Jeremy Eakin / Thank you to everyone who contributed and of course, to John Simpson for compiling the list. Many of the companies have been battling the unexpected economic after-effects of the pandemic, such as the rise in cost of building materials. Do you know the real names of these NI landmarks? Copyright 2023, Love Belfast. It's not beer garden weather just yet but that won't stop us enjoying a drink! Part of Tinmans secret is getting the details right: his fried spuds with caramelised garlic are ace, the Veda treacle tart one of the best around and those jambons with ham hock and Coolea cheese should not be missed. TEN years after one of the worst economic downturns in the Emerald Isles history, Irelands richest have never been richer. Both were previously listed only in the Sunday Times Irish Rich List. Northern Irelands wealthiest people were particularly badly hit last year by the fall in the value of sterling and sluggish economic growth (around one per cent in 2017, compared to the souths 4.9 per cent). King William Fortified Wine embraces negative 'sectarian and offensive' publicity as sales soar, PSNI treating theft of Union Flag before GAA match as sectarian motivated hate crime. https://lovebelfast.co.uk. Just below Kevin Lagganisthis duo, whose combined wealth equates to around 390 million. The room is minimalist, the cooking maximalist, the service as good as it gets. It excludes bank accounts. You queue up outside the warehouse-style room in east Belfast, order your slice from the blackboard, sit on the benches with everyone else and, even before you have finished your Spicy Kings slice or your to-die-for sourdough focash, you find you are messaging your family and friends: You have to try this!!!. Another pair come in fifth place: Paul and Jeremy Easkin. This places their current wealth at an exceptional 1.6 billion. So while processed meat mogul Larry Goodman is worth. With a personal fortune of 440 million, Lagan is primarily involved in homebuilding. The room is pretty and relaxed, service is just right, and Artis shows the Derry way of doing things, with charm and talent. Lynchpin has become a lynchpin of Holywood with its culinary trifecta: the food is top-class, the coffee is excellent and the service is always on the money. There are also a host of new companies making this year's list, with around a dozen businesses joining in 2022. Its impossible to predict what 2022 has in store for our Top 100 Companies, but we think their hard work over the last 18 months has set them up well and deserves celebration. But do expect to be blown away by some of the best Belfast cooking. (Image credit: Getty) Current captain of Northern Ireland, Davis holds the record for most international caps with 134, having made his debut in 2005. His cookery is flawless in dishes such as spaghetti with shellfish and spiced butter or mushroom ravioli, and he is sure-footed with plates as diverse as crispy squid with spiced sausage ragu and house gnocchi with parsnip and hazelnuts. As a result, the number of millionaires in Northern Ireland increased by 40%, to 12,500." Similarly, The Belfast Telegraph also reported on 5 September 2017: "According to the findings there are now 12,500 millionaires living here a rise of 8.7% in the last 12 months. In third place is Kevin Lagan, a construction tycoon whose wealth continues to grow. St. George's Market, Belfast - for Northern Irish food and vibes. You have good choices sirloin, fillet, chateaubriand to share, a mighty tomahawk weighing in at 1.2kg and the executive head chef, Ryan Stringer, has the perfect technique and the perfect sauces to make an umami adventure to remember. But the flavours are always locked in, adding depth of field to dishes such as beef with asparagus and wild garlic, or the brilliant mix of strawberry and rhubarb with sorrel. The Rich List cites his worth as being 1.34bn (up 665m on the year before). 24. Kevin Lagan / Scott & Sons (Fuels) Ltd and Budget Energy Ltd, which have made their way up from the magazine's Next 200 list, which follows on from the Top 100 and charts the success of leading SMEs. Unfortunately, Covid-19 is far from the only source of turmoil in the economy. Fraes single-page dinner menu offers dishes from jambons the best jambons all the way to a grand sirloin on the bone, which can happily feed three people; it is a freestyle deep-dive into unusual combos, such as potato rosti with cultured cream and smoked eel, or cured cod with clementine and turnip. Mark devised the US reality TV show The Apprentice that, in part, helped to increase the fame of its star, Donald Trump. Martin Naughton is Northern Irelands only other billionaire, with a fortune amounting to 1.2 billion. The