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Sean Quinn gets 9 week sentence

The High Court has imposed a 9 week jail sentence on bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn for contempt...
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14.54 2 Nov 2012


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Sean Quinn gets 9 week sentenc...

Sean Quinn gets 9 week sentence

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14.54 2 Nov 2012


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The High Court has imposed a 9 week jail sentence on bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn for contempt of court.

However it’ll be decided this afternoon whether he will begin to serve that sentence today or if a stay will be put on his punishment ahead of an expedited Supreme Court appeal.

The High Court judge told Sean Quinn he’s only himself to blame as she imposed the 9 week term for contempt of court.

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However Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne may yet put a stay on the sentence if his lawyers expedite an appeal to the Supreme Court.

Our Courts Correspondent Francesca Comyn reports:


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