/> More than 900 jobs in start-up companies have been announced.

53 companies supported by Enterprise Ireland say they will create the jobs over 3 years.

Minister Richard Bruton made the announcement at a new company Connectedtrips which is a global travel website.

Last year 42 different start-up companies supported by Enterprise Ireland predicted they would create 755 jobs over 3 years.

The announcement today relates to companies to which support has been provided in the first 6 months of 2012 under the Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Ups Programme.

The companies come from a wide range of sectors including financial services, ICT, digital games, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.