The Irish arm of UK specialist coffee retailer, Caffe Nero, says that there are strong prospects for the growth of branded coffee in Ireland, though start-up costs here contributed to the firm recording a loss of €430,000 last year.

Revenues at the Irish arm of specialist travel company, Trailfinders, last year decreased by 5% from £63.3m to £60m (€85m), new figures show.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of US IT firm, Avocent, last year declined by 8.5% to $2.4 million (€2.1m), figures show.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of online giant, eBay increased by 29% to €6.5m last year.

Increased failures in the National Car Test last year contributed to bumper profits at the Spanish firm operating the test increasing by 11.5% to €4.9m.

A hotel group that operates two five-star hotels in Co Kerry plunged further into the red last year — in spite of a jump in revenues.

The Dublin-based commercial vehicle importer and distributor, Armalou recorded pre-tax losses of €5.4m in 2012 after write-downs in property and investments.

Pre-tax profits at Cork-based motor group Johnson & Perrott declined by 7% last year to €2.66m.

A former employee of the Companies Office is the first witness to be called in the trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank executives.

Pre-tax profits at Dublin-based aviation firm Parc Aviation last year soared by 84% to €4.6 million as revenues increased.

Pre-tax profits last year rose by 37% to €161,458 at one of the country’s largest property firms, Lisney.

Pretax losses at the four-star hotel resort that hosted last year’s Irish Open narrowed by 11% to €1.83m in 2012.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of online giant eBay increased by 4% to €5m last year, new figures show.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of global biotechnology firm Genzyme fell 25% last year, despite revenues topping €1.2bn.

The group that operates the Radisson hotels at the country’s three State airports booked an exceptional €42 million gain last year after restructuring its bank debt.

Earnings at the Doyle Collection hotel group climbed 66% to €35.2m last year, with revenues jumping 13.5% to €126.5m.

The largest alumina refinery in Europe, Rusal Aughinish on the Shannon estuary, last year plunged into the red to record pre-tax losses of $10.4m (€7.68m).

Twitter’s Dublin-based operation recorded a profit in its first 15 months in business here.

The group that operates the Gresham hotel in Dublin and the Metropole Hotel in Cork incurred combined losses of €27.4m over the past two years.

Production is being ramped up at the Cork-based Alcon Laboratories after it reported a 15% decline in pre-tax profits to €1.95m for last year.

The winning of a coveted Michelin star last year greatly improved the fortunes of Sebastien Masi’s Locks Brasserie restaurant, recording profits of over €100,000.

Cork-based motor group Johnson & Perrott last year returned to pre-tax profit after two years of losses.

The managing director of the Irish operation of Harvey Norman said yesterday he expects the business will narrow its losses further in 2013.

The general manager of a four-star Limerick hotel revealed yesterday it has employed additional staff in response to increased revenues.

The property group Park Developments, owned by developer Michael Cotter, plunged further into the red last year to record a pre-tax loss of €38.4m.

A Cork-based oil importer and distributor slipped into the red last year in spite of a massive jump in revenues to €449.4m.

A privately owned hospital in Galway has recorded combined pre-tax profits of €31.9m over the past two years.

Smash-hit movies including The Guard and Bridesmaids helped cinema group, Irish Multiplex Cinemas Ltd record pre-tax profits of over €930,000 last year.

DSG Retail Ireland Ltd, the company behind Currys and PC World, made a pre-tax loss of €5m last year as revenues from the sale of its electronics continued to slide.

A sharp increase in the price of fish resulted in a Dingle-based fish processing firm almost doubling its pre-tax profits in 2010.

RTÉ Dragon and publisher of Irish Tatler and U magazines Norah Casey said yesterday that it was “a Herculean effort” for her publishing group to return to profit to record pre-tax profits of over €330,000 in 2010.

Accumulated losses at a property development firm controlled by one of the largest providers of accommodation to asylum seekers in Ireland increased to €15.6m in 2010.

Accumulated losses at a subsidiary controlled by Galway building firm JJ Rhatigan increased in 2010 to €155.2 million, figures show.

The company that operates the €40 million Lyrath Hotel in Co Kilkenny recorded a pre-tax loss of €278,278 in 2010.

PRE-TAX profits at a Cork-based oil importer and distributor declined by 17% in 2010 to €3.6 million in spite of revenues climbing to €258.6m.

THE managing director of one of the country’s largest property firms, CB Richard Ellis said yesterday that he is “quite pleased” that the firm returned to profit last year.

SPECIALIST independent newspaper printers Web-print Concepts pushed pre-tax profits up by 10% to €2.5 million in 2010.

PRE-TAX profits at the company that operates the UTV-owned Limerick Live 95 radio station last year dropped by 15% to €895,680.

RESTRUCTURING costs totalling €6.8 million led to pre-tax losses at the main Irish unit of pharma giant Roche increasing almost fourfold to €12.3m last year, new figures show.

PRE-TAX profits at an Irish unit of online auction giant, eBay increased almost five-fold to €2.85 million last year, new figures show.

ONE of the largest construction groups in the country, BAM Contractors returned to profit last year despite writing down its Irish property portfolio by €37.7 million.

FURNITURE retailer chain, Curleys recorded a pre-tax loss of €3.8 million in 2009 after revenues decreased by 17% to €13.4m.