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Ireland’s Rich List 2021 takes a deep dive into the Sunday Times Rich List to find out which of Ireland’s super-rich made the most money in the past year, counting down the big winners and losers in the four Irish provinces.
2020 was the year that everything changed. The COVID-19 pandemic spiked through the world, leaving none of us untouched. This programme takes a deep dive into the Sunday Times Rich List to find out which of Ireland’s super-rich made the most money during these challenging years, and who lost out.
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The programme discovers a company hidden away in Powerscourt in the heart of the Wicklow mountains that are driving forward Ireland’s green revolution. Norman Crowley is CEO of the Cool Planet Group and Studio AVA, and head of a team who are designing and building electric cars in Ireland (in fact, the first new car to be made in Ireland since the DeLorean). Norman Crowley says: “These ‘hyperclassic’ cars have hypercar performance, they’re very, very, very fast, but they’re classic in their looks and styling. These cars will range in price from a cool €1.2 million to €2 million.”
The programme also checks out a potential future Rich Lister who found themselves in the right place at the right time in 2020. Buymie is a personal grocery shopping service based in Dublin headed up by Devan Hughes, and find out how he’s tapping into the new normal.
In Cork, the programme meets up with super-successful businessman Dan Kiely, to discuss his latest venture. After Dan and his wife Linda made their fortune as founders of VoxPro, they set up The Republic of Work. Dan says: “It’s basically a hub for young entrepreneurs with ideas. We want to provide support. We want to provide mentorship. We want to provide community, we want to provide events, and nurture and help young Cork entrepreneurs to make it.”
And Ireland’s Rich List 2021 has got the biggest business story of the year, featuring the rise and rise of Ireland’s richest brothers, John and Patrick Collison, founders of the phenomenally successful online payments company, Stripe.
Expert commentators
· Siobhán O’Connell, Marketing Director, Business Plus Magazine
· Norah Casey, Entrepreneur and Broadcaster
· Siobhán Maguire, Consumer Journalist
· Róisín Burke, Senior Business Correspondent, The Business Post
· Mark Paul, Business Affairs Correspondent, The Irish Times
· Stephen O’Leary, MD, Olytico
· Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor, The Irish Independent
· Richard Forde, Tech PR Expert
· Tom Lyons, Chief Executive, The Currency
· Nick Webb, Sunday Times Columnist
· Ian Guider, Columnist, The Business Post
· Bill Tyson, Financial Correspondent, Irish Mail On Sunday
· Ciaran Hancock, Business Editor, The Irish Times