O'Rourke was born in January 1947.[3] A native of County Leitrim, Ireland,[2][4] he was raised in Corraleehan, near Ballinamore.[5] He runs the privately owned Laing O'Rourke with his brother Des (born 1950), and owns 55% of the company.[4] O'Rourke "started as a 'pony boy' carrying muck out from under London as the Victoria Line was being constructed." His estimated net worth was €800 million as of 2015.[2]
O'Rourke purchased the construction company Swift Structures, owned by his brothers-in-law, Jim and Matt Halligan from County Mayo. He then called in the receivers.[6][4]
His son, Cathal, works for Laing O'Rourke,[2] and in March 2023 was appointed the company's chief operating officer.[7]
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rourke, businessman, raymond, gabriel, rourke, born, january, 1947, irish, businessman, chairman, construction, multinational, laing, rourke, rourkebornraymond, gabriel, rourkejanuary, 1947, county, leitrim, irelandnationalityirishoccupationbusinessmanknown, f. Raymond Gabriel O Rourke born January 1947 1 is an Irish businessman the chairman and CEO of the construction multinational Laing O Rourke 2 Ray O RourkeBornRaymond Gabriel O RourkeJanuary 1947 age 76 77 County Leitrim IrelandNationalityIrishOccupationBusinessmanKnown forFounder and 55 owner of Laing O RourkeTitleChairman and CEO Laing O RourkeO Rourke was born in January 1947 3 A native of County Leitrim Ireland 2 4 he was raised in Corraleehan near Ballinamore 5 He runs the privately owned Laing O Rourke with his brother Des born 1950 and owns 55 of the company 4 O Rourke started as a pony boy carrying muck out from under London as the Victoria Line was being constructed His estimated net worth was 800 million as of 2015 2 O Rourke purchased the construction company Swift Structures owned by his brothers in law Jim and Matt Halligan from County Mayo He then called in the receivers 6 4 His son Cathal works for Laing O Rourke 2 and in March 2023 was appointed the company s chief operating officer 7 Honours editO Rourke has honorary doctorates from the Dublin Institute of Technology and Queen s University Belfast 1 In 2011 he was awarded as Honorary Knight of the Order of the British Empire KBE 8 References edit a b Ray G O Rourke Executive Profile amp Biography Bloomberg bloomberg com Archived from the original on 9 October 2017 Retrieved 9 October 2017 a b c d Ray and Des O Rourke Irish Independent 8 March 2015 Archived from the original on 9 October 2017 Retrieved 9 October 2017 Raymond Gabriel O ROURKE Personal Appointments free information from Companies House beta companieshouse gov uk Archived from the original on 9 October 2017 Retrieved 9 October 2017 a b c The man and the Parliament millions The Scotsman 26 September 2003 Archived from the original on 9 October 2017 Leitrim brothers rise to 25th spot on Irish Rich List Leitrim Observer 24 January 2019 Archived from the original on 2 September 2019 Retrieved 9 June 2023 Cronin Sean 17 February 2000 Builder O Rourke buys out firm of family rivals Irish Independent Archived from the original on 9 October 2017 Retrieved 9 October 2017 Morby Aaron 7 March 2023 Cathal O Rourke takes new COO role at Laing O Rourke Construction Enquirer Archived from the original on 9 March 2023 Retrieved 9 March 2023 Honorary awards PDF gov uk 2011 Retrieved 6 June 2021 nbsp This business related Irish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray O 27Rourke businessman amp oldid 1178266032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
