Sean Quinn case adjourned as businessman fails to attend 'due to short notice' of action

The firms taking the case against Mr Quinn said the are "sceptical" about the contents of his letter to the judge

In the letter, Mr Quinn said he was prepared to give an undertaking if he could access a road built by him 20 years ago that links Swanlinbar quarry to a cement factory. File picture

High Court proceedings aimed at preventing former billionaire Sean Quinn from allegedly trespassing on lands owned by the group of companies he set up were adjourned after the businessman failed to turn up in court.

In a letter emailed to the court, Mr Quinn said he was unable to attend due to the short notice of the proceedings but did offer an undertaking not to visit property owned by Mannok Quarries.