Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse says its Irish profits more than doubled to IR£1.9m in the year to the end of March. Turnover also surged from £12.5m to £28.1m.
11 new stores were opened during the year, while total new connections grew to 178,500.
Pre-tax profits at the parent company, which floated last July, rose by 62% to £49.6m sterling before amortisation and exceptional items.
* Former Irish managing director Stephen Mackarel has been appointed European Zone manager at the company, and has been replaced by Mervyn O'Callaghan.
