Sean Quinn's journey from leaving school at 15 to Ireland's richest man

The businessman was declared bankrupt in 2011 due to billions of euro worth of debt.

However, before all of that, he started from humble beginnings and founded his first business at the age of 26.First business Sean Quinn left school at 15, but that never stopped him. Next, Sean founded the Quinn Group and got into the hospitality industry with Quinn Hotels. He also founded Quinn Lite Pac, Quinn Financial Services, and Quinn Direct Insurance.

Ireland's richest man Quinn's net worth at its peak, as of February 2008, was estimated at $6.0 billion, approximately £3.084 billion, according to the Sunday Times' Rich List. At the time, he was Ireland's richest man.

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