Babies breed zoo profits in Dublin

The baby boom at Dublin Zoo last year contributed to increased profits arising from the record number of visitors paying to see the new animals.

According to the annual report from the Zoological Society of Ireland — which operates both Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park —profits last year jumped by €544,000 to €2.8m.

Last year, numbers attending Dublin Zoo topped 1.076m with Fota also enjoying record numbers of 438,114 and the jump in visitors resulted in revenues at the Zoological Society of Ireland increasing by 7.6% from €16.1m to €17.3m.