Desmond nets €5.4m in UK dividend

Concert promoter Denis Desmond has added to his fortune by receiving a sizeable chunk of a €21mdividend from the UK music venue business he co-owns.

Desmond nets €5.4m in UK dividend

New accounts show that Academy Music Group Ltd last year paid a dividend of £17.2m (€20.9m) to its shareholders.

Mr Desmond — through his joint venture with Live Nation, the LN Gaiety Holdings Ltd entity — owns 26% of Academy Music and would have received over €5.4m from the dividend payout.

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