Through Guinness Peat Aviation and Ryanair, he amassed two fortunes by identifying gaps in the market. [2] Ryanair was believed to be the main source of his wealth in later life: the company became one of the biggest airlines in Europe and was worth approximately $13 billion at the time of his death. See moreThomas Anthony Ryan (2 February 1936 – 3 October 2007 ) was an Irish billionaire businessman and philanthropist who co-founded Ryanair in 1984 along with cofounders Christopher Ryan and Liam Lonergan (owner of … See moreRyan progressed through station manager roles to become, in 1968, Aer Lingus station manager at JFK Airport, New York. The family returned … See moreRyan was an active and innovative funder of university education in Ireland. He donated a marine science institute to NUI Galway in … See moreRyan died at his home Lyons Demesne in County Kildare on 3 October 2007, aged 71, following an 18-month illness with pancreatic cancer. He had other homes in London, See moreRyan was born at Limerick Junction, County Tipperary on 2 February 1936; his father was a train driver. Around 1945 the family moved to Thurles in the same county, and he attended the Christian Brothers school there. His hopes of attending university … See moreIn 2001, Ryan acquired Castleton Farm near Lexington, Kentucky from the Van Lennep Family Trust. Ryan renamed it Castleton Lyons … See moreRyan married his childhood sweetheart, Mairéad, in 1958 and they had three sons together. The couple separated while the boys were young but they were not divorced. See more

Sun 14 Dec 2008 at 16:00. THE late Ryanair founder Tony Ryan left a legacy worth more than €95m to friends and family, according to documents filed in the Probate Office last week. The...

Tony had little choice but to hand over details of his personal assets to the US bank, and it was revealing of his worth and lifestyle. His net salary was $200,000 with further fees of $100,000.

Wed Oct 3 2007 - 01:00. One of Ireland's richest and most successful entrepreneurs Tony Ryan, founder of Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) and co-founder of Ryanair, has died, aged 71. A family...

After languid months in the doldrums, Ryan recovered his mojo. In 1983 GPA had net profits of $9 million, in 1989 it was $152 million and by the early 1990s it had got to $242 million.