Lady Ballyedmond is richest person in NI, according to Sunday Times Rich List The late Edward Haughey, pictured with his wife Lady Ballyedmond
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THE richest person in Northern Ireland is Lady Ballyedmond, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List.
As deputy chairwoman of Norbrook Laboratories, Lady Ballyedmond (Mary Haughey) is ranked as the 135th richest person in the UK, with an overall wealth of £1.247 billion.
She is the only billionaire from the north among 171 across the UK.
However, figures released in the list reveal her family s wealth has decreased by £98m within the last two months.
The 73-year-old inherited her late husband Eddie s veterinary pharmaceutical firm after he died in a helicopter crash in 2014. He founded the company in 1969.
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