In Ireland he is believed to have provided more than €1.3bn to a host of different projects and initiatives

Jeff Bezos announced that he plans to give much of his fortune to charity — just as Amazon announces 10,000 layoffs

As the recent JP McManus Pro-Am - and Limerick's All Ireland win - drew attention to the benevolent millionaire's support of his local communities, Jen Stevens looks at some other communities around Ireland for whom the presence of a wealthy neighbour has meant huge changes

When individual people have more wealth than the entire GDP of countries, it’s time to acknowledge that we have a serious problem

One of Ireland’s wealthiest businessmen, Martin Naughton, and his wife Carmel were named Philanthropists of the Year by the Community Foundation of Ireland yesterday.