JD Sports paid out €18m in year it got €1.3m from Covid wage subsidy scheme

JD Sports posted pre-tax profits of almost €24m in the 12 months to the end of January this year.

The main Irish unit of sports retailer JD Sports paid out a dividend of €18m in the financial year it received Government Covid-19 wage grants of €1.3m.

That is according to new accounts for John David Sports Fashion Ireland Ltd which show it posted pre-tax profits of almost €24m in the 12 months to the end of January this year. It operates 19 outlets in Ireland.