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Thomas Anthony "Tony" Ryan (2 February 1936 – 3 October 2007) was an Irish billionaire, philanthropist and businessman.
He was a founder of Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) as well as co-founder of Ryanair with Christy Ryan and Liam Lonergan. Ryanair was believed to be the main source of his wealth in later life: the company is now one of the biggest airlines in Europe and is valued at over 10 billion dollars as of 2012.
Ryan held honorary doctorates from several universities, including Trinity College, Dublin, the National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Limerick.
Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ryan worked for Aer Lingus, before going on to found their aircraft leasing arm, wet-leasing out their aircraft in the quieter winter months.
In 1975, with Aer Lingus and the Guinness Peat Group, he founded Guinness Peat Aviation (later GPA Group), an aircraft leasing company, with a $50,000 investment. GPA grew to be the world's biggest aircraft lessor, worth $4 billion at its peak. But its value dramatically collapsed in 1992 after the cancellation of its planned IPO. Ryan made €55m from the sale of AerFi (the successor to GPA) in 2000. Ryan was a tax exile who lived in Monte Carlo, but also owned a stud farm near his home in Dolla County Tipperary. He was the 7th wealthiest individual from Ireland in the Sunday Times Rich List 2007 with over €1.5bn(£1bn).
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Plot: A contemporary Vampire story set in present day Seattle. Serbia (the son of an Oracle whose father sat at the right hand of Zeus), once roamed the earth as the man Judas Iscariot, and is now the leader of an entire race of Vampires. His goal, as it has been since the crucifixion of Christ, is to bring into captivity, enslave, and feed upon the entire human race.
Genres: Horror,We got together
And then we fell apart
We had to move on
And make a brand new start
(Time went on) You started missing me
(Realise) You could be kissing me
(Now you're here) Here to stay
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh ...
I wouldn't change a thing
Oh ...
I wouldn't change a thing
No ...
Sometimes a breakup
Can really bring you down (oh so down)
But then it's better
The second time around
(You and I) We just belong together
(Can't deny) But baby we could never
(Be apart) For very long
Cause what we got is just too strong
Oh ...
I wouldn't change a thing
Oh ...
I wouldn't change a thing
No ...
Oh ...
After you put your whole heart and soul in it baby
Sometimes you still got to lose your love to the end
We begin, we begin, we begin again
Baby, baby, we begin again
Oh ...
I wouldn't change a thing
I wouldn't change a thing
Oh ...
Baby, I wouldn't, I wouldn't
I wouldn't change a thing
Oh ...