Newry-based veterinary pharmaceutical group, Norbrook Laboratories received an insurance pay-out of £6.12m (€8.55m) arising from the death of its founder and CEO, the late Co Louth native, Edward Haughey.

The rich just got richer, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List, which indicates that the total wealth of the country’s richest 250 people increased by just under €3bn last year.