Bust billionaire Sean Quinn fears a return to prison – and is still convinced his current legal battle is unfair.
Quinn has spoken for the first time since his release after a nine week jail term for contempt of court.
The broke businessman was released from Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison on Thursday.
He is to continue his legal case against the former Anglo Irish Bank over a $4billion debt.
And Quinn fears he could return to Mountjoy if the court case goes against him according to the Irish Independent newspaper.
Quinn said: “I certainly felt I shouldn’t be there, after creating 7,000 jobs - after never in my life did I owe anyone a penny.
“Never in my life did I steal a penny that didn’t belong to me. I felt it was just wrong.”
Filmed by BBC News cradling his baby granddaughter Orna, Quinn will return to Dublin’s High Court on January 16 and fears another prison sentence.
He added: “Can we go back to jail? Yes we can. But the Quinns are not killed off. The Quinns are still there.”
Speaking of his time in Mountjoy, Quinn confessed: “I found it tough but when you come to 66 years of age I suppose you have been through many a thing over that period. I could fit into most environments and I fitted in.
“Of course when you find a door slamming at nine o’clock at night and you close for the night, it’s not nice.
“It’s not something I’m used to and it’s not something I felt I deserved. Of my fellow prisoners, 100pc of them felt I shouldn’t be there.
“I wouldn’t call it frightening but it would certainly make you think.”
Daughter Ciara Quinn told the BBC: “We’re delighted to have dad home. We are back in front of the court on January 14, where we anticipate we will be joining the Financial Regulator and the Department of Finance to our case.”
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.irishpjk | Jan 04, 2013, 01:08 PM EST
I did I pointedout a few facts you did not like to hear so it's gone.
irishpjk | Jan 04, 2013, 12:50 PM EST
wtf. Most Politian’s worldwide hate someone that made it big on their own by working hard and not giving graft money to the political parties. Sean Quinn built up a business and it was still sound until the government got a hold of it. I wish I could see where it would be today if Sean was left in charge. I do hope he has billions stashed away where it is untouchable by the people who brought him and his company down, and left all those people without jobs. Michael O’Leary watch your back, I don’t think they are too fond of you either.
irishpjk | Jan 04, 2013, 11:02 AM EST
He's not 'broke.' He's stashed hundreds of millions of Euros in Eastern Europe which is why he's facing contempt charges in the first place. The whole family - from what's reported - are crooks and should all be in jail.
Leitrim666 | Jan 04, 2013, 10:29 AM EST
He may have created 7000 jobs but he gambled those jobs on a dodgy bank and lost. Now the Now he needs to pay (and face up to) the consequences of his actions.