#Ben Dunne

#Ben Dunne

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<p>An Order of Service for the funeral Mass of Ben Dunne at St Mochta's church in Clonsilla, west Dublin. Pictures: PA</p>

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IRA kidnapping 'hugely traumatic' for Ben Dunne, funeral mass told

Mr Dunne’s son, Mark, who was with his father in Dubai when he died suddenly, paid tribute to his 'generous' and 'ambitious' father but noted a particularly difficult period in his life

<p>Ben Dunne leaving Dublin Castle after giving evidence to the payment to politicians tribunal in 1997. The recently-deceased businessman is an exception to the rule that people in the public eye in Ireland don't generally get a second act. File picture: Billy Higgins/Irish Examiner Archive</p>

comment-analysis

Colin Sheridan: Everyone gets a second chance in public life. Except here in Ireland

<p>In 1981, Ben Dunne was kidnapped by the IRA and was released after seven days after a ransom was reportedly paid. Picture: Collins </p>

politics

Sinn Féin TD says he never supported hostage taking following Ben Dunne death

Ben Dunne's IRA kidnap, arrest in Florida, and 'thanks, big fella': Episodes in a life lived large

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Ben Dunne's IRA kidnap, arrest in Florida, and 'thanks, big fella': Episodes in a life lived large

Ben Dunne: Businessman, media personality, industry disruptor

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Ben Dunne: Businessman, media personality, industry disruptor

Cáit Caden: Ben Dunne had a major impact on Irish life, less so in the business world

business

Cáit Caden: Ben Dunne had a major impact on Irish life, less so in the business world

Irish Examiner view: Posterity will be generous to the memory of the late Ben Dunne

Irish Examiner view: Posterity will be generous to the memory of the late Ben Dunne

As one of Ben Dunne's sons stated on social media, he was 'a good and decent man'. Rest in peace, Ben Dunne — 1949-2023

Mon, 20 Nov, 2023

'Ben Dunne led a life less ordinary': Tributes paid to controversial businessman

'Ben Dunne led a life less ordinary': Tributes paid to controversial businessman

Fellow past pupils of Cork's Presentation Brothers College remember Ben Dunne as 'always jolly' and 'easy to get on with'

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

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Businessman Ben Dunne has died in Dubai aged 74

Mr Dunne, 74, was on holiday in Dubai when he suffered a heart attack.

Sat, 18 Nov, 2023

Sketch by Lavery at Requiem Mass for Michael Collins

Sketch by Lavery at Requiem Mass for Michael Collins

The oil sketch for Pro-Cathedral, Dublin 1922 from the collection of Mary and Ben Dunne will come to market this autumn

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

File Ben Dunne says he wont reopen his gyms untill Covid 19 is over. End

Tycoon Ben Dunne selling art collection featuring high-profile Lavery painting

Former supermarket tycoon Ben Dunne and his wife Mary are selling part of their personal art collection in an exhibition set to generate millions in sales.

Sun, 21 Aug, 2022

Ben Dunne shuts half his gyms due to impact of Covid-19

Ben Dunne shuts half his gyms due to impact of Covid-19

'We were making operating profits of €6m a year - in my lifetime we won't be back at €6m.'

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

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The Dunnes workers who protested against apartheid and met Desmond Tutu

How do some events from 30 years ago look through the lens of hindsight, asks Mick Clifford

Sun, 26 Dec, 2021

Gordon Elliott 11/3/2020

Colm Greaves: Maybe we should stop short of the complete destruction of Gordon Elliott

Due to the nature of social media righteousness reigned, piety poured and no tortured emotion remained unexpressed. Lifelong supporters of racing pledged that they’d never re-engage with their sport again

Fri, 05 Mar, 2021