Limerick welcomes hundreds of start-ups in six months

There have been 440 new start-ups in Limerick in the first half of the year.

That represents a 23.2% increase in the city and county, which is much higher than the rest of the country.

CRIF Vision-net says Cork, Dublin and Galway also showed growth, but to a lesser extent at 3.5%, 3.2% and 1.3% respectively. 5,214 were founded in Dublin, followed by Cork with 1,168 start-ups and Galway with 466.