Pre-tax profits at McAfee up 9%

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of US security software maker, McAfee last year increased by 9% to €21.7 million.

Accounts just filed with the Companies Registration Office show Cork-based McAfee Ireland increased its revenues by 4% from €368.6m to €383.3m in the 12 months to the end of December last year.

Last year, McAfee — which has its headquarters for its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in Cork — announced the creation of an additional 30 R&D jobs at its Cork base.