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NACE division 58. 1,502 active Irish companies, 288 registered in the last 12 months.

Active companies
1,502
Information and communication: 16,364
Median filing delay
253 days
Ireland: 273 days
Annual returns overdue
16.0%
Ireland: 11.5%
Foreign parent
4
of 49 with an LEI

Sector economy

Official statistics for publishing: business surveys (European Commission) and the CSO. A tag shows when the CSO only publishes the figure for a wider group.

Irish services confidence
+24.8
51st percentile since 2005 · EU +6.0 · Oct 2026
EU confidence, this activity
-9.1
27th percentile since 2010 · +6.2 on a year
People employed
14,600
+18.7% on a year · 2026 Q2
Average weekly earnings
€2,042
-0.6% on a year · Ireland €1,047
Services output volume
+19.6%
3 months to Aug 2026 vs a year earlier Information and communication
Job vacancy rate
1.6%
Ireland 1.3% · 2026 Q2 Information and communication
Enterprises (CSO)
1,910
10.2% new in 2024 · 9.6 people each on average
Still trading after 5 years
43.4%
of firms born 2019 · all sectors 53.2%
EU, this activityIreland, this activity (to Jan 2023)Ireland, services confidence
-100-50050100Nov 2016Nov 2018Nov 2020Nov 2022Nov 2024Oct 2026250-9.1

Confidence indicators are balances: % of firms reporting improvement minus % reporting deterioration, seasonally adjusted; services confidence combines business situation, past demand and expected demand. Ireland's figures by activity stop in Jan 2023; the Commission still publishes Ireland's sector-wide indicators.

Firms in this activity across the EU expect: employment -26.5, selling prices +16.5 (balances, next 3 months).

Sources: European Commission, Business and Consumer Surveys; CSO BRA31, BRA36, BRA34, EHQ15, EHQ03, EHQ16, QES01, MIM05, RSM08, MSI03, WPM35, SPP10, AIA30, ANA09, BAA14, TEC02, JCQ01, EINO09, BPA36, DEA07, CIRGDP04 (CC BY 4.0).

All measures

Every measure we compute for publishing, ranked against the other activities (1st = highest value). Hover a card for the definition. Compare in the sector explorer.

Company base

Active companies
1,502
31st of 86 activities
New companies, 12 months
288
25th of 86 activities
Formation rate
19.2%
8th of 86 activities
Dissolution rate
6.9%
18th of 86 activities
Net formation rate
12.3%
13th of 86 activities
In liquidation or strike-off
6.7%
25th of 86 activities

Filing behaviour

Median filing delay
253 days
59th of 86 activities
Accounts filed late
5.5%
29th of 86 activities
Annual return overdue
16.0%
43rd of 86 activities
Filings on time (3 years)
92.9%
57th of 86 activities
Filing discipline score
81.0
58th of 86 activities
December year end
60.3%
35th of 86 activities
Changed year end
2.2%
61st of 86 activities

Structure

Limited by guarantee (CLG)
1.7%
26th of 86 activities
Designated activity (DAC)
0.5%
31st of 86 activities
Unlimited companies
0.1%
51st of 86 activities
At a mass registered address
27.8%
9th of 86 activities
Registered in Dublin
58.5%
9th of 86 activities
County concentration (HHI)
3,567
12th of 86 activities
Have an LEI
3.3%
9th of 86 activities
Foreign parent (LEI data)
0.3%
13th of 86 activities

Links

Employment permits per 1,000 companies
75.2
26th of 86 activities
Public contracts won
€16m
31st of 63 activities
Companies with public contracts
0.5%
51st of 86 activities
Enforcement notices per 1,000
0.0
42nd of 86 activities

Labour (CSO)

People employed
14,600
40th of 82 activities
Employment growth
+18.7%
13th of 66 activities
Average weekly earnings
€2,042
2nd of 39 activities
Earnings growth
-0.6%
33rd of 39 activities

Enterprise demography (CSO)

Enterprises (CSO)
1,910
30th of 54 activities
Enterprise birth rate
10.2%
30th of 53 activities
Five-year survival
43.4%
38th of 45 activities
Companies per 100 enterprises
79.0
7th of 54 activities

Momentum (CSO)

EU business confidence
-9.1
43rd of 54 activities

Where and when

New companies per year

01002003002011: 1120112012: 0020122013: 1120132014: 0020142015: 10510520152016: 16516520162017: 18118120172018: 13713720182019: 12712720192020: 15315320202021: 20120120212022: 16416420222023: 19119120232024: 22022020242025: 25125120252026: 2602602026

Newest companies

CompanyCountyRegistered
ZUMY LABS LIMITEDDublin3 Nov 2026
SHOMRA HOSPITALITY LIMITEDMayo3 Nov 2026
BONNYHIVE LIMITEDDublin3 Nov 2026
THE WALKING PUFFIN LIMITEDWestmeath29 Oct 2026
ANGEL GLOBAL VOYAGER LIMITEDDublin27 Oct 2026
APPROACHING SUMMIT LIMITEDDublin23 Oct 2026
EIRSEN LIMITEDGalway23 Oct 2026
FINUKAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDCork23 Oct 2026
PROSTOREPLUS LIMITEDWicklow23 Oct 2026
SKOLD LIMITEDCork23 Oct 2026
PEERABLE LIMITEDDublin22 Oct 2026
GMP SUITE LIMITEDCork22 Oct 2026
LUXIMA LIMITEDDublin22 Oct 2026
AEQUOREA VICTORIA LIMITEDCork21 Oct 2026
HAULACE LIMITEDCavan21 Oct 2026
EMINESCE TECH LIMITEDDublin21 Oct 2026
THREFEALD BROADCAST SYSTEMS LIMITEDCork21 Oct 2026
APPSLINGER LIMITEDDublin20 Oct 2026
GF SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDDublin20 Oct 2026
NORMA ANALYTICS IRELAND LIMITEDDublin20 Oct 2026
RIAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDDublin19 Oct 2026
MINDTAB LIMITEDGalway19 Oct 2026
LAYBY LOGISTICS LIMITEDDublin16 Oct 2026
CLIENT CLEARED LIMITEDDublin16 Oct 2026
DEUS REX LIMITEDDublin16 Oct 2026

Companies: CRO open data, by the NACE code each company declares. Sector economy: see sources above.

CRO records an activity code (NACE) for 64.0% of active companies (99.2% of those under 5 years old, 99.5% of those 5 to 10 years old, 12.0% of those over 10 years old), so company counts by sector cover the coded companies, which skew young.