First half pretax profit at Next has risen to £115.8 million sterling, up from £93.0 million.
The fashion chain is reporting signs that its second-half will continue the trend.
Comparable sales in its shops, Next retail, are up 5.7 per cent in the first six weeks of the second half, and Next Directory sales - its home shopping arm - are up 26.7 per cent.
The interim dividend is 10p, up from 9p last year.
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Next operates eleven retail outlets in Ireland, including six in Dublin, two in Cork and one in Galway, Limerick and Waterford.
