This week’s Sunday Independent in Ireland published a list of the Top 10 Richest Entertainers in Ireland. The Cranberries are #8 on the list, worth an estimated €56 million. The Sunday Independent writes, “THE band’s 1993 album, Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? remains Ireland’s best- selling album after U2’s The Joshua Tree. Their music continues to feature regularly in films, a big earner.”
In case you’re curious, here’s the full Top 10:
1. U2, €800m
2. MICHAEL FLATLEY, €580m
3. MOYA DOHERTY and JOHN McCOLGAN, €165m
4. ENYA, €127m
5. VAN MORRISON, €68m
6. CHRIS de BURGH, €57m
7. THE CRANBERRIES, €56m
8. GRAHAM NORTON, €37m
9. COLIN FARRELL, €32m
10. WESTLIFE, €30m