Restaurant profits fell ahead of Thornton’s closure

Profits fell sharply at one of the country’s most exclusive restaurants in the year before Kevin Thornton decided to close his Thornton’s restaurant.

The restaurant closed in October and new accounts show that profits at the firm that operated the restaurant, Conted Ltd, last year totalled €12,472.

That is 76% down on profits for the longer 16-month period in the 2013-2014 fiscal year, when the restaurant lost its coveted Michelin star.