Pre-tax profits at Skeffington Arms Hotel in Galway last year declined by 35% to €519,435.

Pre-tax profits at the Skeffington Arms Hotel in Galway last year fell 40% to €801,698.

The three owners of the Skeffington Arms Hotel in Galway last year had a dividend of €1.5 million as the Revenue reached a €4m tax settlement with the business, new figures show.

The latest defaulters’ list released by the Revenue Commissioners carried the usual mix of professions — including meat wholesalers, publicans, dentists, horse breeders, farming contractors and a stockmarket adviser.

Six people have made settlements of more than €1m with the Revenue for tax issues.