Profit & Loss

Zip firelighters, Dermot Desmond's casino, Ion Equity, Clane General Hospital

Standard Brands, the company behind Zip firelighters, had an operating profit of €3.5 million, up from €952,998, on foot of a rise in turnover from €24.6 to €27.2. This reduced accumulated losses from €7.8 million to €4.9 million.

The company, which has its headquarters in Britain, employs 93 staff in Ireland, up from 88 the year before. It had a wage bill of €4.9 million.

Earlier this year, Standard Brands was sold by ...