Quinn Jr pays €210,000 to purge contempt

A €210,000 payment by Seán Quinn Jr which was raised by himself and his wife via a charge on their Dublin home has finally purged his contempt of court orders, a High Court judge has ruled.

Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne said yesterday she was “grateful” the contempt matter — ongoing since Jun 2012 when she made a finding of contempt against Mr Quinn — was finally at an end.

She made the remarks after accepting an undertaking by Larry Brennan, solicitor for Mr Quinn, to pay the sum of €210,000 to solicitors for Quinn Properties Sweden, a company now controlled by receivers appointed by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, to finally purge his client’s contempt.