Rich List 2006
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RESULTS
Name Worth Industry
1 Hilary Weston and family £4,700m ( €6,912m) Retailing and food
2 Sean Quinn and family £2,000m ( €2,941m) Quarries, hotels and insurance
3 Sir Tony O’Reilly and Chryss Goulandris £1,377m ( €2,025m) Food, media and inheritance
4 John Dorrance £1,365m ( €2,007m) Inheritance
5 Dermot Desmond £965m ( €1,419m) Finance
6 Tony Ryan and family £875m ( €1,287m) Airline
7 Thomas Flatley £745m ( €1,096m) Property
8 Denis O’Brien £615m ( €904m) Property
9 John Magnier £592m ( €871m) Bloodstock and property
10 Frank Dunne £507m ( €746m) Retailing
11 Martin Naughton £490m ( €721m) Industry
12 JP McManus £472m ( €694m) Gambling
13 U2 £469m ( €690m) Music
14 Margaret Heffernan £410m ( €603m) Retailing
15 Sharon, Brian, Paul and Sean McMahon £396m ( €582m) Retailing and inheritance
16 Eugene and Brendan Murtagh £386m ( €568m) Building products
17 Michael Flatley £375m ( €551m) Entertainment
18 Lord Ballyedmond £350m ( €515m) Pharmaceuticals
19 Thomas and Ann Roche and family £328m ( €482m) Toll roads and hotels
20 Michael O’Leary £317m ( €466m) Airline
21 Pat McDonagh £304m ( €447m) Internet
22 Sir Michael Smurfit and family £274m ( €403m) Packaging
23 James Mansfield £267m ( €393m) Hotels
24 Larry Goodman £258m ( €379m) Meat
25 Michael and Nigel O’Flaherty £257m ( €378m) Vehicles
26 Sir Allen McClay £255m ( €375m) Pharmaceuticals
27 Ray O’Rourke and family £250m ( €368m) Construction
28 Sir David McMurtry £248m ( €365m) Engineering
29 Sean Mulryan and family £234m ( €344m) Property
30 Gerard O’Hare £233m ( €343m) Property
31 George, Henry and John Sisk and family £232m ( €341m) Construction
32= Charles Gallagher and family £230m ( €338m) Construction
32= Patrick Doherty £230m ( €338m) Property
34 Philip Berber £201m ( €296m) Finance
35 Anne Dunne £189m ( €278m) Retailing
36 Barry O’Callaghan £184m ( €271m) Computers
37 George Moore £168m ( €247m) Software
38 Dr Mike Lynch £164m ( €241m) Software
39= Dr John King £160m ( €235m) Pharmaceuticals
39= Eddie Irvine £160m ( €235m) Motor racing and property
39= Joseph and Jean Brennan and family £160m ( €235m) Baking and property
42 Lochlann Quinn £159m ( €234m) Industry
43= Geoff Salters and family £156m ( €229m) Drinks and distribution
43= Joe Sloan and family £156m ( €229m) Drinks and distribution
45 Neil Taylor and family £153m ( €225m) Computer games
46 Peter Sutherland £150m ( €221m) Finance and oil
47 Kevin and Michael Lagan £148m ( €218m) Construction
48 Feargal Quinn and family £145m ( €213m) Retailing
49 Jim McGettigan £138m ( €203m) Hotels and property
50 Bernadette and John Gallagher and family £135m ( €199m) Hotels and utilities
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