Profits at Kennedy’s design firm rise 88%

Dublin-based designer Louise Kennedy, whose customers include singer Beyoncé and actress Meryl Streep, saw profits at her design firm almost double to €313,116 in 2011.

Kennedy is one of Ireland’s most successful designers and figures show that accumulated profits at her company, Signum Ltd, rose by 88%, or €146,963 in the period.

The abridged accounts show that cash more than doubled, from €243,405 to €540,932.