Tony O'Reilly: once Ireland's richest man, faces having to sell his homes

He once owned 200 newspapers, headed the Heinz corporation and invented Kerrygold but the midas touch has finally failed Tony O'ReillyAt his 300-hectare luxury County Kildare estate, Sir Tony O'Reilly once feted the rich, the famous and the infamous. Guest lists at the restored 18th-century mansion included the likes of former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, a host of Irish prime ministers from the 1980s premier Garret FitzGerald onwards, business magnates and a succession of editors and chiefs of the global publishing industry.Now the former billionaire is contemplating declaring himself bankrupt and putting up for sale his beloved Castlemartin to repay creditors owed a total of 195m (£155m). Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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