Ten-fold profit increase at National Concert Hall
The NCH's annual report for 2005, released yesterday, show attendance climbed to a record 313,375, up nearly 33,000 on the 2004 figure. The average attendance level, a measure of how full the venue was, increased by 5% to 79%.
Box office receipts for the year were up 11% to €5.4 million as a result of the higher attendance, which led to a net profit of €231,297 a near 10-fold increase on the previous year. Around €1.7m in turnover came from hiring out the hall.
