Radiator tycoon Martin Naughton, who with his family has donated €25 million to a new institute at Trinity College Dublin, made his name as one of Ireland’s foremost industrialists. Almost all of it was earned from Glen Dimplex, the heating and electrical goods giant he founded in 1973. The son of a garda, Naughton was born in Dublin just before the outbreak of the second World War. Glen Dimplex, whose brands include Morphy Richards, now has global sales above €1.5 billion a year. He is close to former Glen Dimplex executive Loclann Quinn (brother of former minister Ruairí), with whom he owns Dublin’s Merrion Hotel.

Source: The Irish Times May 25, 2018 16:52 UTC