Profits at JD Wetherspoons pub chain surge on the back of over €1bn in sales 

The chairman of Wetherspoons said: 'If the improvements continue we'll be back to pre-pandemic levels in the next year or two.'

The group operates seven locations in Ireland, five of which are in Dublin with one in Cork and one in Carlow.

Profits at British pub group JD Wetherspoon have surged during the first half of its financial year as it posts more than €1bn in sales.

According to the company, profits during this period stood at £36m (€41.9m) up from £4.6m (€5.35m) during the same time a year earlier which represents an increase of over 680%.