Fall of richest man in Ireland as Quinn is declared bankrupt

News Letter Sunday 13th November, 2011

TROUBLED tycoon Sean Quinn, once Ireland’s richest man, was declared bankrupt yesterday at the High Court in Belfast. The 64-year-old businessman was granted a voluntary adjudication over an alleged E2.8bn debt owed to Anglo Irish Bank.It is believed to be one of the biggest bankruptcy orders of its kind ever made in either the United Kingdo...

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