CASH MACHINES; No wonder these two are smiling.. Stars top Irish Rich List again.Byline: BY PAUL MARTIN MICHAEL Flatley Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Irish-American step dancer from the south side of Chicago. His parents were from County Mayo and County Carlow. As a child, he moved to Chicago - the city which he considers his home town. and U2 are lords of the loot - without setting foot on stage in the past year. The showbiz giants have held on to their places as Ireland's wealthiest stars in the new 2008 Rich List released this weekend. Rock legends U2 earned EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 6million in the last tax year bringing their combined worth to EUR493million. Dancer Flatley is DOWN EUR5million - the only star in the top five to see his estimated wealth drop. But he's still No2 in the list with EUR372million in his coffers. However, the big guns will be looking over their shoulders next year after Derry-born actress Roma Downey burst into the money table for the first time. She came in at No3 with EUR120million. The 47-year-old US-based Touched By An Angel star booked her place in the top five - thanks to husband Mark Burnett Mark Burnett (born 17 July, 1960) is a British-American television producer. He is known for introducing reality television as a genre to the USA. He produced the USA version of the series Survivor and the Eco-Challenge. . He was behind The Apprentice show in America which stars Donald Trump. Anyone hoping to see their name in Ireland's Richest 250 people needed EUR40million - up EUR8million from last year. So campaigner Bob Geldof and singer Chris de Burgh BURGH. A borough; (q. v.) a castle or town. have slipped off the bottom with EUR35million and EUR32million respectively last year. Singing star Enya dropped one place to fourth with a wealth of EUR80million while Van Morrison also dropped a place to fifth with EUR55million in the bank. Record executive Clive Calder topped the UK list of wealthiest music stars with an empire worth EUR1.3billion. He was the founder of the Zomba Music Group which he sold in 2002 to the German-based media group Bertelsmann. Andrew Lloyd-Webber was ranked in second place with EUR750 million, while Paul McCartney is third on EUR500million - despite his divorce payout. The annual Rich List profiles the 1,000 richest people and families in Britain plus the wealthiest 250 in Ireland. It is based on identifiable wealth - land, property, other assets other assets Assets of relatively small value. For financial reporting purposes, firms frequently combine small assets into a single category rather than listing each item separately. such as art and racehorses or shares in companies. CAPTION(S): GRIN THE MONEY U2 star Bono, left, and dancer Flatley; THE LADIES AREN'T DOING BAD EITHER 3 TRUMP CARD Roma's hubby behind Apprentice; 4 OH NO! CO FLOW But Enya still quite wealthy |
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