Sean Quinn, Once Ireland’s Richest Man, Applies for Bankruptcy
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Sean Quinn, once ranked as Ireland’s richest man, applied for voluntary bankruptcy in Northern Ireland today, seven months after he lost control of the business group he founded in 1973.
“I have done absolutely everything in my power to avoid taking this drastic action,” Quinn said in an e-mailed statement. “I cannot now pay those loans that are due.”