New figures released today by Vision-Net show that over 7,600 company start-ups have been formed so far this year.
 
There were 7,665 new companies formed between the 1st January and 12th May 2016 - an average of almost 60 per day. 

Just over a fifth of these new companies (1,593) operate in the professional services sector (accountants, consultants, legal practices etc).
 
Source: www.businessworld.ie