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William Hampton: The eccentric English millionaire who left his wealth to Sinn Féin
Published 1 year ago
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William Hampton was a nomadic millionaire famously described by Leo Varadkar “a vagabond who lived in a caravan”. Hampton left most of his fortune to Sinn Fein. Unsurprisingly – the party were happy to take the money, and equally unsurprisingly their rivals were quick to criticise that, especially given that the money went north. Now Sinn Féin is set to take in over £80k after a derelict cottage in County Carlow was found to belong to Hampton.
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s Andrew Madden.
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