evidence: The ranks of Ireland’s super-rich have swollen in the past decade, a new study by Oxfam Ireland has revealed, with the wealthiest 1 per cent of the population accumulating 70 times more wealth than the bottom 50 per cent since 2012. [...] Oxfam’s report also indicates that at a combined €15 billion, Ireland’s two richest people have more wealth than the 50 per cent of the population at the other end of spectrum, who have a combined €10.3 billion. Although they are not named in the report, Ireland’s two wealthiest people, according to the Forbes 2022 rich list, are Stripe billionaires Patrick and John Collison, who are estimated to have a combined €17.5 billion fortune.