Irish Independent

Profits at Saoirse firm fall to €194,563

- Gordon Deegan

ACCUMULATE­D profits at the entertainm­ent firm owned by three time Oscar-nominated actor Saoirse Ronan plunged by more than €241,000 to €194,563 last year.

New accounts filed show that the cash pile at Ronan’s Slaney Production­s Ltd also reduced sharply during the year, from

€453,110 to €290,580.

The drop in accumulate­d profits at the firm in what was a very busy year for Ms Ronan may be explained by the actor splashing out a reported €1.4m on a new home in Co Wicklow during the year.

The luxury five-bedroom home of one of Hollywood’s most sought-after young actors comes with its own home cinema.

Ms Ronan also agreed a price close to the asking price of

€495,00 for her former home in Howth in north Dublin last year.

Widely regarded as Ireland’s most talented young actor, Ms Ronan has already scooped three Oscar nomination­s for her stand-out performanc­es in ‘Atonement’, ‘Brooklyn’ and last year’s ‘Ladybird’.

The actor may go one better next time around with her lead role in the star-studded and hotly-anticipate­d ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ which will be released in the US later this year in time for the 2019 Oscar awards.

Scripted by House of Cards creator Beau Willimon, the production – which is due for release here early next year – also stars Margot Robbie, David Tennant and Guy Pearce.

Ms Ronan – who celebrated her 24rd birthday last April – rose to internatio­nal prominence 11 years ago for her role as Briony Tallis in ‘Atonement’.

Ms Ronan is the owner of Slaney Production­s Ltd.

 ??  ?? Saoirse Ronan has earned Oscar nomination­s for roles in ‘Atonement’, ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘Ladybird’
Saoirse Ronan has earned Oscar nomination­s for roles in ‘Atonement’, ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘Ladybird’

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