IN BRIEF: Irish Continental lifts interim dividend 5% despite profit slip
Irish Continental Group PLC - Dublin-based ferry operator - Pretax profit falls by 9.1% to EUR14.0 million in the six months that ended June 30 from EUR15.4 million a year before. Revenue edges up by 0.3% to EUR264.0 million from EUR263.1 million, but depreciation & amortisation increases to EUR32.9 million from EUR29.9 million, while other costs are mostly flat. Declares 4.87 euro cents interim dividend, up 5.0% from 4.64 cents a year before. Read More