Goodman Uncovered: How beef’s big beast refused to die

Matt Cooper on how Larry Goodman lost it all but still managed to rebuild his fortune

Larry Goodman at the Beef Tribunal in Dublin in 1993 Picture: Derek Speirs
Pictured last year at the launch of the redevelopment of ABP Food Groups facilities in Cahir, Co Tipperary were Mark Goodman, commercial director (International) ABP Food Group with An Taoiseach Pic: Chris Bellew/Fennells

In 1991, with the Beef Tribunal trawling through his debt-ridden finances, Larry Goodman seemed finished. A quarter of a century on, however, he remains ...