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Chuck Feeney: The billionaire who gave it all away – BBC News
Chuck Feeney, who donated heavily to NI causes, achieves his goal of giving away his $9bn fortune.
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Chuck Feeney (middle) became a billionaire over 40 years ago
Becoming a billionaire would be, for most of us, the very apex of achievement – and a very unrealistic dream come true.
Chuck Feeney lived that dream but he wasn’t content simply with becoming a billionaire – no, he set himself a further a goal.
To give away his entire multi-billion dollar fortune while he was still living.
The 89-year-old American businessman has now achieved that, donatin…
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