Rugby star Rob Kearney sees €50k jump in profits while Niall Quinn enjoys profit from Sky Sports deal

Newly filed accounts for the company owned by Irish rugby international Rob Kearney show a €50,000 jump in accumulated profits last year to €275,747.

The accounts for Mr Kearney’s Willville Promotions Ltd show a reduction in the company’s cash pile from €154,790 to €62,581.

Mr Kearney is arguably Ireland’s most marketable player following the retirement of Brian O’Driscoll last year and is best placed to become Irish rugby’s most in-demand personality.

The filings show that Rob Kearney’s younger brother Dave, who plays on the wing for Ireland, sits on the board of the firm, but the company is 100% owned by Rob.

The 29-year-old Co Louth man, whose commercial work includes appearances as an Ambassador for Audi, has played 67 times for Ireland including this year’s World Cup.

During a previous lay-off through injury, the former UCD student took advantage of the extra time off by completing a master’s degree in business by night.

The accounts show that Mr Kearney was busy during the year, investing the spoils from his lucrative professional career with the value of his investments increasing from €65,000 to €196,592.

Meanwhile, new accounts for former soccer international Niall Quinn’s company, Niall Quinn Media Services Ltd, show accumulated profits of €660,110, while its cash pile increased 10-fold from €6,707 to €68,149.

The firm’s revenues are generated from Mr Quinn’s lucrative punditry deal with Sky Sports.