IBRC aims to bankrupt wife of Sean Quinn

Special liquidators want to bankrupt Patricia Quinn on foot of loan guarantees she provided

Patricia and Sean Quinn at a rally by supporters in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, four years ago Picture: Rollingnews

IBRC, the former Anglo Irish Bank, is seeking to bankrupt the wife of Sean Quinn, the industrialist who was once the country’s wealthiest man.

The special liquidators of the bank want to bankrupt Patricia Quinn on foot of guarantees she provided to loans advanced to her husband. The move was made in recent days.

Sean Quinn is locked in a years-long battle with the IBRC over debts he ran up when he was ...