Five Irish citizens have once again made it on to the Forbe’s list of “The World’s Billionaires” this year.
In the order they are listed, these Irish include Pallonji Mistry, Denis O’Brien, John Dorrance, Martin Naughton and Dermot Desmond.
For the third year in a row, the top spot was nabbed by Mexican telecoms mogul Carlos Slim Helu. He has an estimated wealth of $69 billion.
At number 96 on the list is, Indian resident but Irish citizen, Pallonji Mistry. He has a wealth of $9.7 billion, largely from a share in the Tata group.
Next at number 205 is Digicel's Denis O'Brien with an estimated wealth of $5 billion.
John Dorrance III, the grandson of the founder of Campbell Soup, comes in at 521, with estimated wealth of $2.4 billion.
Glen Dimplex owner Martin Naughton ranks at 634 with $2 billion. And financier Dermot Desmond comes in at 854 with an estimated fortune of $1.5 billion.
To view the full list visit Forbe’s site.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.IrelandNorth | Mar 09, 2012, 07:32 AM EST
How much tax did he pay to the Irish Exchequer? I believe he lived in Malta for some time. Was that a tax free manoeuvre. Irish politicians have to declare their interests, even if not where they have theier money invested. Economic patriotism is the purest patriotism. Let them put their Euros where their pious platitiudes are.
bunkerhill | Mar 08, 2012, 04:18 PM EST
One good thing is that these men earned it unlike the idle, inbred, consciousless "royals" we see around the world living in castles always at the expense of hard working, decent people who did not have the killer instinct of the "royal" ancestors. The Irish seem to have an extraodinary ability to make a great deal of money, but then so many of them give it to charity. They never killed for it and they seem to be a far more decent breed than the "royals."
cynicus | Mar 08, 2012, 03:07 PM EST
Good luck to them. I am happy with my lot. Rich in money terms is not everything. The Irish experience of fabulous wealth proved to be a passing vulgarity. We are the richer for its passing. If we do not crave money alone.
dibble2008 | Mar 08, 2012, 10:41 AM EST
Rich while the rest of us burn.