Kevin Lunney accused claimed he had 'nothing to hide' when gardaí searched his home

The court heard that before gardaí said anything to Mr O'Reilly, the accused said: "I know why you are here. Because I bought that bottle of bleach."

Luke O'Reilly arriving at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin yesterday. He had told gardaí that he was "definitely not" involved in the dispute over Quinn Industrial Holdings and wouldn't know Kevin Lunney if he met him. Photo: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

A man who denies assisting Kevin Lunney's abductors by buying bleach and providing the site where he was imprisoned and beaten, told gardaí, "I have nothing to hide," when they arrived at his house with a search warrant, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

Luke O'Reilly also told gardaí that he was "definitely not" involved in the dispute over Quinn Industrial Holdings, of which Mr Lunney is a director, and wouldn't know Kevin Lunney if he met him.