Thousands of Quinn workers to protest

THOUSANDS of Quinn employees are due to march in Cavan and Dublin today to protest at their jobs being put at risk by the Financial Regulator’s “rash decision” to place the company into administration.

In Cavan, it’s planned that Quinn Insurance (QIL) and Quinn Group workers will join hands, forming a human link from Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith’s constituency office to the local social welfare office in what they describe as a “symbolic gesture”.

The employees have described the regulator “as rash in his decision and approach” and warned that 5,500 employees are “now facing an uncertain future”.