O’Flaherty family share €19m windfall

THE O’Flaherty family, owners of one of the country’s biggest car dealerships, have reaped nearly €19 million in dividends from their company in the past year.

The dividend, which is up 74% year-on-year, will be spread among the three main members of the O’Flaherty family.

The biggest payout went to Michael O’Flaherty, who netted €8.6m from his 3.4m shares in the company.