JASON BYRNE winds up entertainment company he co-owned with his ex-wife until last summer (even after a traumatic 2018 divorce)... and you won't believe how much how much the comedian's firm is worth

Comedian Jason Byrne is closing down his main entertainment firm which has accumulated €1.3million in wealth up to 2024, newly-filed company records reveal.

The move comes after the popular Dubliner opened up about his ‘traumatic’ 2018 divorce from long-term wife Brenda at the start of this year.

Byrne and his former wife of 14 years, who have two children, kept the painful divorce secret for six months after the breakup occurred.

But six years ago he found love again with girlfriend Tracy Power, whom he met at a photo op.

Despite the 2018 divorce, Brenda remained a director and joint owner of Jason Byrne Entertainment Ltd until last summer when the company bought back her 50 per cent share for a nominal sum and she was replaced as a director.

Now, the firm has just applied to the Company Registrations Office to be wound up voluntarily.

Dundalk-based accountant Tony McBride has been appointed as liquidator. Mr McBride did not comment when his office was contacted this week.

According to the company’s most recent accounts, it had accumulated more than €1.3million in net assets by the end of 2024.

From that income, Byrne and his former wife, shared remuneration of €264,000 that year - a figure that is typical of previous years.

In 2024, the net assets of the company comprised: Debtors of €167,060; Cash at hand and in bank of €479,520; Other financial assets worth €727,000.

When the €42,111 worth of creditors due within a year is taken into account, it means the value of the company in 2024 was €1,331,709

Since accounts for 2025 are not yet due, the state of the company’s finances last year remain unknown.

But with Mr Byrne’s success and popularity ever on the increase, his bank balance is likely to have remained healthy.

The comedian’s Head In The Clouds Irish tour has so far sold out eight of its 17 shows.

A further 32-date UK tour begins in June and carries on to the end of November.

Rather than indicating any financial stress, it is instead likely that any changes to Byrne’s company represent a routine reorganisation of his business affairs as he builds on previous success.

He established a new performing arts firm called Uncarvedblock Ltd in April 2025 at his home address in Meath.

Opening up about his new relationship in January, Jason told our sister online news site Evoke: ‘My partner Tracy works for Arc Cancer. Tracy is ten years younger but I’m like a five-year-old so she’s mentally older than me.

‘She’s great. It’s lovely to have that. We don’t live together yet. Me and my son live out in Ashbourne and she lives in town. Maybe down the line - the usual - but I’m quite happy right now.’

But asked if he would consider getting married again, the 53-year-old replied: ‘No f*****g way. Not a chance. Never ever.

‘I said to Tracy that if you ever want to get married to me, we can go into a field with flowers in your hair and you can skip around with your mates but I’m not signing anything ever again.’

Byrne also has other business investments.

Company records show he owns a 10 per cent share in a firm called Actus Investments Ltd, which posted losses of €158,000 in 2023.

Until 2023, he also owned 50 per cent of another company called Special Eye Entertainment before he left the firm, transferring his shares to a fellow investor.

In 2020, spurred on by the closure of the live circuit during the pandemic, Byrne also partnered with Kilkenny tech entrepreneur, Brendan Morrisey, to launch a new comedy app called iLaugh.

The app is run through a firm called iLaugh ltd. However, Byrne left the firm as an owner and director in October 2021.

Mr Byrne did not respond to requests for comment.