Ben Dunne Gyms show €1.7m profit

Businessman Ben Dunne confirmed yesterday that his gym business recorded an operating profit of around €1.7m last year and is due to open three new gyms in Ireland and Britain this year.

In an interview yesterday concerning accounts just filed by his gym firms to the Companies Registration Office, Mr Dunne said that the business “washed its face” and projected an increase in revenues of 13% this year.

Mr Dunne said that he has provided €15m of his own funds to the business that includes €2.1m in a director’s loan for 2011.