The number of investments into Ireland by foreign multinational companies increased by 38% this year, compared with 2024.
IDA Ireland said there has also been a year-on-year increase in the number of jobs being generated through new investments, which is up by 14% up on last year.
The inward investment agency’s end-of-year review shows that there were 323 investments secured during 2025, which it said is the highest number of projects in a single year.
The IDA said the projects are expected to lead to the creation of more than 15,300 jobs over the coming years.
The number of people employed in IDA client companies now stands at 312,400, which represents an increase of 1.5% on 2024, a net rise of 4,726 on last year.
It said it means multinationals, supported by the IDA, account for around 11% of the employment base in Ireland.
Despite a year of economic and technological change, the agency said Ireland continues to “remain attractive to new investors.”
78 of the investments secured during 2025 were made by companies new to Ireland, with 38 from North America and 40 from Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
The IDA said the diverse origin of the investments underscores its “focus on market diversification.”
There were also 68 expansions from existing client companies, which the agency said demonstrates its “focus on strengthening long term investment.”
The IDA said there has been significant levels of regional investment, with 57% or 183 of the total number of investments made in the regions.
There were 80 investments in the area of Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I).
According to the report, 2025 has seen “a record level of future RD&I investment commitments of €2.5 billion by IDA Ireland clients, exceeding €2 billion in one year for the first time as companies invest in product development, and new and emerging technologies such as AI and Quantum Computing.”