Sean Mulryan
| Sean Mulryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1954 |
| Residence | County Kildare, Ireland |
| Occupation | Property developer |
| Spouse(s) | Bernadine Mulryan |
| Children | 5 |
Sean Mulryan (born September 1954) is an Irish[1] property developer, and the founder and chairman of the Ballymore Group, a Dublin-based international property development company.
Early life
Sean Mulryan was born in September 1954,[2] the son of John and Josephine Mulryan.[1] He grew up in rural poverty in the village of Oran, near Castlerea, Co Roscommon,[1][3] in the west of Ireland, in a farming family with seven children.[4]
Mulryan left school at the age of 17, and trained as a bricklayer. Aged 19, he bought his first plot of land.[4]
Ballymore Group
Ballymore Group was founded in 1982 by Mulryan, then aged 28, who is the chairman. David Brophy is the group chief executive.[5]
In their 2012 book, The Untouchables: The People who Helped Wreck Ireland, Shane Ross and Nick Webb note that his brother Donal Mulryan used to work for Ballymore before starting his own development company, West Properties, which owns various developments in the UK, including Skyline Central, the tallest apartment complex in Manchester.[6]
As of 2012, he is one of the richest men in Ireland.[4] According to London's The Evening Standard, Mulryan owns more land in London than the Duke of Westminster.[4]
On 16 February 2012, Wandsworth Council approved Ballymore Group's plans for the 15 acre development in Nine Elms. Embassy Gardens is set to provide "up to 1,982 new homes alongside shops, cafes, bars, restaurants, business space, a 100 bed hotel, a health centre, children's playgrounds and sports pitches".[7] In 2014, it was reported that Mulryan had engaged Lazard and CBRE Group to raise about €2.5bn to fund the Embassy Gardens development.[8]
Personal life
Mulryan and his wife Bernadine live at the Ardenode Stud, County Kildare, with five children. They are very active in horse racing and own "somewhere between 50 and 100" racehorses, trained in Ireland and France.[1][3] His friends include the athlete and politician Seb Coe, Bono, the singer in the Irish pop group U2, and Debbie Harry, of the pop group Blondie sang at his 50th birthday party.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Telegraph: Revealed: the reclusive property mogul who has already won the Olympics, accessdate: 1 September 2014
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shopping Centre: Mulryan of many talents, accessdate: 1 September 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Homes & Property: Sean Mulryan: the man who owns land in every corner of Londo, accessdate: 1 September 2014
- ↑ prnewswire.co.uk: Ballymore Announces Group Reorganisation -- DUBLIN, July 3 /PR Newswire UK/ --, accessdate: 30/08/2014
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- ↑ Wandsworth Council: Embassy Gardens plans approved | Wandsworth Council, accessdate: 09/09/2014
- ↑ Independent.ie: Nick Webb: Mulryan is close to wiping slate clean, accessdate: 1 September 2014
