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# Rich List

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson returns to the top of Forbes list of highest-paid actors in 2019
Will Smith, Adam Sandler and Jackie Chan also made the Top 10.
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Aug 21st 2019, 10:29 PM
Wealth of Ireland's super rich rises in the latest Sunday Times Rich List
The minimum wealth needed to qualify for this year’s 300 richest people in Ireland is €57 million.
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Mar 24th 2019, 12:32 PM
Kylie Jenner has become the world's youngest self-made billionaire
Jeff Bezos tops Forbes rich list for second year running while Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth has slipped.
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Mar 5th 2019, 5:36 PM
€25,000-a-minute Messi zooms past Ronaldo as top earner
Jose Mourinho tops the managers’ chart according to France Football magazine.
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Apr 23rd 2018, 9:21 PM
Daniel O'Donnell's fortune wasn't too badly affected by his massive spend on Room to Improve
Wee Daniel is nearly worth as much as Colin Farrell.
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Mar 23rd 2018, 4:30 PM
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
Cha-ching! These were the top 10 highest-paid teams in world sport this year
US teams, and basketball in particular, dominate the 2017 list.
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Dec 25th 2017, 4:30 PM
Michael Jackson named top earning dead celebrity with $75 million
The singer and performer’s post-mortem empire has topped the list for the fifth year in a row.
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Oct 30th 2017, 6:50 PM
How do the super rich make - and spend - their money?
A new RTÉ show finds out.
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Sep 14th 2017, 6:20 AM
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest person
The entrepreneur leapfrogged Microsoft’s Bill Gates, who’s been at the top spot for the past four years.
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Jul 27th 2017, 5:53 PM
Cowboys and Yankees top Man United as world's most valuable sports teams
Forbes has released ts annual list of the world’s 50 most valuable sports teams.
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Jul 13th 2017, 8:12 AM
NBA stars dominate the list of the 20 highest-paid athletes in the world
But two footballers – Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi – are in the top-three.
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Jun 8th 2017, 9:45 PM
Rory McIlroy up to sixth highest-paid athlete in world after successful year on and off course
The world number two has earned an estimated €44 million over the past 12 months, according to Forbes magazine.
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Jun 7th 2017, 5:15 PM
Man United overtake Real Madrid to become world's most valuable football club
US magazine Forbes reckons the Red Devils are worth more than €3 billion.
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Jun 6th 2017, 6:37 PM
Britain's rich kept getting richer last year, despite Brexit fears
Overall, 19 people increased their wealth by £1 billion or more in a year.
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May 7th 2017, 4:53 PM
Here's how much U2, Paul McCartney and Adele are worth
The Sunday Times Music Rich List is out.
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May 4th 2017, 6:20 AM
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
Man City owners say club has reached turning point after hitting record turnover of €435m
The wage bill is reportedly also down to 50% of revenues.
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Oct 18th 2016, 12:29 PM
Taylor Swift tops Forbes celebrity rich list making $170 million in 2016
Irish rockers U2 came in at number 30 on the list.
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Jul 13th 2016, 9:34 AM
Ronaldo named the world's highest-paid athlete for the first time
Lionel Messi, LeBron James and Roger Federer were next in line.
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Jun 8th 2016, 5:23 PM
Ireland's super wealthy battle it out in the latest Sunday Times Rich List
Familiar names are near the top but there are some young pretenders nipping at their heels.
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Apr 24th 2016, 8:45 AM
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
Novak Djokovic won a ridiculous amount of money playing tennis this year
Take the rest of the day off. .
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Nov 25th 2015, 8:22 AM
Someone could be about to become €160 million better off
Scooping tonight’s Euromillions jackpot would make the winner one of Ireland’s richest people.
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Nov 20th 2015, 3:24 PM
The 19 richest models in the world - and how much cash they make
It’s a lucrative business is being really, really, really, really, really good looking.
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Nov 14th 2015, 7:30 PM
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
Some young musicians are getting very very rich indeed
Paul McCartney is still top of the charts though.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 10:01 AM
These are the college degrees you need to do if you want to be filthy, stinkin' rich
And first on the list is ‘don’t do a degree’ – just like 32% of the top 100 richest people in the world who have no third level education whatsoever.
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Mar 27th 2015, 11:03 AM
Bill Gates has a reason to smile today...
The Forbes rich list is out and there’s a former basketball player on it.
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Mar 2nd 2015, 10:05 PM
Denis O'Brien makes British rich list
€3.85 billion. Well for some.
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May 11th 2014, 5:32 PM
How many billions did the world's top hedge fund manager earn in 2013?
Top ten brought home over €10 billion between them.
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May 7th 2014, 10:53 AM
Padraig Harrington holds off Rory McIlroy charge to remain Ireland's richest sportsman
Golf seems to be the sport that offers the greatest financial return but Robbie Keane and Damien Duff are flying the football flag.
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Apr 27th 2014, 12:05 AM
Mayweather, Ronaldo and Messi top 25 highest-paid athletes in the world list
ESPN’s ‘The Magazine’ has released the latest figures which reveal the wealthiest sportspeople.
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Apr 16th 2014, 12:43 PM
Manchester United drop out of top three in 'rich list'
Bayern Munich have squeezed the Old Trafford club out this year.
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Jan 23rd 2014, 10:51 AM
Rolling in it: Here are the top 10 earners in world sport
There’s no room for Rory… or Henry, or Lar.
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May 15th 2013, 5:24 PM
The 10 highest paid soccer players in the world right now
I want to go there.
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May 6th 2013, 1:00 PM
Real Madrid knock Manchester United off Forbes perch after 9-year reign
First Nani’s red card and now this?
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Apr 18th 2013, 7:45 AM
One Direction's Niall Horan is on the Sunday Times rich list
Yes, that’s right, he’s already richer than you will probably ever be.
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Apr 11th 2013, 9:24 AM
Denis O'Brien and Dermot Desmond among five Irishmen on Forbes rich list
The list is once again topped by the Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim who has a net worth of $73 billion.
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Mar 5th 2013, 8:37 AM
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