Legendary status remains intact in border heartland

THE legendary status of Seán Quinn remains intact in the border counties where he built his empire.

Community leaders and businessmen credited the entrepreneur with doing the work of government, by creating industry, jobs and wealth in a rural community that previously felt overlooked.

There was praise for the legacy of the Quinn family in their native Derrylin and fears that despite the pledges to protect jobs, no one will show the same loyalty to Fermanagh and surrounding counties as the Quinns have done.