death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
mount everest 21 may 2011 -lrb- aged 42 -rrb- ireland 1969 john delaney -lrb- businessman -rrb-
 john delaney businessman
john delaney -lrb- businessman -rrb-

john delaney -lrb- 1969 -- 21 may 2011 -rrb- was an irish businessman and the ceo of the trading exchange website intrade from 2003 until 2011 .
delaney died at the age of 42 while attempting to climb mount everest -- a lifelong ambition -- and came within 50 metres of the summit .
he is survived by his wife -lrb- orla -rrb- , two sons -lrb- caspar and alexander -rrb- and a daughter -lrb- hope -rrb- who was born whilst delaney was away on the expedition .
