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30/07/2012
Cavan Crowd Turns Out In Support Of Quinns
Bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn has addressed a supportive crowd in County Cavan, the BBC has reported.
Hundreds of supporters attended the rally in Ballyconnell last night and speakers included well-known GAA personalities including Michey Harte and Joe Kernan.
On 20 July, a judge found that Mr Quinn, his son, Sean Quinn jnr and a nephew, Peter Darragh Quinn, hid millions in assets from the bank.
Mr Quinn jnr and Peter Darragh Quinn were given three-month jail terms by a judge in Dublin but Peter is on the run from police.
Sean Quinn senior avoided jail but he has been given three months to cooperate with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IRBC) formerly the Anglo Irish Bank, to whom the Quinn group owe £2bn.
Mr Quinn thanked the crowd for their support and said: "We always paid our way".
Protestors urged the former Anglo Irish Bank to seek the suspension of contempt orders issued against the Quinn family.
They also want IBRC to suspend all proceedings still pending against the family until such time as the legitimacy of the debt is clarified.
The rally was held at a Quinn packaging plant.
The Irish state bailed out the Anglo Irish Bank when it failed and the IBRC's function is now to recover money for the Irish taxpayer.
It is seeking to recover money from the Quinns for property owned by them in Russia and Ukraine.
(NE/GK)
Hundreds of supporters attended the rally in Ballyconnell last night and speakers included well-known GAA personalities including Michey Harte and Joe Kernan.
On 20 July, a judge found that Mr Quinn, his son, Sean Quinn jnr and a nephew, Peter Darragh Quinn, hid millions in assets from the bank.
Mr Quinn jnr and Peter Darragh Quinn were given three-month jail terms by a judge in Dublin but Peter is on the run from police.
Sean Quinn senior avoided jail but he has been given three months to cooperate with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IRBC) formerly the Anglo Irish Bank, to whom the Quinn group owe £2bn.
Mr Quinn thanked the crowd for their support and said: "We always paid our way".
Protestors urged the former Anglo Irish Bank to seek the suspension of contempt orders issued against the Quinn family.
They also want IBRC to suspend all proceedings still pending against the family until such time as the legitimacy of the debt is clarified.
The rally was held at a Quinn packaging plant.
The Irish state bailed out the Anglo Irish Bank when it failed and the IBRC's function is now to recover money for the Irish taxpayer.
It is seeking to recover money from the Quinns for property owned by them in Russia and Ukraine.
(NE/GK)
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09 November 2012
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An arson attack has been carried out at Quinn Group premises in Derrylin, County Fermanagh. The incident occurred yesterday evening between 18:00 and 19:00 when an electrical substation at a windfarm was set on fire. No-one was injured but the substation is thought to have been severely damaged.
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05 November 2012
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A protest blockade in support of Sean Quinn is taking place in Derrylin in County Fermanagh. Campaigners have demanded the jailed billionaire be released. Tractors are thought to be blocking a road, while it has also been reported a lorry is parked across the entrance to the Quinn Glass factory.
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A protest blockade in support of Sean Quinn is taking place in Derrylin in County Fermanagh. Campaigners have demanded the jailed billionaire be released. Tractors are thought to be blocking a road, while it has also been reported a lorry is parked across the entrance to the Quinn Glass factory.
02 November 2012
Sean Quinn Jailed For 9 Weeks
Sean Quinn has been sentenced to nine weeks in jail for contempt of court. The sentencing sees the culmination of a high-profile legal battle between the Quinns and bailed-out bank Anglo Irish over claims of asset-stripping by the former billionaire. Sentencing at Dublin High Court is expected to occur at 13:00.
Sean Quinn Jailed For 9 Weeks
Sean Quinn has been sentenced to nine weeks in jail for contempt of court. The sentencing sees the culmination of a high-profile legal battle between the Quinns and bailed-out bank Anglo Irish over claims of asset-stripping by the former billionaire. Sentencing at Dublin High Court is expected to occur at 13:00.
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