{"id":532695,"date":"2026-07-04T12:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/532695\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:58:09","slug":"billionaire-irish-businessman-and-philanthropist-martin-naughton-dies-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/532695\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire Irish businessman and philanthropist Martin Naughton dies \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Glen Dimplex founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/martin-naughton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Naughton<\/a> has died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Naughton (87) took ill while travelling in the United States with his wife Carmel, his family said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He died a short time later at Harborview Medical Centre in Seattle on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Naughton, who founded Glen Dimplex in 1973, was a well known philanthropist through his work with the Naughton Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Glen Dimplex grew from just seven employees in 1973 to become one of Ireland\u2019s largest privately-owned manufacturing businesses, with a turnover of some \u20ac1.5 billion, and one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturers of domestic appliances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He was also the co-owner of The Merrion Hotel in Dublin, along with the family of businessman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/lochlann-quinn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lochlann Quinn<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In 2015, Naughton was awarded a KBE from the then Prince of Wales. In 2016, he was a recipient of France\u2019s highest national honour, the Legion d\u2019Honneur, in recognition of his far-reaching work for peace on the island of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Martin and Carmel Naughton pictured at a reception to mark the opening of Championing Irish Art: The Mary and Alan Hobart Collection,  at IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art). Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2PAH5IFY3RFHLBHILCFPCFRZR4.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"984\"\/>Martin and Carmel Naughton pictured at a reception to mark the opening of Championing Irish Art: The Mary and Alan Hobart Collection,  at IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art). Photograph: Marc O&#8217;Sullivan <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Naughton and his wife Carmel were conferred the honour of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great by Pope Francis in recognition of their outstanding philanthropy in the areas of education and the arts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThough he received countless awards and accolades over a lifetime of achievement, his greatest pride and joy was his wife Carmel and their beloved family,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He is survived by his wife Carmel and children Fiona, Neil and Fergal and their extended family and many friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Glen Dimplex founder Martin Naughton has died. 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