Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond

Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond
Born Mary Gordon Young
December 1947
Nationality Irish and British
Occupation Businesswoman
Net worth GBP £1.4 billion (STRL, April 2015)[1]
Spouse(s) Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond (deceased)
Children 3

Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond (born December 1947) is a billionaire, heiress from Northern Ireland who is the deputy chairman of Norbrook Laboratories. She is currently the sixth richest person in Ireland[2] and the richest person in Northern Ireland[3]

Born Mary Gordon Young in December 1947,[4] she attended Newry High School where she was Head Girl. She then trained as a solicitor and was a part-time lecturer in law at Queens University Belfast. In 1972 she married Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond. Following his death in a helicopter crash on 14 March 2014, she inherited his wealth.[5][6]

Personal life

She has three children; Caroline, a practicing barrister in London, Edward a qualified barrister and James a qualified medical doctor. James and Edward are currently directors of Norbrook.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 29). 26 April 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/rich-list-wealthiest-250-in-ireland-worth-75bn-all-told-1.2189580
  3. ↑ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/revealed-the-20-richest-people-in-northern-ireland-35681376.html
  4. ↑ "Norbrook Laboratories Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ↑ McDonald, Henry (16 March 2014). "Lord Ballyedmond obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. 1 2 Canning, Margaret (2014-10-22). "Norbrook poised to restructure after death of Lord Ballyedmond". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-11.


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