Croke Park firm’s profits rise to €8m

A boost in revenues from the GAA’s “prawn sandwich brigade” contributed to operating profits at the firm that runs Croke Park almost doubling last year to €8m.

Accounts just lodged with the Companies Office show it was a stellar year for the firm that operates the 82,000-seater stadium, with revenues from Croke Park’s corporate clients increasing by 10% from €9.2m to €10.1m.

The figures for Páirc an Chrócaigh Teoranta & Subsidiary Companies& show that the business from the corporate sector forms the bedrock of revenues for the stadium, accounting for 43% of the €23.7m in stadium income last year.