Thérapie Founder Paul McGlade Dies Following Short Illness

Well-known Irish entrepreneur and founder of Thérapie Paul McGlade Sr has died after a short illness, according to a statement released.

The 69-year-old had a business career spanning over 50 years and was the founder of the former Champion Sports chain, as well as the Thérapie and Optilase clinics, among many other businesses.

He set up the first Thérapie clinic on Molesworth Street in 2001 with the aim of making aesthetic treatments more accessible. It is now the largest aesthetics chain in the EU. It has 75 clinics worldwide, 1,800 employees, and revenues of more than €120 million. It recently announced it would open another 65 clinics over the next three years and create 1,000 jobs.