Boom time is back with two of the capital’s best-known hotels reporting a sharp increase in profits for last year.

Pre-tax profits at the firm that operates the four-star Radisson Blu hotel in Dublin city centre last year rose more than sixfold to €775,946.

Operating profits at the firm that operates the 4-star Radisson Blu hotel in Dublin city centre last year increased by 33% to €535,740.