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Wed 11 Nov 2000Rocketing growth propels Ireland up wealth leagueIreland is on course to become one of the richest states in the EU, and within three years more than 25,000 people will have annual incomes in excess of £75,000, a new report says.The report on wealth in Ireland, commissioned by Bank of Ireland Private Banking, says high-profile business leaders are not the only people benefiting from the rapid growth in the economy. Wealth has spread through flotations that have created paper millionaires, share options granted to employees of high-tech companies and increased ownership of houses, shares and other assets.