The family, headed by Victoria’s uncle Michael Smurfit, sponsors several sporting events including the Smurfit European Open and the Champion Hurdle. The family is also associated with Smurfit Business School at University College Dublin (UCD).
Smurfit studied for an A-level in theatre studies and subsequently went on to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The former I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here contestant’s representatives have confirmed that the singing icon’s mother has passed away and has asked for privacy.
Victoria Smurfit siblings: Meet Dermot Smurfit Jnr
Dermot Smurfit and brother of actress Victoria. Dermot Jnr had eschewed the opportunity to join the family firm. He qualified as a lawyer in the UK before going to work for a merchant bank in New York, where he caught the tail end of the dot.com bubble. Amid all the chaos he saw the popularity of online poker and the potential to bring other skill-based gambling games online.
