There was a 21% decrease in the number of start-ups in Kerry in 2020.
A report by CRIFVision-net shows that there were 400 new start-up firms in the county last year, compared to 484 in 2019.
The report also states that there were 12 insolvencies in Kerry during 2020.
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Nationally, 21,924 new companies were registered last year, the lowest figure since 2016.
24 of the 26 counties in the Republic saw a drop in new start-up firms.