PLENTY of familiar names from the worlds of racing, breeding and gambling appeared in the list of Ireland’s wealthiest 300 people, published by the Sunday Independent last weekend.
Here we reproduce those entries often spotted on the racecourse or in the racing pages. The newspaper’s estimates of each person’s wealth could be described as informed guesswork, given that there is no way of confirming what investments or debts these private individuals have.
6. JOHN MAGNIER €6.6 billion (up €1.2bn)
Coolmore Stud and businessman8. J.P. McMANUS €1.85 billion (up €800m)
Racehorse owner and businessman9. DERMOT DESMOND €1.56 billion (up €60m)
Racehorse owner and financier 12. MICHAEL O’LEARY €1.08bn (up €345m)
Giggingstown Stud and CEO of Ryanair 14. COMER BROTHERS €1 billion (up €175m)
Property developer Luke Comer is a licensed trainer17. CLEARY FAMILY €770 million (down €70m)
Property developer Eamon Cleary died in 2012. He owned Cleary Bloodstock 27. DAVID POWER €555 million (up €256m)
On-course bookmaker and shareholder in Paddy Power43. FRANK DUNNE €305 million (up €17m)
Breeder and former trainer, shareholder in Dunnes Stores60. QUEALLY BROTHERS €224 million (up €24m)
Peter and Liam Queally of Dawn Meats own and breed racehorses75. JOHN CORCORAN €183 million (up €22m)
Founder of and shareholder in Paddy Power bookmakers90. JOHN CLIMAX €160 million (up €10m)
Pharmaceutical entrepreneur who shares racehorses with business partner Ronan Lambe97. JOE DONNELLY €152 million (up €3m)
Property developer and former bookmaker 111. PEARSE MEE €125 million (down €4m)
Racehorse owner who sold his IT company
112. JOE SLOAN €125 million (down €5m)
Northern Ireland-based retailer and racehorse owner 113. BILL DURKAN & FAMILY €100 million (up €4m)
Head of Durkan Group construction company, race sponsor and owner139. KEELING FAMILY €96 million (up €5m)
Fruit and vegetables producer. Former CEO Joe Keeling is HRI chairman149. MICHAEL O’FLYNN
€90 million (new entry)
Property developer and racehorse owner167. MICHAEL MASTERSON €86 million (up €14m)
Masterson Holdings construction and racehorse owner172. DAN BROWNE €84 million (up €5m)
Dawn Meats. Has horses with Paul Nolan186. RONAN LAMBE €78 million (up €4m)
Biotech pioneer and owner of Lord Windermere189. STEWART KENNY €77 million (up 30m)
Entrepreneur and founder of Paddy Power 218 NOEL O’CALLAGHAN €64 million (up €3m)
Hotelier and thoroughbred owner-breeder 230. NOEL FURLONG €60 million (up €5m)
Construction/flooring. Racehorse owner235. JOE HIGGINS €59 million (up €3m)
Industry/property. Owner of Gerrardstown Stud252. BREON CORCORAN €52 million (up €19m)
CEO of Paddy Power and Betfair 264. JOHN BOYLE €48 million (up €2m)
Major shareholder in Boylesports270. RICHARD QUIRKE €45 million (up €3m)
Arcade owner and backer of Two-Mile-Borris racecourse plan