€2.8m in fees makes it bumper year for Norton

Chat show host and comedian, Graham Norton, remains Ireland’s best paid broadcaster, earning a whopping €2.83m (£2.33m) in fees last year.

The popular BBC presenter is laughing all the way to the bank as the £2.33m he received in presenter fees, production fees and royalties follows on from the £2.6m he earned in 2012.

That same year, the Bandon, Co Cork ,native shared £10m up front with his business partner, Graham Stuart from the sale of their So Television company to ITV.