It's their eleventh year to receive the accolade.
Galen Jr. and Alannah pictured with their mother, Hilary Weston. (Image credit: thetimes.co.uk)
The Weston family have retained their title as the richest family in Ireland.
The 2019 Sunday Times Irish Rich List published today shows their wealth has risen to €11.9 billion.
The second richest are Tipperary brothers Patrick and John Collison who's internet company is up €2.6 billion to €5 billion.
Compiler of the Sunday Times Irish Rich List, Dr. Colm Murphy, says they're a long-established family in the Irish retail industry:
"The richest person this year is again, for the eleventh successive year, Hilary, Alannah and Galen Weston Jr.
They're at over 11 billion and they're added half a billion to their wealth this year.
They're the owners of Brown Thomas, Selfridge's and Penney's, and a lot of other businesses around the world. They're also the biggest retailer in Canada."
