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Moya Doherty was born on 1957 in Pettigo, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, is an Irish businesswoman, co-founder of Riverdance. Discover Moya Doherty's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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She is a member of famous Entrepreneur with the age 67 years old group. She one of the Richest Entrepreneur who was born in Ireland.
Moya Doherty Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Moya Doherty's Husband?
Her husband is John McColgan
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Moya Doherty Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Moya Doherty worth at the age of 67 years old? Moya Doherty’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. She is from Ireland. We have estimated Moya Doherty's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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£42+ Million (estimated). |
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Moya Doherty (born 1957, in Pettigo, County Donegal, Ireland) is a Dublin-raised Irish entrepreneur and the producer and co-founder of Riverdance.
Doherty was born in Pettigo, a village in the south-east of County Donegal in Ulster.
While most of Pettigo is in County Donegal, a small part of the village, the Tullyhommon area, is in County Fermanagh.
Both of her parents, Daniel and Patricia (née Mulhern), were primary school teachers from Dungloe, a small town in The Rosses district in the west of County Donegal.
Her parents families, the Dohertys and the Mulherns, owned pubs in Dungloe.
At the age of seven, she moved from Pettigo down to Dublin with her parents; she spent the rest of her childhood and teenage years in Dublin.
Her parents later moved back to Dungloe when they retired.
She has two sisters, Niamh and Nuala, and two brothers, Pádraig and Seán.
Doherty attended Manor House School, a Catholic secondary school in Raheny.
Doherty is married to the co-founder of Riverdance, John McColgan, who she married in 1986, and she is regarded as one of the wealthiest women in Ireland, with an estimated fortune of £42 million.
McColgan and Doherty have two sons and lived for many years on an extensive property in the Baily area of Howth and, having sold the main property, retained a 3-bedroom house with private access.
Riverdance had started as a seven-minute interlude at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, commissioned by Moya Doherty, who was the show's Executive Producer.
Riverdance is a worldwide acclaimed theatrical phenomenon, which premiered in Dublin's Point Theatre in February 1995.
Doherty was chair of the RTÉ Board, the board of Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ from 2014 until 2022.
She was previously a director of television production company Tyrone Productions.
She was a founding director of the independent national commercial radio station Radio Ireland (which later rebranded as Today FM).
She is a member of the board of the Dublin Theatre Festival.
She was formerly a member of the board of the Abbey Theatre.