Damien Duff in line for €1.2m windfall

Damien Duff is in line for a pre-tax windfall of almost €1.24m arising from the wind-up of his UK commercial firm.

The Dubliner may no longer receive the lucrative weekly wages of Premier League footballers after his retirement, but the 37-year-old can console himself with the cash pile that will be left over after the Ballyboden man liquidated his UK firm, Lightzest UK Ltd.

Filings lodged with Companies House in the UK show Mr Duff has liquidated the firm — and the estimated surplus after all debts have been paid off totals £982,845. (€1.239m).