He built an international media business which at one stage owned more than 100 newspapers.
Sir Anthony O'Reilly, one of Ireland’s leading business figures and a former rugby international, has died in Dublin following a short illness.
Irish Persident Michael D Higgins led tributes to Sir Anthony, describing him as a "man of great personal charm".Mr Higgins spoke of his philanthropy "and the impact which that made on a north/south basis" on the island of Ireland. Born in Dublin in 1936, Tony O’Reilly made his international debut for Ireland in rugby in 1955 and became the youngest player to be selected for the British and Irish Lions.
He later became the chairman and CEO of the food giant Heinz and in 1973 took control of Independent Newspapers, publisher of the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and Evening Herald. Taoiseach Simon Harris said he was "a giant of sport, business and media and his passing will be felt by the many people he encountered in his long life".
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