The first three Quarters of 2010 has seen the incorporation of over 10,500 brand new Irish companies. This figure is up 5.2% on the figure for the same period in 2009.

That means that, on average, 270 new companies were set up in Ireland every week of 2010. The most common industry choices for these new companies are as follows...

Industry Type Number of Start-Ups % of Total Companies

Real Estate 3,431 32.6%

Wholesale & Retail 1,624 15.4%

Service Activities 1,035 9.8%

Construction 824 7.8%

Hotels & Restaurants 727 6.9%

...these top 5 industries account for almost 73% of the total number of companies that have been set up in the first nine months of 2010.

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