Irish-owned public relations firm Murray Consulting paid a dividend of just under €1m last year, despite a squeeze on profitability as cost increases outpaced growth. Irish-owned public relations firm Murray Consulting paid a dividend of just under €1m last year, despite a squeeze on profitability as cost increases outpaced growth. Caution creeps in even as PR supremos bag profitsAccounts just filed show Murray's profit before tax was €1.135m for the year ended December 31, 2018. Staff costs at the firm rose to €2.9m, even with headcount remaining steady at 30. Managing director Pat Walsh said upward wage pressure is a feature of the market in PR and across the economy.

Source: Irish Independent November 27, 2019 02:37 UTC