Eugene Murtagh | |
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| Born | 23 June 1942 Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | President Emeritus, Kingspan Group |
| Spouse | Andrea Carolan (d. 2014) |
| Children | 5 |
Eugene Murtagh (born 23 June 1942) is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Kingspan Group, a building materials manufacturer.
Eugene Murtagh was born on 23 June 1942, [1] in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland, where he grew up in the same street as his future wife Andrea Carolan. [2]
In the early 1960s, when he was a fitter and she was a hairdresser, they started a business making trailers. [2] He founded Kingspan in 1971. [1]
Murtagh is chairman of Kingspan, and was CEO until 2005, when he was succeeded by his son, Gene Murtagh. [3] He owns 16% of Kingspan. [3]
He was married to Andrea Carolan until her death in 2014, and they had five children together. [3] [2] He lives in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland. [3]
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Breffni Park, known for sponsorship reasons as Kingspan Breffni, is a GAA stadium in Cavan, Ireland. It is the home of Cavan GAA. The ground has an overall capacity of about 25,030 with a 5,030 seated capacity. Breffni is the historic name for the area of counties Cavan and Leitrim. Cavan is often referred to as the Breffni County. Kingspan Breffni is located on Park Lane to the south of Cavan town. Breffni Park hosted the first test in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series between Ireland and Australia. It also hosted the first test during the 2013 International Rules Series.
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