Overview of the Visual Communications Design Sector in Ireland

Current state of the Visual Communication Design sector in the Republic of Ireland Number of practices Types of practices 38% 394 25% 33.5% 3.5% IRegistered BusinessesI Sole Traders I Limited Companies Partnerships National Breakdown Excluding Dublin City and County Location Limited Companies Partnership Business Sole Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Donegal Galway 12 Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Sligo Monaghan Longford Leitrim Louth ICavan Mayo Louth Roscommon Longford Meath Monaghan Mayo Offaly Meath Westmeath Roscommon Dublin Sligo Tipperary Toffaly Waterford Kildare Westmeath Galway Wexford Wicklow Laois Wicklow Clare Carlow Tipperary Limerick Kilkenny Wexford Waterford Kerry Cork Dublin Region Dublin City and County Limited Companies Partnership Business Sole Trader Location Dublin Dublin a Dublin Dublina County Dublin 4 4. Dublin 6 Dublin 6W Dublin 7 Dublin 8 17 Dublin 9 15 Dublin so Dublin 1 Dublin 12 20 Dublin 13 Dublin 14 10 Dublin 15 Dublin 16 6W 6 Dublin 17 22 Dublin 18 12 14 Dublin 22 Dublin Dublin 24 County 24 Co. Dublin 19 18 16 Gender breakdown of Directorships Partnerships or Limited Companies At least one Female Director 70% 30% Male-Only Directorships Practices by age Partnerships, Limited Companies, Business Names 1-3 years 4-10 years 11-20 years 1 21-30 years I31 years or more 21.4% 40% 33.6% 3.7% 1.3% Rebooting or new ventures? 1 in 5 practices are start-ups 3 years old or less Findings • Greatest number of design practices are in Dublin, accounting for 55% of all practices in Ireland Highest density of practices are in Dublin 2 area Galway & Cork represent 12% of practices in Ireland 63 new design practices formed between 2011-2014 • 70% of practices have at least i female director Q1 2014 saw spike in new design business registrations with 4.5% of practices being formed • The average age of a design practice is 10 years Sources: 100 Archive, Creative Ireland, CRO, CSO, Design Business Ireland, ICAD, IDI, IEDR, Media Street, Solo Check. Notes: Study excludes Advertising Agencies, Web Development Agencies, In-House Design Facilities. July 2014 www.conkennedy.ie