€1.38m in accumulated profit at Paul O’Connell firm

Accumulated profits at the commercial firm owned by Irish rugby legend Paul O’Connell during the final year of his illustrious playing career climbed to €1.38m.

That is according to new accounts which show that the cash pile at O’Connell’s Nellcon Ltd fell slightly from €1.28m to €1.27m in the 12 months to the end of April last year. Nellcon was set up in 2005.

The player retired from the game last year after sustaining a severe hamstring injury in the World Cup 2015 game against France.