The Slieve Russell Hotel was a physical manifestation of Sean Quinn's own grandiose ambition and of his unfettered loyalty to his locality. It sale marks the end of an era.
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Sean Quinn's former manufacturing business was last week sold to Turkish building materials group Çimsa. Within hours, he was retelling the same old tropes. Quinn needs to move on, not invoke Booker T Washington.
Once part of the Quinn business empire, Fermanagh-based Mannok is set to join a business controlled by one of Turkey's wealthiest families – and return its US owners a comfortable exit.
Eoin O’Shea, an accountant, barrister and the share trustee of 82.5 per cent of the shares of QuinnBet, is being sued by Sean Quinn junior and his wife Karen.
Founded by former billionaire Seán Quinn, the Slieve Russell is one of the best-known hotels in the border region. Now a serial entrepreneur is preparing a bid for it.
In his new autobiography, Sean Quinn spins the story of a man with great business instincts who came unstuck because he paid too little attention to financial structures and corporate dealings. Unfortunately for Quinn, it is a narrative that does not add up.
Not many people in Ireland have experienced Sean Quinn's dramatic evaporation of his wealth. But there is not a household that can avoid suffering and loss at some stage.
Like the gambling addict he surely was, Sean Quinn kept going as the Anglo share price dipped, he doubled down, chasing his losses, and eventually lost everything. Compulsive gamblers often bet on pursuits they know nothing about.
In March 2007, Sean Quinn stood up to speak at the Slieve Russell hotel. In the speech, he reflected on his career so far but there were indications too of what was coming next. This podcast looks at Sean Quinn's career through the prism of that speech.
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