Eugene Murtagh
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Collison brothers worth an estimated €2.9bn each
- Technology
- April 7, 2020, 16:21
Tech entrepreneur brothers Patrick and John Collison have again made it on to the Forbes billionaires’ list, holding positions ahead of the club’s lon(...)

Kingspan and Greencore executives sell €11m in shares
- Agribusiness & Food
- February 25, 2020, 05:30
Top executives at insulation giant Kingspan and sandwich maker Greencore raised €10.8 million between them selling shares in their companies late last(...)

Who are Ireland’s 17 billionaires?
- Economy
- January 20, 2020, 13:08
Ireland has the fifth-largest number of billionaires per capita in the world, according to an Oxfam report published ahead of the World Economic Forum(...)

Global uncertainty over US-China trade war ends European rally
- Markets
- May 17, 2019, 18:46
Global trade jitters stoked worries concerning the ongoing US-China trade row hit European shares on Friday, ending a three-day rally. Dublin Ryanai(...)

Eugene Murtagh raises €44.5m from Kingspan share sale
- Manufacturing
- May 17, 2019, 16:59
Kingspan chairman Eugene Murtagh raised €44.5 million from selling shares in the insulation maker, it emerged on Friday. Mr Murtagh is a founder of t(...)

Kingspan’s top brass trying to insulate themselves from reality
- Work
- May 4, 2019, 03:06
When it comes to executive remuneration, shareholders of Irish public companies are becoming increasingly bolshie. More than 20 per cent of Glanbia’(...)

Kingspan CEO Murtagh’s pay rose 30% to almost €2m last year
- Manufacturing
- March 5, 2019, 22:25
Kingspan’s chief executive Gene Murtagh saw his total pay package jump 30 per cent to almost €2 million last year as a pick-up in earnings growth deli(...)

Forbes Rich List features nine Irish businessmen
- Business
- March 5, 2019, 19:20
Nine Irish businessmen again feature on the Forbes Rich List this year but not the same nine as in 2018. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has been droppe(...)

‘Shareholder spring’ lands in Ireland as resistance grows to bumper pay days
- Markets
- April 28, 2017, 05:53
The 50 or so shareholders gathered at Kingspan’s annual general meeting in Ballsbridge in Dublin on Thursday had good reason to be cheerful. While sh(...)

Shareholder power sinks Irish Continental executive bonus plan
- Media & Marketing
- April 23, 2017, 16:43
The Sunday Times reports that the Irish Ferries owner, Irish Continental Group, has scrapped an executive incentive scheme after “institutional shareh(...)