Market right as bar’s profits on rise

Entrepreneur Jay Bourke said yesterday that he is delighted with the performance of his Market Bar, with figures showing that the business recorded pre-tax profits of €407,372 in 2012.

Mr Bourke co-owns the Dublin restaurant and pub with John Reynolds and Eoin Foyle, and the profits in 2012 follows profits of €401,018 in 2011, representing a 1.5% increase.

The restaurant and bar — with seating capacity for 300 — has featured on RTÉ reality show Fade Street and Mr Bourke said yesterday that the business continued to perform well in 2013. He said profits for last year “will be more or less the same as 2012. It is steady as she goes. It is a steady business. I am very happy with it.”