Ben Dunne

2023 - 11 - 19

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Businessman Ben Dunne dies aged 74 (The Irish Times)

Former director of Dunnes Stores survived kidnapping by IRA in 1981, was ousted from retail empire following payments to politicians and established chain ...

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Ben Dunne: Former Dunnes stores boss dies aged 74 (BBC News)

Businessman's life featured a number of controversies including a cocaine arrest and an IRA kidnapping.

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Ben Dunne: Businessman, media personality, industry disruptor (Irish Examiner)

He died while on holiday with his family in Dubai and his death marks the end of a colourful and intriguing life lived mostly in the spotlight in the small ...

Ben Dunne, an Irish supermarket heir who survived an IRA ... (CityNews)

In 1981, masked gunmen from the Irish Republican Army kidnapped Dunne as he was on his way to open a store in Northern Ireland. He was released a week later, ...

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