Former billionaire Sean Quinn jailed for contempt of court

I felt the need to clarify my earlier post. I don't want to give the impression that I think all people in Ireland are lawless mucksavages. I have encountered many sincere and friendly people there. For the most part however, they are seriously lacking in decorum, displaying poor manners, foul language, total disrespect for the enviornment in disgarding trash and little common senses when driving. This CIC/ Sean Quinn matter does little to dispel the pithforks and lamps image suggested by an earlier poster.

By the way gobby, I have a friend in San Diego who told me about the animal behavior of groups of Irish J1 visitors about four years ago. She was shocked to hear afterwards of notices pretty much advising 'no Irish'. I believe it was on this site that I read of several incidents in Perth and most recently in Chicago.

Gobby, I find your comparison of supporters of Mr Quinn to people in Deliverance to be hilarios. Because of my work I am a frequent visitor to Ireland and I find it to be a beautiful country with a generally friendly people. I accept your observation however that in general, they have little respect for rules and laws. I often walk from my hotel to the office and am appalled at the amount of trash thrown on sidewalks. I am equally aghast at the amount dog excrement present on the same walkways. I often encounter dogs roaming suburban streets alone despite regulations against this. Take to the roads while there and you witness no respect for speed limits (unless in an area known to be frequented by highway police), no consideration of weather conditions and very aggressive drivers (I recall a US State Department warning to americans visiting Ireland about poor driving habits). I was visiting a few months ago when protests were taking place at, the equivalent here in the states of a city tax being introduced, the household tax. People were being urged by some politicians to refuse to pay it. While I realize that there is no law against it, as a female traveling alone, I am aghast at the lack of decorum displayed by Irish people with their constant use of foul language, even in upmarket hotels, they don't appear to know any better. I could go on about the lack of respect many Irish people have for rules and laws but I think that this threat of retribution to those involved with punishing Mr Quinn for contempt of court undescores gobby's implied suggestion that Ireland is a little like the wild west.

'if Sean Quinn or any of his family drop dead from the sheer pressure and stress that they are being subjected to on a daily basis, there will be very serious consequences for their perpetrators and for those who facilitated this horror'. It would appear that all these Irish mutants need are pitchforks, lamps and some poor dental work. This threat and previous demonstrations in support of Sean Quinn (these backward, lawless inbreds had signs calling for 'Quinn for Taoiseach')could have provided scenes for the movie 'Deliverance'. This is reminiscent of a situation in Tralee courthouse a few years ago where a Listowel man had been sentenced for rape, fifty people shook hands with the guilty party, comiserating with him on his fate. It appears that Irish people are still having difficulty assimilating into civilization and rule of law, further evidenced by the animal behavior of their new emigrants to places like San Diego, Pert, Chicago etc. They should never have been taken from the wild.

Bankers do not create jobs? Really? Not much thought went into that statement. misneac......

The stupid comment posted by Cillowen clearly shows why Hitler was so successful .Unthinking people ,brainwashed by the media .Sean Quinn is an Irish hero ,who created jobs ,did the work of the job creation agencies both North and South ,is the victim of an anti Catholic agenda who do not like " peasents" outside Dublin becoming major employers . No Banker (who never created a single job ) is in jail ! I know Cilliowen never thought deeply about the matter .

he'll be out and about within a matter of days ... that how the golden wonders usually fare.

Looks like a possability the funds have been liberated by a russian style mafia. The only differance being the Irish one are all in Gov.

had the sentence been 9 years i am quite sure the monies would have miraclousy appeasred

No,he should not, the gangsters, banksters and crocked politicians,can claim a false victory over this. The truth will prevail someday.