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Journalist, Billionaire and Rugby Legend, All Queensland Greats
Source: Brisbane Times
Chuck Feeney has been named one of Queenslands Greats, an honour bestowed as part of the annual Queensland Day celebrations. By Lydia Lynch Charles (Chuck) Feeney is, by global standards, a major philanthropist. His contribution to Australian philanthropy in general, and to the development of…
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Chuck Feeney, the Billionaire Who Wasn't, Pledges $177 Million to Universities to Fight Dementia
Source: Forbes
By Kerry A. Dolan Chuck Feeney, the cofounder of Duty Free Shoppers, was dubbed “the James Bond of philanthropy” by Forbes in 2012. For years, his charitable entity The Atlantic Philanthropies anonymously gave away tens of millions around the globe. It’s been operating in daylight…
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Chuck Feeney: The Billionaire Who Is Trying To Go Broke
Source: Forbes
This story appears in the October 8th issue of Forbes magazine -- "Making it Big, Giving it Big" -- the first Forbes 400 devoted entirely to philanthropy.By Steven BertoniOn a cool summer afternoon at Dublin’s Heuston Station, Chuck Feeney, 81, gingerly stepped off a train on…
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The billionaire who selflessly and quietly gave it all away
Source: Irish America
by Kristin RomanoCharles “Chuck” Feeney has amassed billions of dollars in wealth. However, he doesn’t own an opulent house, a car or a Rolex. He prefers taking cabs, riding the subway, or just walking when he’s in New York. He flies economy, even on international…
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Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story
This documentary, produced for Irish television by RTÉ Factual, describes the life of Chuck Feeney, philanthropist and founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. View our Founder's 80th Tribute page >>
Resource type: Video
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Billionaire funds care study for city kids
Source: Evening Herald (Ireland)
Original Source By Kevin Doyle DUBLIN is to be used for a childcare study that could set the standard for facilities around the world. As part of €15m investment in child facilities and studies, it is hoped that West Tallaght can set the benchmark for…
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THE GIVEAWAY MAN; Philanthropist gave away a fortune; but won't forget or forgive a grudge; Wrath of an Irish enigma
Source: The Gold Coast Bulletin
A new book reveals how Mayor Ron Clarke fell out with a wealthy benefactor. Sue Lappeman reports. A NEW book has revealed how Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke blew his friendship with a secretive billionaire American philanthropist who bankrolled the Couran Cove and Runaway Bay…
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A fortunate life to give
Source: The Courier Mail (Australia)
By Stefanie Balogh Billionaire American Chuck Feeney, who has bankrolled much of Queensland's scientific and medical research, began his philanthropy in secret, writes Stefanie Balogh in New York FRUGAL to the point of eccentricity, Chuck Feeney travels the world economy class, wears a cheap plastic…
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An Irishman's Diary
Source: The Irish Times
By Conor O'Clery. THE OTHER DAY I saw a man wearing a tie. I had never seen this man wearing a tie before, although he is 79 years old. I have travelled the world with him, eaten out in his company in cities as far…
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Secretive Philanthropist Breaks Long Silence
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
By Marty Michaels On an otherwise unremarkable day in November 1984, Charles F. (Chuck) Feeney arrived in Nassau, the Bahamas, as one of the wealthiest men in America, having quietly amassed a fortune based on a global empire of duty-free shops that sold liquor and…
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