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In this photo provided by Dubai Duty Free, Colm McLoughlin, left, his wife Breeda McLoughlin, center, and Irish politician Enda Kenny talk at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Newcastle, County Down, England, May 22, 2016. McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. He was 81. (Dubai Duty Free via AP)

In this photo provided by Dubai Duty Free, Colm McLoughlin, left, his wife Breeda McLoughlin, center, and Irish politician Enda Kenny talk at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Newcastle, County Down, England, May 22, 2016. McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. He was 81. (Dubai Duty Free via AP)

In this undated photo provided by Dubai Duty Free, Colm McLoughlin poses for a photograph in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. He was 81. (Dubai Duty Free via AP)

In this undated photo provided by Dubai Duty Free, Colm McLoughlin poses for a photograph in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. He was 81. (Dubai Duty Free via AP)