Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway's richest people have been revealed in the Sunday Independent Rich List for 2019.
Once again, the Comer Brothers are the wealthiest people in the county, commanding a fortune of €1.35bn - up €100m from last year.
They're followed by businessman Declan Ganley, who now has an estimated worth of €260m - an increase of €5m compared to 2018.
Next is tech entrepreneur Gabriel Ruhan, who's worth around €219 million - an increase of €5m, followed by fellow tech entrepreneur Pearse Mee, worth €133m - up €3m.
Supermac's boss Pat McDonagh is now worth €115m, representing growth of some €3m since last year.
He's followed by brothers Anthony, Padraig, Thomas and Liam Smyth - who own the Galway headquartered Smyths Toys group.
They're now worth €112m, up €10m in the past 12 months.
Other entries include businessman James Murphy - who sold his hair supplements business Viviscal for 150 million in 2017 - he's unchanged at €100m.
He's followed by care home provider Bill Hughes, who's seen his worth increase by €4m to €104m.
Thomas McDonogh of Thomas McDonogh and Sons, which has an extensive portfolio of interests, is now worth €87m, up €3m.
While John Flaherty of Athenry-based engineering firm C&F has seen his worth climb by €2m over the past year to now stand at €80m.
