Cumulatively, the 2020 Fast 50 listed firms recorded €3.3 billion in total annual revenues and employed over 4,600 people in 2019.
32 of the companies are Leinster-based, with 11 from Ulster and 8 from Munster. Overall, 10 counties are represented in the 2020 listing.
The longstanding Deloitte Fast 50 acknowledges revenue growth over a four-year period, though not profit.
Two of the top five winners from the North, fourth-placed Catagen (Antrim) and fifth-placed Foods Connected (Derry).
The vast majority of the winners are software firms, with a handful of communications and life sciences companies.
Overall winner Everseen also won a sub-category in the awards process, Deloitte’s ‘Innovative New Technology’ award in association with Google.