Quinn admits that life in Mountjoy was ‘tough’

Bankrupt former tycoon Seán Quinn has expressed fears of being sent back to jail.

Quinn admits that life in Mountjoy was ‘tough’
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 - 00:00
Noel Baker, David Young and Sarah Stack

The one-time billionaire walked free from the training unit in Mountjoy shortly after 9am yesterday to return to his family home in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, after serving a nine-week sentence for contempt of court.

In November, the 66-year-old was jailed for not purging his contempt in the High Court for his role in an asset-stripping plot. Quinn is currently embroiled in a bitter legal wrangle with the former Anglo Irish Bank — now the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC). The bank is pursuing the family for debts wracked up through a €2.8bn failed share deal.

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