Offshore trusts connected with Bernard Murphy (71) and his extended family own British construction group J.
Murphy & Sons. The company was hit hard by the loss of a major contract, and sales slumped by €230m to €1.04bn. The business was still valued at close to €276m. No dividend was paid for the first time in years.
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Entrepreneurial Dubliner Hanrahan (32) toyed with property development in Hungary and later awards ceremonies before deciding to try to solve the difficulty of finding a good plumber or painter.
O'Coineen is having a punt on Irish pubs, with his Kilcullen Kapital splashing out to help fund the €1m purchase of the Seanchai pub in Waterford and €2.4m for Solas bar in Dublin.
Down hotelier Billy Hastings (87) owns the Europa in Belfast, which was once said to be the most bombed hotel in the world during the Troubles.
