Profits at the media firm run by Joe Duffy topped more than €500,000 last year.

New accounts filed by the Liveline presenter’s Claddaghgreen Ltd show the total amount accumulated jumped from €435,697 to €505,971 in the 12 months to the end of last April.

The €70,274 hike follows a rise of €62,638 in profits in the 12 months to the end of April 2017.

Last year the cash pile at Claddaghgreen increased by €78,165 from €551,244 to €629,409. Figures released by RTE in December show Duffy remained the third highest paid presenter at RTE with pay of €389,988 in 2016 – the same level as 2015. The €389,988 paid in 2016 and 2015 was a drop on the €416,893 the presenter received in 2014.

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In the latest pay figures, Duffy, from Ballyfermot, West Dublin, trails behind Ryan Tubridy and Ray D’Arcy in RTE’s “Top Ten” earners.

The broadcaster’s pay from RTE also include his work on the TV-spin-off from his daily afternoon radio show called Liveline Callback.

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