Quinn family claims discrimination by administrators

The Quinn family has issued a statement claiming it is being discriminated against by Grant Thornton, the administrators of the Quinn Group, and Anglo Irish Bank.

The statement says that in recent weeks four members of the family have been either "sacked, made redundant or constructively dismissed", moves which the family believe were made "simply and solely" because the people concerned were Quinn family members.

The family says it believes these actions are " intimidatory, unfair, illegal and an abuse of power" by court-appointed officials and Anglo Irish Bank.