There are now 17 Irish billionaires – the vast majority of whom are men – but who exactly are they? The Dunne family has a rich history in Irish retail that started in 1944 on Cork’s Patrick’s Street. 9 John Magnier and family: €1.72 billionMagnier is an Irish business magnate and one of Ireland’s leading thoroughbred stud owners. Today, Alltech is a $2 billion company, with more than 5,000 employees supporting its business presence in over 120 countries. Ardagh raised about $319 million (€295 million) in net proceeds from an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017.

Source: The Irish Times January 20, 2020 13:10 UTC