Ben Dunne a ‘good, decent, generous, loving Irishman’, mourners told
The son of Irish businessman Ben Dunne has described him as a “good, decent, generous, loving Irishman”, who had a “passion” for business.
Mr Dunne died over a week ago after suffering from a heart attack while on a trip to Dubai.
The popular Cork-born man was a high-profile figure in Irish life, having been a former director of the family firm Dunnes Stores as well as the owner of a chain of gyms.
In 1981, Ben Dunne was kidnapped and was released seven days later after a ransom was reportedly paid, an event that his son said his father held “no ill feeling” towards.
