Irish comedian Dylan Moran had a bumper year last year when accumulated profits at his entertainment firm almost doubled to £1.397m (€1.66m).

Dylan Moran, Co Meath comedian and one of the stars of hit movie Calvary, was sitting on a cash pile of €1.1m at the end of July 2014.

One of the stars of hit movie Calvary and veteran on the stand-up circuit, Dylan Moran was sitting on a cash pile of €1.095m at the end of July last.

Comedian Dylan Moran had a stellar year in 2012, with new figures showing accumulated profits at his British-based entertainment firm increased more than four fold to €1.2m.