Workers react with mixed emotions to news

THERE were mixed emotions among Seán Quinn’s loyal workforce as it emerged he will no longer have any role in his prized Quinn Group.

Relieved to have kept their jobs, they also mourned for the man who brought employment and investment to the forgotten border counties.

Colum Courtney, based at Quinn Insurance in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, said: “On a human level it is good news for workers that their future is secure and their jobs are safe.