publication also features the voices of business leaders on their outlook for the economy. Northern Ireland's richest people are getting wealthier and they're now worth a whopping 5.239bn in total - up 163m in just a year, according to the 2019 Rich List. It demonstrates that we have a cohort of strong and determined businesses whose leaders have shown great focus in simply getting on with the job in hand. It has suffered of late, reportedly making some 1,700 employees a quarter of its staff redundant this year. Theyre also the qualities which get us noticed on the international corporate stage as shown by the $1bn takeover of the family-run and hugely successful Euro Auctions in Co Tyrone by Ritchie Bros in Canada. The brothers are worth around 330 million, after seeing their profits soar by around 10 million in the last year alone. The league table of the UK's 250 wealthiest people was published online on Friday, and several of those making the cut are either Northern Irish or have ties to the Province - though they are far. Northern Ireland Manufacturing 100: Companies 1 - 10 In fourth place are. According to the latest rich list, the 82-year-old lost his billionaire status within the last year, losing 300m during the pandemic. For some of them, its led to a surge in demand for their products and services. Thats what Flout! While Lady Ballyedmond and her family may not have personally built their fortune, they have done an exceptional job of maintaining it, with profits rising by 10 million in the space of a year. All Rights Reserved. The. The Rich List 2020 Premium 1. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. THE north's biggest companies have seen profits soaring by almost 50 per cent year-on-year, according to findings for a business publication. Both Mary Haughey and Martin Naughton remain the richest people in Northern Ireland despite losing a combined total of 367m. Rory McIlroy won the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament earlier this month (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack). The family behind Newry-based Norbrook Laboratories and a husband and wife team who sold a stake in their production company to MGM in a $343m (226m) deal lead the way for Northern Ireland in theSunday TimesRich List. It is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies. Other names on the list are James and John Martin and family, ranked 171, up from 212, whose collective worth is valued at 1.029bn (up by 255m on a year before). The dinner menus follow the conventional route of small tasting plates for the table. A lot of technique is involved, from the 62-degree egg with maitake mushroom, leek and bacon to the jaw-dropping architecture of the hazelnut entremet. Economist John Simpson compiled the Top 100 using the latest-available accounts for companies registered in Northern Ireland. Just like Belfast, this city has a long history with The Troubles. Martin Naughton and family appears on the list at 208, previously 191 (worth: 800m, down 58m); he founded Glen Electric in Newry, which has gone on to become a major multinational maker of electric fires, showers and cookers. Lack of NI construction work needs to change, Tender process for prominent Downpatrick site. 2. Just one of this group saw a fall in their fortune over the past 12 months. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Northern Ireland with 4 out of 5 cases caused by overexposure to UV rays. For 84 of the 100, the accounts cover some, if not all, of 2020 and therefore reflect the impact of the pandemic. Flout!s success has been viral. Shaun Tinman has done things his own way since opening Frae, which began as a tiny ground-floor daytime eatery in the middle of Holywood and then added an upstairs room and evening menus. There are some among us who have more money in the bank than most could ever dream of. Explainer: what is in Irelands new hate speech laws that are making their way through the Oireachtas. The crew are wonderfully welcoming and super charming. Kemal Scarpello has the sourdough bakers sixth sense: an innate ability to understand a fermenting dough and orchestrate it to deliver maximum deliciousness and goodness. Some have been born toriches; others have gone from nothing to so much money they couldnt spend it in a lifetime. And get this you can have a three-course lunch for 35, one of the best-value meals in Irish eating. The industrialist is now aged 82 but looks no nearer to retiring. Millar will have sourced the fish and the vegetables from the market traders downstairs, then quietly added his own magic to the pristine fish, and the result is as good as eating gets. 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