Quinn refused to unlock gates for summons

THE High Court has been told that Sean Quinn had been refusing to open the locked gates of his home in Co Cavan to personally accept service of a summons issued to have him declared bankrupt in the Republic.

The revelation came as the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (formerly Anglo Irish Bank) yesterday took the first legal step to have Mr Quinn declared bankrupt in the Republic.

Mr Justice Michael Peart was told Mr Quinn had refused to open the gates of his home at Ballyconnell to accept service of a bankruptcy summons on December 16.