# Wealth

Last year

2022

# Davos

Billionaires’ wealth rose more during Covid-19 pandemic than in 23 years combined

A new billionaire was created every 30 hours during the pandemic, according to Oxfam.

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May 23rd 2022, 8:02 AM

# Oxfam

World's ten richest men doubled their wealth during Covid, report finds

It also found that the wealth of Ireland’s nine billionaires has increased by 58% to €49.7 billion since the start of the pandemic.

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Jan 17th 2022, 9:23 AM

All time

# TASC

Ireland's high earners feel 'insecure' with 28% finding it difficult to make end meets

Despite concerns, the highest earners in Ireland do not want to pay less tax on their earnings.

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Sep 23rd 2020, 6:10 AM

# Wealth inequality

Irish household finances more resilient than before the last recession, says Central Bank

The study takes 2013 to represent ‘the low-point of the last recession in Ireland’.

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Sep 22nd 2020, 2:15 PM

# In THe money

Inventor James Dyson tops 2020 Sunday Times Rich List - but it's not all good news for the super-rich

The list has shown the respected annual ranking of the UK’s 1,000 wealthiest people since 1989.

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May 17th 2020, 8:00 AM

# Back In The Game

Former Italian PM Berlusconi returns to football after selling AC Milan

The 81-year-old has bought Serie C side Monza.

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Sep 28th 2018, 3:11 PM

# papal taxation

Maps show distribution of wealth in 14th-century Ireland

They suggest a more complex Gaelic economy than often believed.

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Jul 26th 2018, 6:15 AM

# minted

U2 top Irish entertainers Rich List again with a combined wealth of €647 million

Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan, Enya and Niall Horan all feature on the list.

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Mar 23rd 2018, 2:58 PM

# Show Me The Money

White House reveals Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have up to €700m in assets

Concerns have been raised about potential conflicts of interest.

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Apr 1st 2017, 10:55 AM

# doing well for themselves

These are the four richest counties in Ireland

Only four counties have a disposable income ahead of the national average.

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Mar 22nd 2017, 2:00 PM

U2 top Irish Rich List with a combined wealth of €645 million

Niall Horan, Graham Norton, Colin Farrell, Daniel O’Donnell, Michael Flatley, and Enya all feature.

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Mar 4th 2017, 2:51 PM

# the super rich

Here's how many multi-millionaires Ireland gained last year

Some people are doing very well.

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Mar 1st 2017, 8:12 AM

# Contractors

Outsourced Central Bank staff paid an average daily rate of €551

The Finance Minister said individual daily rates could not be disclosed for commercial reasons.

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Jan 8th 2017, 9:30 AM

# Money Money Money

The 20 most common hobbies of the richest people in the world

Who doesn’t like collecting cars and football teams?

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Aug 13th 2016, 6:00 PM

# Rich

Huge new Top 14 TV rights deal worth €97 million per season

The French clubs are going to be even wealthier from 2019 onwards.

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May 12th 2016, 4:19 PM

# Sunday Times Rich List

Adele is Britain’s 'richest ever' female musician with €109 million wealth

The singer topped the Sunday Times young rich list for musicians aged 30 and under.

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Apr 21st 2016, 8:20 AM

# RIP

The 10 celebrities making the most money long after they've gone

Michael Jackson is the top earner, making over €100 million last year.

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Mar 13th 2016, 3:00 PM

# Wealth

These are Europe's 11 richest billionaires who never went to university

IKEA, L’Oreal and Zara all get a mention.

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Sep 29th 2015, 6:10 AM

# it's the economy stupid

David McWilliams turns down Celebrity Economist Debtmatch with Dan O'Brien

Well, a debate anyway…

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Sep 26th 2015, 7:45 AM

# Wealth

'That's two or three individuals with massive amounts of money to spend'

The Guinness Pro12 is back this weekend with long-term aims to overhaul the Top 14.

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Sep 2nd 2015, 6:05 PM

# Reality check

This map shows how Dublin is a city divided

A report commissioned by the council shows where the bulk of the wealth is – and the deprivation.

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Jun 18th 2015, 6:04 AM

# Oracle of Knowledge

How this man went from college drop-out to a $54 billion fortune

Larry Ellison is the world’s third richest person.

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Jun 1st 2015, 10:15 AM

# pillows of cash

Don't get enough sleep? Try getting rich

It seems wealth has its privileges.

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Apr 9th 2015, 4:10 PM

# Loadsamoney

Rolling in it - the richest counties in Ireland are...

Latest figures from the CSO highlight worrying levels of indebtedness in the east of the country…

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Jan 30th 2015, 5:15 PM

# Davos

The top 1% could soon own more than HALF of global wealth

But how can this be reversed?

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Jan 19th 2015, 6:30 AM

# not going out

Irish people have less extra cash than our European neighbours

New figures from Eurostat show Irish households to have 6% less material wealth than the European average.

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Dec 12th 2014, 10:44 AM

# extreme inequality

The number of billionaires in the world doubled during the global crisis

If the richest three people spent $1 million every day, it would take 220 years to run out of money.

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Oct 29th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Education

99% of young adults in D6 go to college, just 15% in D17

A report from the Higher Education Authority says we “urgently need to tap into the deep reservoirs of disadvantage”.

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Aug 20th 2014, 9:56 AM

# flashing the cash

You'd need the Cusack Stand to hold all of Dublin's millionaires

One in 40 people in the capital is a millionaire apparently.

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Jul 24th 2014, 11:33 AM

# just the facts

13 things you probably never knew about India

Hair, pollution, whiskey and babies – there’s a lot going on in India.

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Jul 5th 2014, 4:00 PM

# Wealth

Poor us: Ireland is less wealthy than the EU average

No prizes for guessing who’s towards the top…

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Jun 19th 2014, 10:31 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Ireland bring in a tax on wealth?

Is it only fair to ask high earners to pull their weight? Or is it just too punitive?

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Jun 10th 2014, 8:56 AM

# Price hike

If you have Aviva health insurance you could be paying more from next month

Some plans will increase by up to 20 per cent, with the average hike being 12.7 per cent.

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Feb 19th 2014, 10:28 AM

# oxfam report

World's wealthiest 85 people own same amount as half the global population

A report by Oxfam finds that Europe’s 10 richest people exceeds the total cost of stimulus measures implemented across the EU between 2008 and 2010.

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Jan 20th 2014, 10:04 AM

Voices

Column: It's fanciful to think a wealth tax would make the rich leave Ireland

A former IMF head of the mission for Ireland has said an entire reliance on austerity was not the right move – yet we’re still following that road. David Cronin asks why.

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May 5th 2013, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: Hunger and the horsemeat scandal, both the consequences of inequality

We produce enough food for 10 times our population, but the horsemeat scandal shows just how inequality has forced people to low-price, low-quality food, writes Richard Manton.

May 1st 2013, 7:00 AM

Voices

Column: The EU need not look beyond its own borders to see widespread poverty

At 38 per cent, Ireland has the highest rate of children at risk of poverty in Western Europe. But, far from protecting the vulnerable, the government has introduced austerity measures that mean the rich get richer, writes Richard Manton.

Apr 2nd 2013, 7:00 AM