Tony O'Reilly
Irish businessman and rugby union player (1936-2024)
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Updated 2026-06-19
Sir Anthony John Francis O'Reilly 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, and as CEO and chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company. He was the leading shareholder of Waterford Wedgwood and a founder and major supporter of The Ireland Funds. A citizen of both Ireland and the United Kingdom, he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor for his services to Northern Ireland.
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- Ireland men’s national rugby union team1955–1970
- Barbarian FC
- Leicester Tigers
- London Irish RFC
- Leinster Rugby
- British & Irish Lions
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| 1955–1970 | 12 |
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- honorary doctorate
- Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight Bachelor
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