Profits rise at Oscar-nominated Cartoon Saloon

The Co Kilkenny-based animation company behind the Oscar-nominated Song of the Sea film saw its profits nearly double last year to €234,067.

Revenues at Cartoon Saloon, which picked up the Oscar nomination in 2014, saw revenues jump by 23%, or €500,000, to €2.7m.

Cartoon Saloon was established in 1999 and today employs around 70 people.