilience adjustments, and, where applicable, scale-aware baseline anchoring. These organizations serve as benchmarks for what strong cybersecurity posture looks like among the most prominent companies in Ireland.

The average cyber resilience score for the most notable companies in Ireland is currently 758 out of 1,000, placing the country in the Ba-Baa range - adequate but with room for improvement.

Key Insights

816
Highest Score
758
Country Average
1%
Scoring A or Above
17
Recorded Incidents

Score Distribution

Aaa
0 (0.0%)
Aa
0 (0.0%)
A
4 (1.4%)
Baa
247 (89.2%)
Ba
22 (7.9%)
B
2 (0.7%)
Caa
0 (0.0%)
Ca
0 (0.0%)
C
2 (0.7%)
#CompanyLabelScoreBandIncidentsScore Bar
1
Primarkprimark.com
Retail Trade816A0
2
CRHcrh.com
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers812A0
3
TE Connectivityte.com
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing810A0
4
IOM Irelandiom.int
International Affairs804A0
5
Kerrykerry.com
Food Services and Drinking Places798Baa0
6
AerCapaercap.com
Air Transportation796Baa0
7
Bank of Irelandbankofireland.com
Commercial Banking794Baa0
8
Trinity College Dublintcd.ie
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools794Baa0
9
Allegionallegion.com
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing793Baa0
10
University College Corkucc.ie
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools790Baa0
11
Allerganabbvie.com
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing788Baa0
12
Dublin City Universitylinktr.ee
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools786Baa0
13
Smurfit Westrocksmurfitwestrock.com
Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing786Baa0
14
University of Galwayuniversityofgalway.ie
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools786Baa0
15
Kingspan Groupkingspan.com
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers785Baa0
16
University of Limerickul.ie
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools785Baa0
17
Dunnes Storesdunnesstores.com
Retail Trade784Baa0
18
Glanbiaglanbia.com
Food Services and Drinking Places784Baa0
19
OWENS DDBowensddb.com
-784Baa0
20
DCC Vitaldccvital.com
Health Care and Social Assistance783Baa0
21
Tycotyco.com
Investigation and Security Services783Baa0
22
Maynooth Universitymaynoothuniversity.ie
-781Baa0
23
Morgan McKinleymorganmckinley.com
Employment Services781Baa0
24
Musgravemusgravegroup.com
Retail Trade781Baa0
25
SSE Airtricitysseairtricity.com
-780Baa0

How We Score Companies in Ireland

Rankiteo's Cyber Resilience Score produces a single, interpretable value between 100 and 1,000 for each organization, where higher scores indicate lower estimated cyber risk. The framework integrates three principal components that together balance evidence, context, and comparability across industries and company sizes. Learn more in our AI Cyber Score methodology.

Understanding the Bands

Each company's numerical score is also mapped to a letter-grade band for quick comparison. Here is what each band means for companies in Ireland:

  • Aaa (900-1,000): Exceptional cyber resilience. Top-tier security across all measured dimensions.
  • Aa (800-899): Very strong posture with minimal identifiable weaknesses.
  • A (700-799): Strong security practices with some areas for improvement.
  • Baa (600-699): Adequate protection, but notable gaps in security configuration exist.
  • Ba (500-599): Below average. Multiple risk areas require attention.
  • B (400-499): Weak security posture with significant exposure across several categories.
  • Caa (300-399): Very weak. High probability of exploitable vulnerabilities.
  • Ca (200-299): Critically poor security with severe, widespread gaps.
  • C (0-199): Extreme risk. Immediate remediation needed across the board.

Why Ireland Cybersecurity Matters

As digital transformation accelerates, organizations in Ireland handle growing volumes of sensitive data - from customer records and financial information to proprietary intellectual property. A breach affecting prominent companies in Ireland can lead to regulatory penalties, reputational damage, operational disruption, and loss of customer trust.

Rankiteo tracks 580 companies in Ireland, updating scores on a continuous basis so you always have the latest view of the country's cybersecurity landscape.