Chasing down the mighty Quinn

Sean Quinn’s reputation as a man of the people whose word is his bond will be severely tested next week when bankruptcy hearings kick off in the High Court, says Michael Clifford

ON Monday, the bank formerly known as Anglo Irish will apply to bankrupt the businessman who was formerly Ireland’s richest person.

Both entities blazed a trail through Ireland during the Celtic Tiger bubble. Both flew too close to the sun, and came crashing to earth. One of them has now changed its name. The other was once referred to as The Mighty Quinn, after the song written by Bob Dylan. It is a moniker seldom heard nowadays.