John Grayken

Ireland’s billionaires see wealth grow by more than €15bn last year

Forbes annual billionaires list features a record 2,781 people after two years where numbers fell

Wed Apr 03 2024 - 13:30

RTÉ to offer ‘enhanced’ golden handshakes for staff earning over €100,000

Seen & heard: McEvaddys consider terminal bid; opportunity in tech job losses; stockbrokers retrench; Quintain funding; and Cathal Brugha plan

Sun Nov 19 2023 - 09:26

Ireland’s nine billionaires lose one third of their wealth, Forbes list shows

Turmoil in international markets wipes €17bn off the net wealth of our richest men, Forbes annual list shows

Tue Apr 04 2023 - 20:25

Ireland’s nine billionaires increased collective wealth by €10.8bn last year

Stripe founders’ gains recognised on Forbes list of 2,668 people in ‘three comma club’

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 16:45

Ireland’s nine billionaires added €18bn to wealth during Covid, Oxfam says

Charity calls for special tax on ‘extreme wealth’ to help fund recovery from pandemic

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 17:55

Irish billionaires see a sharp rise in their fortunes

Among the gainers are Denis O’Brien, Eugene Murtagh and Dermot Desmond

Tue Apr 06 2021 - 15:29

Collison brothers worth an estimated €2.9bn each

Stripe founders are joint 616th on latest billionaires list by Forbes

Tue Apr 07 2020 - 16:21

Who is Ireland’s newest billionaire?

Remain supporter and donor to Britain’s Conservatives, John Armitage is a new entry

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 14:57

Forbes Rich List features nine Irish businessmen

Michael O’Leary falls out while UK hedge fund manager joins after taking Irish passport post-Brexit vote

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 19:20

Former AIB finance executive joins house-builder plotting IPO

Myles O’Grady hired to beef up management team of new company DRes Properties

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 05:15

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary joins Forbes billionaire list

Forbes estimates O’Leary fortune at $1.1bn, higher than Glen Dimplex founder Martin Naughton and Collison brothers

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 19:42

Lone Star sells Dublin hotel in €676m deal with Israeli investor

Hilton Garden Inn on Custom House Quay among hotels sold to LRC Group

Sat Feb 10 2018 - 06:55

There are now eight Irish billionaires, Oxfam report shows

Surge in number of billionaires fuelling ‘inequality crisis’, charity says

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 06:00

Lone Star to refinance restructured mortgages in bond market

Mortgages originally written by Bank of Scotland (Ireland), Start and Nua

Wed Mar 08 2017 - 18:56

Lone Star’s main Irish unit pays $34.6m ‘dividend’

Company incurred €2.46m of tax last year but deferred the payment of €1m

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 11:52

Tyrrelstown plight: Big finance in a shell-shocked house market

Irish residents had little reason to fear contact with hedge funds before property crash

Wed Mar 16 2016 - 01:00

Caveat: High time booming hotels paid VAT in full

These days hoteliers sometimes sound like farmers in suits

Fri Mar 04 2016 - 12:13

Six Irish billionaires worth more than $30bn, says Forbes

World’s 20 richest $70bn poorer while number of billionaires dips

Tue Mar 01 2016 - 16:52

Lonestar engages with O’Reilly in debt talks

Dallas-based private equity firm bought IBRC loan portfolio with face value of €1bn

Thu Jan 23 2014 - 01:00

€2.5bn in IBRC loans of major firms to be sold

Loans of Arnotts, TV3, Davy, ‘Racing Post’ and Topaz to go to consortiums

Fri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00

Lone Star main bidder for €900m in IBRC loans

Portfolio includes borrowings owed by Fields Jewellers, Hickeys Pharmacy and McEvaddy Brothers’ companies

Fri Dec 13 2013 - 00:58

Lone Star takes control of number 75 St Stephen’s Green

Five bidders for prime Dublin office block

Thu Dec 12 2013 - 01:01