Bank of Ireland’s bumper first quarter and bullish outlook for the year owe almost everything to the European Central Bank (ECB) and KBC.
Ireland’s rich lists will need a rewrite after the discovery that Ralph Sonnenberg, regarded as the Netherlands’ second wealthiest person, is a long-time citizen here.
Wall Street bankers, legendary investors, a Czech fugitive oligarch, a secretive Dutch billionaire and heirs to US blue-chip companies are just some of the names that benefitted from Ireland’s ‘golden passport’ investment scheme.