Sean Mulryan

Sean Mulryan
Born September 1954
Residence County Kildare, Ireland
Occupation Property developer
Spouse(s) Bernadine Mulryan
Children 5

Sean Mulryan (born September 1954) is an Irish[1] property developer, and the founder and chairman of the Ballymore Group, a Dublin-based international property development company.

Early life

Sean Mulryan was born in September 1954,[2] the son of John and Josephine Mulryan.[1] He grew up in rural poverty in the village of Oran, near Castlerea, Co Roscommon,[1][3] in the west of Ireland, in a farming family with seven children.[4]

Mulryan left school at the age of 17, and trained as a bricklayer. Aged 19, he bought his first plot of land.[4]

Ballymore Group

Ballymore Group was founded in 1982 by Mulryan, then aged 28, who is the chairman. David Brophy is the group chief executive.[5]

In their 2012 book, The Untouchables: The People who Helped Wreck Ireland, Shane Ross and Nick Webb note that his brother Donal Mulryan used to work for Ballymore before starting his own development company, West Properties, which owns various developments in the UK, including Skyline Central, the tallest apartment complex in Manchester.[6]

As of 2012, he is one of the richest men in Ireland.[4] According to London's The Evening Standard, Mulryan owns more land in London than the Duke of Westminster.[4]

On 16 February 2012, Wandsworth Council approved Ballymore Group's plans for the 15 acre development in Nine Elms. Embassy Gardens is set to provide "up to 1,982 new homes alongside shops, cafes, bars, restaurants, business space, a 100 bed hotel, a health centre, children's playgrounds and sports pitches".[7] In 2014, it was reported that Mulryan had engaged Lazard and CBRE Group to raise about €2.5bn to fund the Embassy Gardens development.[8]

Personal life

Mulryan and his wife Bernadine live at the Ardenode Stud, County Kildare, with five children. They are very active in horse racing and own "somewhere between 50 and 100" racehorses, trained in Ireland and France.[1][3] His friends include the athlete and politician Seb Coe and Bono, the singer in the Irish pop group U2. Debbie Harry, of the pop group Blondie sang at his 50th birthday party.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Telegraph: Revealed: the reclusive property mogul who has already won the Olympics, accessdate: 1 September 2014
  2. ↑ "BALLYMORE LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Shopping Centre: Mulryan of many talents, accessdate: 1 September 2014
  4. 1 2 3 4 Homes & Property: Sean Mulryan: the man who owns land in every corner of Londo, accessdate: 1 September 2014
  5. ↑ prnewswire.co.uk: Ballymore Announces Group Reorganisation -- DUBLIN, July 3 /PR Newswire UK/ --, accessdate: 30/08/2014
  6. ↑ Shane Ross; Nick Webb (2012). The Untouchables: The People who Helped Wreck Ireland, and are Still Running the Show. Penguin Ireland. pp. 259–260. ISBN 978-1-84488-277-9.
  7. ↑ Wandsworth Council: Embassy Gardens plans approved | Wandsworth Council, accessdate: 09/09/2014
  8. ↑ Independent.ie: Nick Webb: Mulryan is close to wiping slate clean, accessdate: 1 September 2014
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