Fast food group McDonald's says its Irish restaurants made a profit after tax of €11.1m last year, down from €11.5m in 2009.
The company said sales and customer numbers rose compared with 2009, despite tough economic conditions and low consumer confidence.
It said it benefited from lower commodity costs, but also spent €5 on refurbishing 17 of its restaurants. McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland (MRI) said it paid €2.7m in tax on profits last year.
The company said it had opened four more restaurants this year, with the 81st opening in Balbriggan last month. It also said coffee sales had been growing by a double-digit percentage compared with last year.
