Who thinks Sean Quinn is a great businessman now?

I'm not saying Quinn had anything to do with what happened to Lunny. But having watched the TV programmes, I got the impression that Quinn wasn't woefully upset at what happened to Lunny and certainly Quinn's wife seemed to be very very bitter against Lunny. Extremely so.

Feeling that you're master of the universe because you've mastered one area, and then betting the farm on something else (in the belief that you can master that too) isn't new.

We've just seen Elon Musk do exactly that with his cash cow by buying Twitter. It may yet mean the end for him and Tesla.

It could be argued that Denis O'Brien has done something similar. He has remortgaged his mobile license cash cow more than once. That has yet to fully play out.

There are exceptions. Richard Branson took his cash cow - Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells; remember that? - and turned it into a billion dollar empire.

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O'Brien lost about half a billion with his little foray into Independent Newspapers. He could still lose more financially and reputationally as the various investigations play out.

Had not seen anything about CFD being from the kids, not one of them is qualified to understand them, maybe they thought is was like having a bet at the bookies on an even/odds on favourite, wonder if they/Daddy even knew it was a supreme gambler in J P McManus on the other side of the CFDs.

It is ridiculous that this family owns a bookie company, Quinnbet.

Unhinged, yes, many see this as a basic quality in an entrepreneur, look at Musk.......

caught some of Quinn’s interview on “the hard shoulder”.

It seemed to me that Cuddihy the presenter hadn’t done his research.

He was out of his depth with Quinn who was challenging him at every turn and basically saying “here’s what happened”.

Cuddihy didn’t have the homework done to face up to him.

Ugh, first Gilligan now Quinn... seems the airwaves are now a propaganda tool for very 'questionable' people

Yup. And who would be surprised about that exactly.... Let's see how this fact can be twisted....if only the media cottoned on

Not only did Dublin Jimmys brother say that Sean Quinn knew him for decades he also said that Sean Quinn employed him-

He said “Cyril was a person of notoriety and they suspected him of being involved in the arson of the Quinn property”.

Counsel said he was quite notorious and there were many newspaper stories that he was supposed to be the mastermind behind the campaign against the former Quinn property.

He replied: “Does that make it true. He was friendly with Seán Quinn all his life and he worked for him as a subcontractor and lived in Derrylin in a property once owned by Seán Quinn.

So Quinn had no problems knowing, employing a convicted criminal for years. Yet he claims that he had nothing to do with directing this employee of his to attack and torture Kevin Lunny.

That priest up in Cavan was dead right to call Quinn out from the pulpit at Mass over all of this. He would have known exactly the type of relationship Quinn had with Dublin Jimmy. Indeed, Id hazard a guess that posters who have defended Quinn on this thread in the past and who also live in the Cavan-Fermanagh area knew full well about the existance of Dublin Jimmy and knew of Quinns relationship with him.

I see his beloved Slieve Russel is up for sale again. Sean Gallagher is apparently trying to buy it but only with the ‘blessing’ of Quinn. FFS. He actually wants the blessing or he is doing it just to placate the locals so that business runs smoothly, either way, again, FFS.

I always felt he was seriously wronged by Pat Kenny and his team costing him the Presidency. But front and centre at Quinn’s book launch and now this? Go and shite.

As for Quinn. I posted in this thread before that when he was asked for his thoughts after Kevin Lunney’s torturers were convicted - ‘I’ve nothing good to say about that man.’ Someone he’s known from a kid and employed his parents. After years of intimidation he was abducted, tortured in the most horrible fashion. Left for dead on a rural road with broken legs and had to drag himself to safety. While his family is at home wondering if they’ll ever see him again.
Quinn, a great guy? Is he even human?

Its s very small town. Everybody knows everybody. Sure he could say he knew me, because I've been in the town numerous times and been in the same pub.

Anglo Irish Bank would have happened either way. With or without Quinn. Denis Desmond (Goodbody) was in there about a month before with his financial team. He ran out of the place laughing, to borrow a phrase from Podge and Rodge. I wouldnt touch it with yours. Quinn did have a knack in fairness of turning around businesses that were mismanaged.

He did a great job turning around Quinn Insurance didn't he? We're all still paying for that one.

Its easy to remember the failures but what about the successes? Barlo radiators, the glass recycling, insulation, etc.

YYou also need to remember the industry he brought to the border counties. Never seen a minister for enterprise up there before.

IIts easy to remember Sean Quinn and forget about the other shennighans at NAMA and the NTMA. Remember? Brother in laws buying massive houses at knock down prices?

We are still paying.

I never did any business with Sean Quinn apart from having drinks and food in some of his premises which I paid for.

I resent the fact that his business continues to cost me money every time I pay an invoice for insurance.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20239591.html

Meanwhile QuinnBet goes from strength to strength openly, hiding ownership offshore whilst Quinn's "kids" all have large judgments against them which are not being reduced, Quinn does not own his mansion, the kids do, nice stroke, sell it off and reduce their debts to the State.

You missed my point. Any debts accrued by the Quinn insolvency has been paid back this is the Revenue comissioner riding you at this stage.

But nothing.

This thread is about Sean Quinn that's why we are discussing him here.

sean quinn is a criminal associated with other scummy criminals and scammed the entire country, he should be slowly dying on a dirty jail cell ,

how any one could defend him a a mystery frankly , a ham fisted attempt to deflect to asylum scroungers ? your not one of those lads posting from a bot farm in the US or something are you ?

https://businessplus.ie/news/sean-quinn-peter-darragh-quinn/

He keeps out of reach, it is ridiculous, extradite him and sell off his assets.

Total crap.

That's just another deflection, nobody is saying Quinn was responsible for Anglo failing.

He was responsible for plenty and we're all still paying for it.