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Rugby star’s business jumps 10% to €900k
FORMER rugby star and TV pundit Rob Kearney is also proving to be a success in business as the value of his commercial venture scrummages towards €1m.
A breakdown of recently filed accounts for Willville Promotions Limited, trading as Rk 15, show the value of the net assets have grown 10% from €812,834 in 2021 to €892,629 at the end of last year.
According to the filings, Mr Kearney’s younger brother and former Ireland winger, Dave, sits on the board of the company, but the company is 100% owned by Rob.
And Rob – who recently became a first-time parent with wife Jess Redden – is on course to secure his young family’s future financial security.
Previous filings made by Willville Promotions show the former Leinster and Ireland full-back has paid €196,640 into unspecified investments.
Kearney, whose commercial work includes appearances as an ambassador for Audi and a number of other brands, won 95 caps playing for his country before retiring from professional rugby in November 2021 after performing at the sport’s top level for almost 17 years.
During his playing days, the former UCD student took advantage of an injury lay-off to complete a masters in business. And now he is putting his business acumen to use as an investor in several enterprises.
Latest accounts for Dave Kearney’s company, Coolville Management, show accumulated profits of €110,200 and cash of almost €75,000.
Along with Dave and their former Leinster and Ireland teammates, Jamie Heaslip and Sean O’Brien, Kearney has an interest in a number of successful Dublin bars. The four sportsmen joined forces with publican Noel Anderson to purchase Dublin 4 bar The Bridge 1859 before going on to buy city-centre pub Lemon & Duke. Rob also has an interest in Dublin-based recruitment company Mason Alexander.