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Ireland's wealthiest 15.9% better off since last year, says rich list

The fortunes of Ireland's wealthiest have reached record levels according to the 2015 Sunday Time...
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10.45 26 Apr 2015


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Ireland's wealthiest 15.9% better off since last year, says rich list

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The fortunes of Ireland's wealthiest have reached record levels according to the 2015 Sunday Times Rich List.

It shows the combined wealth of the richest 250 people is up by 15.9% since last year.

The total wealth of the 250 richest individuals and families across Ireland is now €75.03bn - up 13.4% on 2008, at the end of the Celtic Tiger boom.

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There are now a record 13 euro billionaires, worth a total of €37.89bn.

Hilary and Alannah Weston, owners of Brown Thomas and Selfridges, head the list for the sixth successive year with €15bn, while Digicel majority-owner and media mogul Denis O'Brien stands a distant second with €5.34bn.

Other familiar faces in the top 10 include Dermot Desmond (€2bn), the Dunne family (€1.78bn) and brothers Patrick and John Collison (€1.37bn).

Dr Colm Murphy is the compiler of the Sunday Times rich list, and says the growth in wealth of the top 250 is three times greater than the Irish economy:


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