Sisk announces profit of €13.3m

CONSTRUCTION group John Sisk & Son Ltd has announced profits of more than €13.3 million for 2009, down from profits of nearly €22m the previous year, but still a creditable performance given the broader economic challenges facing the Irish building sector.

The Dublin-headquartered group, which has operations throughout the country, paid shareholders an interim dividend of €49.40 per €1.25 ordinary share, totalling almost €19.8m in 2009.

The directors have not proposed a final dividend for the end of 2009. The total dividend in 2008 was around €90m.