PR agency Murray Consultants recorded €946,000 in pre-tax profits in 2008, compared with €503,300 in 2007. The growth was said to have resulted from moves into consumer marketing and brand communications, areas which traditionally would have been synonymous with Murrays, an agency known as a financial and corporate specialist.

Its clients included Independent News & Media. Pat Walsh is managing director and major shareholder. Pauline McAlester, whose clients include Ryanair, Joe Murray and Jim Milton are other shareholders. Murrays launched a new consumer division last year called MC2, run by Nicky Crichton. Clients include Cadbury, Kellogg’s and Londis.

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