Northern Ireland's richest people are getting wealthier and they're now worth a whopping 5.239bn in total - up 163m in just a year, according to the 2019 Rich List. Peter Fitzgerald (actor) (born 1962), American actor. Today, FitzGerald. In 1982 Dr. Peter FitzGerald was working in the research department of Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. That is where testing comes in and that differentiates.. He's appeared for the first time in his own right on the Northern Ireland Rich List, boasting wealth of 440m, making him our third richest person. Northern Ireland rich list: Our 10 wealthiest and what they're worth Signing up to our mailing list is quick and easy. Randox's Managing Director, Peter Fitzgerald, currently has an approval rating of 36%. At the same time we need to accelerate into the marketplace the tests we have. Randox made pre-tax profit of 275m in 2021 - BBC News It is also one of the biggest beneficiaries from UK government contracts in the fight against Covid-19. I ask him if he is on site every day himself, already knowing the answer. Construction tycoon takes up residence on NI Rich List, but billionaires keep the top spots. A year before that historic victory for Team de Bromhead and Blackmore, the name Randox became a household word, though not in the way that a marketing department would have planned. The Belfast company, which was founded by scientist Peter Fitzgerald, reported revenues of more than 218 million (253 million) for the 18-month period to the end of June 2020, recently filed . It was a weird sort of notion at the time, but I came back to create the company in Northern Ireland. Founded in 1982 by current Managing Director, Dr Peter FitzGerald CBE FREng, we're dedicated to accurate and sensitive sample testing. Randox products are used in medical labs in more than 145 countries and last year it had a turnover of 150m. The young Peter undertook a Research Fellowship at Queens University, Belfast, and set up his labs in the chicken houses.He spent his free time expanding his knowledge in the whole field of diagnostics. Signing up to our mailing list is quick and easy. To read our subscriber-only content. What was key in being able to react so fast? Do you think I should? he says with a soft laugh as we chat in one of the boardrooms in the newest area of the Antrim-based facility. The BBC reported that the original Bushmills Dunes golf resort and spa proposal had foundered last November.