Tanaiste Simon Harris Speaks to LMFM About the Life & Legacy of Martin Naughton, Who Has Died Aged 87 - 06/07/2026

Irish businessman and philanthropist Martin Naughton, who founded the Glen Dimplex Group, has died aged 87.In a statement, his family said that he took ill while travelling in the US with his wife Carmel.He passed away a short time later at Harborview Medical Centre in Seattle.The entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist founded the Glen Dimplex Group and the Naughton Foundation.The Louth native founded Glen Electric in Newry in 1973, acquiring Dimplex four years later to form the Glen Dimplex Group. In 2016 he stepped down as president from the group.We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Tánaiste Simon Harris to remember the life and legacy of Martin Naughton. We also spoke to Paul Allen, who worked with Martin for a number of years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.