Ben Dunne
Tributes paid as business tycoon Ben Dunne dies aged 74
Former Dunnes Stores director, an outsized figure in Irish business for decades, died in Dubai of a heart attack
Ben Dunne, the Irish entrepreneur, former Dunnes Stores director and founder of an established chain of Irish gyms, has died aged 74.
The Cork-born entrepreneur, part of the Dunne dynasty, died of a suspected heart attack in Dubai.
The Department of Foreign Affairs told the Business Post in a statement on Saturday that it was “aware of the death of an Irish citizen in Dubai”.
In a social media post, Dunne’s son Robert said: “‘My ...
