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Thomas and Ann Roche and family

The government decision to buy the Westlink bridge contract from toll bridge operator NTR pushed the value of the 44.8% stake held by chairman Roche, 57, his wife Ann, 56, and children Conor, Michelle, Joanne and John, to £422m. Their Jurys Doyle hotel group interest rose to £120m and there is other wealth.