Bewley's is Ireland's market leader in ground coffee. The firm is also known for its own iconic Grafton Street café, and it owns the Java City coffee company in the US. Bewley's commitment to corporate social responsibility traverses all of its operations. All its coffees and teas are purchased at prices which support the economic viability, livelihoods and social wellbeing of producers. Bewley's was the first company in Ireland to introduce Fairtrade Certified Coffee, and the company mentors coffee firms in developing nations. Among other initiatives, it is the long term backer of Ireland's biggest coffee morning in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation.

Founded in 1927, ESB is the leading Irish company in the energy utility sector, with 7,500 staff. ESB is a vertically integrated utility and it includes a number of divisions which operate independently in the electricity market. It has four major business lines. ESB Power Generation operates major power stations powered by coal, oil, gas, and peat, and has significant renewable generation. ESB Customer Supply is a major supplier of power to final domestic and business customers. ESB Networks: is the owner of the high voltage transmission system and is the owner and operator of the distribution system. And ESB International has carried out projects in over 100 countries.

The Irish Life & Permanent group is a leading provider of personal financial services in the Irish market, formed from the merger of Irish Life plc and Irish Permanent plc in 1999. Irish Life is Ireland's largest life assurance company and the market leader in the provision of life, pension and investment products. permanent tsb, formed following the acquisition of TSB Bank in 2001, is the retail banking operation of the group and is the leading provider of residential mortgage finance in Ireland as well as offering a full range of personal banking services. The group holds a minority interest in Allianz Ireland, the third largest general insurer in the Irish market.