Sean Quinn house

Gardaí released a statement saying that the search was part of an investigation into alleged criminality along the border region. Mr Quinn, once Ireland's ...

The solicitor claimed that gardaí told him that the search was in relation to alleged harassment of QIH. The search ended later in the day and no arrests were made. He said he does not know for sure what documents were taken as gardaí did not leave a list of items taken and said Mr Quinn should have been given an itemised list of everything taken. He then left a message and asked for a return call. ‘The gardaí say “harrassment” but that is just a heading, it is not a reason. Mr Quinn, once Ireland’s richest man but whose former business empire is now under new ownership, has spoken of his difficult relationship with the Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) board.