Pre-tax profits at luxury chocolate maker Lir Chocolates increased by 171% to €1.33m in 2015.

Luxury chocolate maker, Lir Chocolates is on course to record a 47% jump in profits to €420,000 in its current financial year.

PRE-TAX profits at luxury chocolate maker, Lir Chocolates last year increased threefold to €581,164.

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