I've linked to this a lot in the past on HN, but the World Bank has a fantastic comparison on the ease of doing business in different countries - one of the sections is "Starting a Business". You can see the comparison here:
I highly recommend downloading the excel sheet, makes filtering by country easier.
One of the biggest advantages of choosing Ireland is the low corporate tax rate of 12.5%, compared to 21-26% in the UK (this is according to Wikipedia, not sure what the current rate is there to be honest). This is the reason many US tech giants, big pharma etc. locate in Ireland.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings
I highly recommend downloading the excel sheet, makes filtering by country easier.
One of the biggest advantages of choosing Ireland is the low corporate tax rate of 12.5%, compared to 21-26% in the UK (this is according to Wikipedia, not sure what the current rate is there to be honest). This is the reason many US tech giants, big pharma etc. locate in Ireland.