Company watch: As profits double in one year, Cairn positions itself to become a ‘national housebuilder’

The construction company’s interim results reveal operating profit of €11.7 million in the first half of the year, while several large housing developments are on the way in Cork, Kilkenny and Galway

Michael Stanley, chief executive of Cairn Homes: ‘We believe that we’re now scaled enough to start moving towards being more of a national housebuilder.’ Picture: Bryan Meade