The Irish units of home furnishing firms Argos and Homebase enjoyed contrasting fortunes last year.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of Argos last year decreased by 31% to €14.1m, figures show.

PRE-TAX profits at the Irish arm of catalogue retailer Argos last year fell 11% to €20.4 million despite a rise in revenues.

PRE-tax profits at the Irish unit of Argos last year have decreased by 17% to €23.2 million.