Wogan cashes in as profits rise at media firm
The Limerick native has been entertaining audiences in Britain with his own brand of blarney since the 1960s.
The 74-year-old stepped down from his daily BBC Radio 2 show in 2009 leaving 8m daily listeners disappointed. However, the broadcaster — who holds joint Irish and British citizenship — continues to host a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 2 entitled Weekly Wogan.
In a nod to his Mid-West roots, Wogan has named his British firm Limerick Enterprises Ltd, and its latest figures show its cash pile increased from £453,625 (€534,665) to £486,199 (€573,140) in the 12 months to the end of Aug 31 last.
The abridged accounts show that the firm’s accumulated profits rose by £20,466 (€24,126) from £349,245 (€411,716) to £369,711 (€435,879).
Wogan only incorporated the firm in Aug 2010 and the latest annual accounts are the second set to be lodged by the firm to Companies House in Britain.
Along with presenting the weekly radio show, Wogan writes a regular column in The Daily Telegraph.
In 2007, he was granted the freedom of Limerick city, while he also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Limerick.
