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Pat McDonagh

Interactive educational software netted McDonagh, 55, a former Dublin teacher, £50m early last year when he sold his 30% of Riverdeep, an e-learning company aimed at the American market. He owns 37% of ThirdForce, the Dublin e-learning company, and the reinvested US proceeds should make £167m. He has other assets.