Ireland's minted classes keep ploughing rich fields of gold despite Brexit, US trade wars

It has been a bumper year for most of Ireland's wealthiest people. The top ten entries on the list now boast a collective wealth of more than €53bn. This is more than the total Rich List in 2010.

After some early nervousness around US trade wars and Brexit, last year delivered big returns for Ireland's richest investors. As the saying goes - it takes money to make money.