Doing Business in Ireland 

Foreign Company

 A foreign company which was registered abroad may establish a branch or a place of business in the State.Any company which is incorporated outside the State and establishes a branch in the State must be registered with the CRO under the E.C. (Branch Disclosures) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 395 of 1993). The registration must take place within one month of the establishment of the branch in the State.Any company which is incorporated outside this State and establishes a place of business in the State must be registered with the CRO under Part XI of the Companies Act 1963. The registration must take place within one month of the establishment of a place of business in the State.

Business Registration 

You can register different types of businesses with the CRO.A company registered under the Companies Acts 1963-2006 becomes a body corporate as and from the date mentioned in its certificate of incorporation.  A company has separate legal personality - it is a separate and distinct legal person.However, registration of a business name does not result in the creation of an entity with separate legal personality. Business name registration involves an individual partnership or company disclosing that he/she/they/it are carrying on business under a name which does not consist of the individuals name or the names of all partners or the corporate name, without any addition, as the case may be.  The legal entity is the owner of the business name - the individual(s) or company which has/have registered the name.  No new legal entity is created when the business name is registered. 
 

Prepared by Company Registration Office.For further documentation and information on this subject, please visit www.cro.ie