Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond

The Right Honourable Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond
Born	Mary Gordon Young December 1947 (age 77)
Occupation	Businesswoman
Spouse	Edward Haughey ​ ​ (m. 1972;died 2014)​
Children	3

Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond (born December 1947) is an Irish and British billionaire heiress from Northern Ireland who is the deputy chairman of Norbrook Laboratories. She is currently the sixth richest person in Ireland ^[1] and the richest person in Northern Ireland. ^[2]

Born Mary Gordon Young in December 1947, ^[3] she attended Newry High School where she was Head Girl. She then trained as a solicitor and was a part-time lecturer in law at Queen's University Belfast. In 1972, she married Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond. Following his death in a helicopter crash on 14 March 2014, she inherited his wealth. ^{[4] [5]}

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019 her net worth was estimated at £1.638 billion. ^[6]

Personal life

She has three children; Caroline, a practicing barrister in London, Edward a qualified barrister and James a qualified medical doctor. James and Edward are currently directors of Norbrook. ^[5]

References

1. "Rich List: Wealthiest 250 in Ireland worth €75bn all told". The Irish Times.
2. "Revealed: The 20 richest people in Northern Ireland". Belfasttelegraph– via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
3. "Norbrook Laboratories Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
4. McDonald, Henry (16 March 2014). "Lord Ballyedmond obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
5. Canning, Margaret (22 October 2014). "Norbrook poised to restructure after death of Lord Ballyedmond". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
6. "Sunday Times Rich List 2019: the richest people in Northern Ireland".