Rihanna, Robbie boost Aviva profits

The staging of concerts by Rihanna and Robbie Williams at the Aviva Stadium last year contributed to the firm operating the stadium recording an operating profit of €4.55m.

Fresh accounts for New Stadium Ltd show that the firm recorded the profit before non-cash depreciation and amortisation.

The directors’ report section of the accounts states that last year, almost 750,000 ‘customers’ attended 19 sporting and non-sporting events at the stadium. That marked a 50,000 increase on the 700,000 that paid to see events in 2012.