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  1. Sir Anthony John Francis O'Reilly AO (7 May 1936 – 18 May 2024) was an Irish businessman and international rugby union player. He was known for his try scoring in rugby, his involvement in the Independent News & Media Group, which he led from 1973 to 2009, [1] and as CEO and chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company.

  2. May 18, 2024 · Tony O'Reilly, the Irish media tycoon and former H.J. Heinz Co boss who first rose to prominence as a record breaking British and Irish Lions rugby player, died on Saturday at the age of 88.

  3. May 18, 2024 · As a major media owner and influential business leader, O’Reilly wielded immense clout and kept company with the rich, the famous and the powerful. But his long and lucrative tenure at the helm...

  4. May 18, 2024 · Ireland and British & Irish Lions legend Tony O’Reilly has died at the age of 88. The winger toured twice with the Lions, in 1955 and 1959, and rewrote the record books, with several marks that still stand to this day.

  5. Jun 21, 2024 · Anthony J.F. O’Reilly, a charming, high-flying, Irish-born former chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company, who also owned newspapers, luxury brands and trophy homes in France and the Bahamas, only to...

  6. May 19, 2024 · Sir Anthony O’Reilly, who has died aged 88, achieved fame first as an Irish rugby international and British Lion; second, as the creator of Kerrygold butter; and third, as a charismatic...

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  8. May 18, 2024 · Born in Dublin in 1936, Sir Tony made his international debut for Ireland in rugby in 1955 and soon became the youngest player to be selected for the British & Irish Lions - a team made from players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.