Tony Ryan

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Tony Ryan (born February 2, 1936 in Thurles , County Tipperary , † October 3, 2007 in Celbridge , County Kildare ) was an Irish entrepreneur. With his idea of exceptionally cheap and efficient flight offers, he revolutionized passenger traffic.

Life

Tony Ryan worked at Aer Lingus from a young age . He took his first steps as an entrepreneur by founding a leasing company with which he rented aircraft from the Aer Lingus fleet during the less intense winter months . He founded numerous other companies in the aviation sector and sold most of them for a profit. He was the founder of “Guinness Peat Aviation” (GPA). Together with Christy Ryan and Liam Lonergan, he founded the airline Ryanair in 1985 . Tony Ryan was one of Ireland's richest entrepreneurs and was featured in a 2007 Sunday Times listingwith a billion-dollar fortune in the top ten of the rich list. In order to save taxes, he had his residence in Monte Carlo . Tony Ryan last lived in Ardclough (Kildare).

Ryan has received honorary doctorates from several universities including Trinity College in Dublin , the National University of Ireland at Galway and the University of Limerick .

At the time of his death, he owned 16% of Tiger Airways , a Singapore- based low - cost airline that was founded in December 2003.

Tony Ryan died on October 3rd, 2007 at the age of 71 after a long illness. A few weeks later, on December 20, 2007, his son Cathal died after a brief illness at the age of 48.

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  1. ↑ “Cathal Ryan dies after short illness” , RTÉ News, December 20, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Ryan, Tony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Thurles , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 2007
Place of death Celbridge , Ireland