Tayto Park founder and businessman Ray Coyle has died aged 70.
He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family yesterday.
A spokeswoman for Tayto Park told Dublin Live: "Yesterday (June 8) Raymond Coyle passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family."
The business man from Meath is survived by his wife Roz, his son Charles and his daughter Natalya.
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