THE LIVES AND STYLE OF OUR SUPER RICH
Million-euro cars rolling off production lines, grocery shopping services and an ;80billion company... who are Ireland’s wealthiest?
2020 was the year that everything changed. The Covid-19 pandemic raced through the world, leaving none of us untouched. But when it comes to money, we certainly were not all in it together.
Ireland’s Rich List 2021 is a two-part RTÉ documentary taking a closer look at who among Ireland’s super-rich made the most money during that challenging year, and who lost out.
Presenter Richard Curran also checks out businesses dealing in successful products and services.
In the first episode, a company hidden away in Powerscourt in the heart of the Wicklow mountains that’s driving forward Ireland’s green revolution is profiled.
Norman Crowley is ceo of the Cool Planet Group and Studio AVA, and head of a team which is designing and building electric cars in Ireland — the first new car to be made in Ireland since the DeLorean.
Norman 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 €1.2million to €2 million.’
A potential future Rich Lister who found themselves in the right place at the right time in 2020 is Devan Hughes of Buymie, a personal grocery shopping service based in Dublin.
In Cork, the programme meets 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.’
Also featured in Ireland’s Rich
List 2021 is 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. The company, which was founded in 2010, has a market valuation of €80 billion. The Collisons hail from Dromineer, a small town on the shores of Lough Derg in Co Tipperary and the brothers, who are aged 32 and 30, are worth €9.65billion each, according to Bloomberg.
Ireland’s Rich List 2021, RTÉ One tomorrow at 9.35pm.