Temple Inns’ profit jumps 32%
Turnover grew 19% from €7.5 million to €8.9 million leading to operating profits of €3.4 million being declared.
The popular Temple Bar hostelry paid out €2.3 million in wages, salaries and pension costs (including those of the Directors Tom and Jackie Cleary of €360,819, up from 2014’s €326,819). The total figure for the company’s pensions and salaries was up 10% on the €2.1m figure for 2014 as the pub expanded into retail activity through its Distillery Store which offers Irish, Scotch and some very rare whiskeys to the public.