“Sean Quinn knows exactly what he did but chooses not to understand. It’s very easy for him to find others are to blame.”
Enniskillen-born filmmaker Trevor Birney spent five years working on his documentary, Quinn Country, which aired on RTE this week.
Helped by interviews with the former billionaire himself, the three-part series paints a visceral portrait of Sean Quinn as a man haunted by feelings of injustice and betrayal but unable to fully accept his own culpability in his downfall.
The documentary charts the rise and fall of Mr Quinn and his business empire, with a particular focus on his Anglo Irish Bank gamble and the violent attack on former Quinn executive, Kevin Lunney.
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Trevor Birney skilfully pulls the many strands of this complicated story together.
Here he speaks to In The News about his many hours of interviews with Sean Quinn, his filming during the most violent period of the controversy, and the fatal character flaw that brought down one of the biggest titans in Irish business.
Presented by Aideen Finnegan.
