The Business Barometer service from Vision-net is worth taking a look at. Describing itself as 'Tracking the pulse of Irish business risk weekly', the latest issue headlines "130 more Irish Company Insolvencies in 2010 than for the same period in 2009". The barometer includes data on company closures, insolvencies, appointments, CRO updates, registered mortgages/charges and more. If you are interested send your email address to receive updates.