Gerry Gannon

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Gerry Gannon^[1] is an Irish builder and property developer since the 1980s. Gannon played a significant role in the Irish construction industry in the lead up the bursting of the Irish property bubble.^{[citation needed]} Gannon was one of the key figures involved in the^{[citation needed]} Anglo Irish Bank hidden loans controversy, which was a contributing element in the development of the post-2008 Irish banking crisis.

Gannon is best known for large housing and apartment developments in North County Dublin particularly those around Malahide Marina in the early 1990s and later around Belcamp and Clongriffin in the early 2000s.

Gannon has sometimes been referred to in the Irish media as "the man in the hat".