Gary Lineker has been named the BBC's highest paid star for the sixth year running, and earns more than the broadcaster’s director general, Tim Davie.
And a number of Irish names have appeared in the top earners list including journalists Martha Kearney and Orla Guerin.
Kearney was born in Dublin but has worked most of her life in the UK beginning her career on phone-in programmes at the London radio station LBC and Independent Radio News.
