Searing study of O’Reilly’s life and times
The Maximalist: The Rise and Fall of media mogul
BIOGRAPHY: The Maximalist: The Rise and Fall of Tony O’Reilly
By Matt Cooper
Gill & Macmillan, €33.25
Reviewed by Andrew Lynch
Tony O’Reilly has always been fascinated by the life of Winston Churchill. When asked once to explain this by a BBC interviewer, Ireland’s first billionaire gave a highly revealing answer.
“Churchill was and continues to be an inspiration,” O’Reilly said. “He felt that he was very important, and I suppose that is ...