Four people suspected of plotting and assisting the abduction and attack on Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney last September are being questioned in a cross-border operation.

Four people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the abduction and attack on Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney in September.

The four men remanded in custody since before Christmas in connection with the abduction and false imprisonment of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney in September, are each to face an additional charge.

A vehicle was targeted at the weekend in Derrylin, Fermanagh.

A State solicitor has said that the file into the abduction and false imprisonment of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney is so big that it is half his height.

A defence solicitor for two of the four men charged with the abduction and false imprisonment of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has criticised the length of time it is taking for a file to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The State solicitor for Roscommon said he is hopeful that a file will be ready in the coming weeks for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the investigation into the abduction and false imprisonment of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney.

The three men had been refused bail at Virginia District Court earlier this month, but sought to have that decision overturned by bringing an application to the High Court in Dublin.

Four people were charged last month with the assault and false imprisonment of QIH director Kevin Lunney in Cavan and Fermanagh in September.

Four men have appeared in court charged with the assault and false imprisonment of Kevin Lunney.

Four men are due to appear in court later this morning in connection with the abduction of Kevin Lunney.

Four men remain in Garda custody this morning in connection with the abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney.

Gardaí have made four further arrests in relation to the abduction of Kevin Lunney.

The three people arrested by gardaí in connection with the abduction of Kevin Lunney last month have been released from Garda custody.

Pressure is mounting on gang members involved in planning and executing the abduction of businessman Kevin Lunney following the arrest of three people suspected of being on the fringes of the crime.

Three people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney.

The Justice Minister has rejected claims that gardaí have been turning a blind eye to conflict in border areas in recent years.

Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke, Mr McCartin confirmed weekend reports that he had received threats that his “blood would be left on the walls” if he didn't take certain business decisions.

Mr D'Arcy has ignored calls to apologise to gardaí for the controversial comments.

The junior minister said the attack on Kevin Lunney should have been dealt with "sooner and better at that level" by senior gardaí.

“We did have sustained attacks against us, there were a number of incidents that were allowed go unchecked – the incitement to hatred at a public meeting, the posters defaming us and face to face threats.”

The visit comes in the wake of the assault of Kevin Lunney, which Mr Varadkar described as "barbaric".

A Minister of State has said that senior gardaí on the border let down directors at Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH).

Brendan Smith, a Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan, says a special police taskforce is needed for the border region.

Police believe computers, phones and documentation seized from a “safe house” used by the suspected orchestrator of the abduction of Kevin Lunney could have “significant potential” in unearthing evidence.

A convicted criminal considered a key suspect in the kidnapping and torture of Kevin Lunney has died during a police raid in England.

There are reports that the main suspect in the the kidnapping and torture of Kevin Lunney has died.

Searches are taking place at a number of locations in Ireland and the UK as part of the investigation into the abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney in September.

The Government has been accused of failing to deal with a serious lack of resources in border areas following the brutal attack on Quinn executive Kevin Lunney.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio’s Today with Sean O’Rourke show Mr Flanagan denied that he was blaming the public for not speaking up

THE savagery of the capture and attack on Quinn Industrial Holdings executive Kevin Lunney has been brought home to us in his harrowing account broadcast by the BBC Spotlight programme on Tuesday evening.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called for the "rule of law" to be protected on the border after the vicious attack against Quinn Insurance director Kevin Lunney.

He called for a cross border agency to tackle the gang bosses, who, he said, were turning the border county into a “no go area” for business and investors.

The brother of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) executive Kevin Lunney has told of his horror and anger at hearing details of the assault as revealed in a BBC interview on Tuesday night.

The CEO of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH), Liam McCaffrey has said that he takes a degree of comfort from his meeting with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on Tuesday.

Quinn executive Kevin Lunney has recounted how he was slashed with a knife, doused with bleach and branded by his captors.

Directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings say they have called on Garda Commissioner Drew Harris for the robust policing of the region and the establishment of a dedicated special cross border task force.

A senior director at Quinn Industrial Holdings, John McCartan has said it is up to the authorities on both sides of the border to “live up to their responsibilities” to stop the campaign of intimidation against the company.

John McCartin, one of the QIH directors, said the latest threat did not come as a surprise.

Threats against the directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) are "being taken very seriously at the highest level", according to the company's CEO.

The latest threat to directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings did not come as a surprise according to director John McCartin.

The chief executive at Quinn Industrial Holdings, Liam McCaffrey, has said he and his fellow directors have been heartened by the support of customers, staff and the community following receipt of a second death threat this week.

The threat follows last month's abduction and torture of Quinn director Kevin Lunney, who is still recovering from his injuries.

A van believed to have been used in the abduction of businessman Kevin Lunney has been found.