walshb wrote: » I may have missed, but have Sinn Fein been very quiet on this as regards comment and/or utter condemnation?
mgn wrote: » You don't become a billionaire by being a walkover or doing what unions want you to do.
ChikiChiki wrote: » 1/10 for effort.
Millionaire only not wrote: » Well obviously people are not told the whole truth- Sean Quinn was in there working and he was let go or left so there must have been friction . Now u don’t bring back the previous owner- bar they had some arrangement in place !
BarryD2 wrote: » Did a bit of work up in that area in the Celtic Tiger years. The Quinn empire was very notable - lots of fingers in different pies etc. What was also notable among some of the local people I talked to then was that the family were both revered and feared. Not feared in a physical sense but in that you could just as easily be fired as hired. One story about a lorry driver who overdid his lunch break and the lorry was spotted by the boss passing by who summarily fired him on the spot. Lot of power invested in a small group of people then.
Millionaire only not wrote: » Well obviously people are not told the whole truth- Sean Quinn was in there working and he was let go or left so there must have been friction . Now u don’t bring back the previous owner- bar they had some arrangement in place ! Like all stories u need to hear both sides! But if u mix catholic and Protestants -ex ira and uvf/uda u can be sure it’s not going to be a nice stew .
Sofiztikated wrote: » Panrich wrote: » I'd imagine that Quinn and his businesses created an economic environment that allowed some underhand dealings to exist in the shadow of legitimate activity. Once there was a new sheriff in town after Quinn lost his companies, a lot of the shadow in which these illegal activities operated disappeared. Version I've heard floating about here is that Lunney isn't exactly sparkly clean himself, and now that he's got where he is, he's not playing ball anymore.
Panrich wrote: » I'd imagine that Quinn and his businesses created an economic environment that allowed some underhand dealings to exist in the shadow of legitimate activity. Once there was a new sheriff in town after Quinn lost his companies, a lot of the shadow in which these illegal activities operated disappeared.
Sofiztikated wrote: » More along the lines of him being not adverse to using their services previously.
NIMAN wrote: » Sorry I'm with you on this. I haven't a clue who is doing what in these attacks. Everyone is beating around the bush and hinting at this and that, but can anyone explain exactly what is happening and why? OK, I'm going to guess these attacks are all the work of ex-IRA men. That's probably safe to say, no? But what have they against the directors of the company? This is where I get lost. Some are hinting that the Quinn family are behind the attacks, so are they meant to be hiring thugs to dish out beatings of the company just because old Sean ran up massive debts and had the company taken off him, and he's huffing? If this isn't true, and the Quinn's have condemned the attacks, then why are they happening? What is the talk of UVF/UDA? How are they involved? If anyone doesn't want to post public;y, I'd love a PM!
Patrick2010 wrote: » We know who is behind all this even if they are trying to say it’s nothing to do with them, who else has anything to gain from it. The Garda and psni should flood the area on both sides of the border and get these guys, otherwise we have conceded control to the I R A. Who was the poor guy that was beaten to death in a barn because he stood up to the local Provo head? Was anyone ever charged?
John_Rambo wrote: » That's business. You don't get that far up the corporate ladder without breaking a few eggs to make that big omelette. Having to revert to violence shows business ineptitude and desperation.
Sofiztikated wrote: » Version I've heard floating about here is that Lunney isn't exactly sparkly clean himself, and now that he's got where he is, he's not playing ball anymore.
Danzy wrote: » Shoe horning the IRA in to this is purely to fit your agenda or may be to distract people.
Danzy wrote: » So these friends in low places are able to stop information being passed on, possible and also have the Gardaí and State authorities turn a blind eye to a 5 yr campaign of intimidation against a business, yeah right. It's been 5 years of inaction and ignoring and that is from the top.
blanch152 wrote: » More likely friends in low places, hidden and protected by the local community. Why are the guards appealing for information and coming up blank?
Matt Barrett wrote: » It's a disturbing loyalty. Likely Quinn has nothing to do with it, however he and his supporters would have been very vocal on the narrative that it was everyone's fault but his. Even when he was trying to leave the tax payer with his bill they'd a rally for him and top GAA men were at it saying they were a good family. Same way families support particular parties regardless of their record and there's an element of tipping the cap to your betters too. It's obscene.
Calltocall wrote: » I’ve been reading the history to this story and I have to say I’m absolutely shocked that this campaign of intimidation has been going on for so long without even one arrest, I mean what the hell is going on that the cops haven’t got involved or come down on these guys before it got to this, amazing that there are still pockets in Ireland that are basically run by criminals/subversives The other thing I find baffling is that Quinn has consistently come out and said nothing to do with me and seems genuine however it all seems very very personal, am I missing something here? Absolute dirt, hope the guards have the courage to pursue this to conviction, that kind of thing belongs to a dark chapter in the history of our country and has no place in modern Ireland.
Danzy wrote: » Friends in high places.
