Naas businessmen named in top 75 richest people in the UK

It always piques interest when rich lists are published and people are eager to see where the Irish rank among the richest people in the world, and there are two Naas business owners who have made the top 75 richest property owners in the UK.

Brothers Brian and Luke Comer own the Palmerstown House in Naas and they also have a number of different companies in the UK. The Galway siblings are worth an estimated €1.05 billion and are ranked in 71st place in the list.

Estates Gazette magazine revealed that they could see only €105 million from their 14 separate companies, which indicates that most of their investments are located in Ireland. It was revealed last weekend that the pair had bought Royal Connaught Park in Hertfordshire, the setting for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies.

Irish billionaire Dermot Desmond tops the Irish list with and estimated value of €2.075 billion, while Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary weighs in at 78 on the list with a fortune of around €866 million.