AS she sets her sights on winning her first-ever Major title in 2023 and creating more history on the golf course, Ballyconnell’s Leona Maguire says that she ‘wouldn’t be playing golf’ if it wasn’t for Seán Quinn. Recently the former billionaire has been the subject of a three-part RTE documentary ‘Quinn Country’ which followed the rise […]
Sean Quinn denies any involvement in abduction
DEFIANT former billionaire Sean Quinn remained adamant he had ‘absolutely nothing’ to do with the brutal abduction and attack on company director Kevin Lunney, and that he received ‘rough justice’ when he lost control of his empire. The third and final part of the RTÉ documentary ‘Quinn Country’ focused on the period of attacks that began in the days after Mr Quinn’s business was […]
Alan Dukes should ‘apologise to border people’
THE documentary ‘Quinn Country’ has stirred up its fair share of controversy, but comments made by a former Fine Gael leader about people living on the border have enraged local politicians. Featuring candid testimony from Sean Quinn himself, the highly anticipated series attempted to tell the story of the man who personified Ireland’s boom and subsequently, its […]
‘I made plenty of mistakes,’ admits Seán Quinn
IT was the TV show that people across the county had been waiting to see on Monday night and it didn’t disappoint. Over four years in the making, and featuring candid testimony from Sean Quinn himself, ‘Quinn Country’ was the highly anticipated series that attempted to tell the story of the man who personified Ireland’s […]
Quinn speaks out on house search
Yesterday, a Garda search was carried out at the home of former billionaire and once Ireland’s richest man Sean Quinn in Co. Cavan. The operation is part of an ongoing criminal investigation into alleged criminal activity in Cavan and the wider border region. No arrests have been made at this time. Gardaí said they were […]
BREAKING: Gardaí search Quinn home
A Garda search is believed to be currently underway at the home of Sean Quinn just off the Ballyconnell road in Co. Cavan. Patrol cars and unmarked Garda cars have been seen at the house with gates to the property closed.
Lunney trial faces delays
THE TRIAL of those accused of the horrific attack on Mannok (QHI) director Kevin Lunney last year may not go ahead as planned in January, due to a legal challenge. Four men were due to go on trial in Dublin on January 11, accused of attacking Mr Lunney at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, Co Cavan on September […]
Hopeful signs as furloughed Quinn staff back to work
Around 600 workers were laid off temporarily at the company at the end of March.
QIH lay off 600 staff in fight against Covid-19
Those who are from the northern side of the border will be ‘forloughed’ as part of the UK’s Job Retention Scheme.
Business as usual!
QUINN Industrial Holdings (QIH) has strongly denied what it called “mischievous rumours and innuendo” in the wake of the vicious attack on company director Kevin Lunney. Since the shocking attack on the QIH’s chief operating officer in September, during which his attackers threatened to kill him if he did not resign, speculation has been rife […]