ESB report decreased profit of €287m for six months of 2016
ESB's reporting a profit of €287m for the six months of 2016.
The energy company has released its interim financial statement showing operating profit's down by €50m on the same period last year.
The company says that this primarily reflects the impact of weakening sterling on earnings following the Brexit vote.
A dividend payment of €31m was made during the first half of the year - and the ESB spent €356m on capital expenditure.
