There are two types of company, a private company and a public company.

The majority of companies registered in Ireland are private companies.

There are four types of Private company:

• Private limited by share capital
• Single member private limited by share capital
• Limited by Guarantee with share capital
• Unlimited company.

There are four types of Public company:

• Public Limited company
• Public Unlimited company
• Company limited by guarantee without share capital
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