O’Carroll cashing in on Mrs Brown’s tribulations

The trials and tribulations of Mrs Brown and her boys is adding to Brendan O’Carroll’s fortune with the comedian’s main company posting profits of €1m last year.

New accounts filed to the Companies Office by Mrs Brown Boys Ltd show that profits more than quadrupled going from €248,995 in 2011 to €1.075m in the 12 months to the end of December last.

O’Carroll is the creative force behind the sitcom, Mrs Brown’s Boys, and the stellar year allowed him to take a dividend of €420,000 from the firm. O’Carroll shared the dividend with his wife and company shareholder, Jennifer Gibney, who plays Mrs Brown’s daughter, Cathy, in the series.