R&D labs in Ireland
The 311 Institute tracks 37 R&D labs in Ireland: 22 research institutes, 8 government, 4 corporate and 3 university. Most are in Dublin, Cork and Limerick, and the leading organisations include Health Research Board, University College Dublin and Accenture. Their main focus areas are food science, artificial intelligence, molecular biology and epidemiology.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dock (Accenture Labs Dublin)Accenture | Dublin, Ireland | Corporate Professional services | Applied research, AI | 2017 |
| Citi Innovation Lab DublinCiti | Dublin, Ireland | Corporate Financial services | Digital banking | 2012 |
| Mastercard Labs DublinMastercard | Dublin, Ireland | Corporate Financial services | Payments innovation | 2013 |
| United Technologies Research CenterUnited Technologies Research Center | Cork, Ireland | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | 1929 |
| Educational Research CentreEducational Research Centre | Dublin, Ireland | Government Social sciences and humanities | Education, Information Systems and Management, Political Science and International Relations | 1966 |
| Health Research BoardHealth Research Board | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Genetics | 1986 |
| Institute of Public HealthInstitute of Public Health | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Health, Analytical Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | |
| Tyndall National InstituteIreland government | Cork, Ireland | Government Technology | Photonics, Microelectronics | 2004 |
| Marine InstituteMarine Institute | Oranmore, Ireland | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography | 1991 |
| Radiological Protection Institute of IrelandRadiological Protection Institute of Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 1992 |
| Sport Ireland InstituteSport Ireland Institute | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Biomedical Engineering | 2006 |
| Taighde Éireann - Research IrelandTaighde Éireann - Research Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmaceutical Science, Materials Chemistry, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | 2024 |
| Advanced Materials and BioEngineering ResearchDublin City University | Dublin, Ireland | University Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering | 2013 |
| Research Ireland Centre for Applied GeosciencesUniversity College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland | University Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Earth-Surface Processes | 2015 |
| UCD Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk AnalysisUniversity College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland | University Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology | 1989 |
| ADAPT - Centre for Digital Content TechnologyADAPT - Centre for Digital Content Technology | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Law, Safety Research | 2015 |
| APC Microbiome InstituteAPC Microbiome Institute | Cork, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Food Science, Gastroenterology | 2003 |
| Boyne Research InstituteBoyne Research Institute | Drogheda, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1992 |
| Cancer Trials IrelandCancer Trials Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology | 1996 |
| Clarity Centre for Sensor Web TechnologiesClarity Centre for Sensor Web Technologies | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Technology | Information Systems, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Networks and Communications | 2008 |
| Dairy Processing Technology CentreDairy Processing Technology Centre | Limerick, Ireland | Research institute Agriculture and food | Food Science, Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction | 2014 |
| Dublin Institute For Advanced StudiesDublin Institute For Advanced Studies | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Space | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1940 |
| Food for Health IrelandFood for Health Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Food Science, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems | 2006 |
| Trials Methodology Research NetworkHealth Research Board | Galway, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Sociology and Political Science | 2014 |
| I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research CentreI-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computational Mechanics | |
| IBM Research - IrelandIBM Research - Thomas J. Watson Research Center | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Hardware and Architecture | 2011 |
| InfantInfant | Cork, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 2013 |
| Insight SFI Research Centre for Data AnalyticsInsight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Information Systems | 2013 |
| International Energy Research CentreInternational Energy Research Centre | Cork, Ireland | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Building and Construction, Control and Systems Engineering | 2010 |
| Irish Composites CentreIrish Composites Centre | Limerick, Ireland | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, General Materials Science | 2010 |
| Munster Technological UniversityMunster Technological University | Cork, Ireland | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 2021 |
| National Children’s Research CentreNational Children’s Research Centre | Crumlin, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Dermatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery | 1965 |
| National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and TrainingNational Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy | 2006 |
| Shannon Applied Biotechnology CentreShannon Applied Biotechnology Centre | Tralee, Ireland | Research institute Agriculture and food | Aquatic Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Plant Science | 2007 |
| State LaboratoryState Laboratory | Kildare, Ireland | Research institute Agriculture and food | Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Analytical Chemistry | 1924 |
| Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical CentreSynthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre | Limerick, Ireland | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | 2007 |
| Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityTeagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority | Carlow, Ireland | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Food Science | 1988 |
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Ireland?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 37 active R&D labs in Ireland as of October 2026: 22 research institutes, 8 government, 4 corporate and 3 university.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Ireland?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Ireland are Health Research Board, University College Dublin and Accenture.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Ireland?
They cluster around Dublin, Cork and Limerick. The largest R&D ecosystem is Dublin.
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