Cork Opera House posts profit of over €265,000

Cork Opera House has staged another strong financial performance and posted a profit of just over €265,000, its fourth profitable year in a row.

While turnover for the financial year ended March 2016 was down slightly on the previous 12 months — from €5.9m to €5.7m — more people attended shows in the last year, driving the profit increase.

Some 183,298 people attended 276 performances in the 2014-15 period, with a profit of just over €236,000.