Rockers U2 remain amongst some of the richest people in Ireland with a combined wealth of €735million.
It means Bono and the boys are the 14th wealthiest in the country, after seeing their music fortune rise by €6million over the past year.
However, that still pales in comparison to retail magnates Galen and Alannah Weston, who enjoy a colossal fortune of €15.88billion.
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It means the Westons have topped the Sunday Times rich list for Ireland, and have seen their wealth over the past year grow by €2.9billion.
However, not everyone on the rich list in Ireland saw their wealth grow last year.
Second on the list, Kirsten Rausing, actually endured a drop of €1.18billion, which means the investment specialist’s wealth is now at €14.11billion.
Although not on the list for Ireland, the wealthiest people in the world from this country are the San Francisco-based Collison brothers, Patrick, 33, and John, 31, who founded Stripe, the online payments operation.
They were born in Limerick and grew up in Co Tipperary. The pair share a fortune of €20billion.
Meanwhile, drinks tycoon Ned Guinness remains ninth on the list as he saw his net worth increase by €78million last year, to now have a fortune of of €1.18billion.
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Elsewhere, singer Niall Horan is in fourth place on the Young Music Rich List – for artists under the age of 30 – with his fortune of €55million, while singer and songwriter Enya has a wealth of €133million.
Overall, the wealthiest musician was Paul McCartney, with the former Beatle totalling just over €1billion.
However, leading charity Oxfam has slammed the increased wealth of a select few billionaires in Ireland, while so many hard-pressed families are suffering.
The wealth of Ireland’s billionaires has increased by €15.55billion since the start of the pandemic in 2020, a 55% increase bringing it to €51billion, while latest figures show that 691,587 people in Ireland are experiencing deprivation, of which 204,710 are children.
Oxfam Ireland chief Jim Clarken said: “Billionaires arriving in Davos have seen an incredible surge in their fortunes.
“Simply put, the pandemic followed by the steep increases in food and energy prices have been a bonanza for them.
“Meanwhile, decades of progress on ending extreme poverty are now in reverse and millions of people are facing impossible rises in the cost of simply staying alive.”
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