THE chief executive of Quinn Industrial Holdings has said the latest threats against its directors are "being taken very seriously at the highest level".
Liam McCaffrey said the PSNI and Gardaí are monitoring the homes and place of work of QIH's directors.
The threat, which was passed to The Irish News on Monday, was conveyed to all five company directors by Gardaí.
The statement told the men to resign, warning of a "permanent solution" if they do not act on the "last warning".
The gang behind the threat – based mainly in Co Cavan – is believed to have been responsible for the abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney, a director of QIH, last month.
A masked man was photographed holding the statement, which also threatens anyone removing signs that have appeared in the Cavan/Fermanagh border area.
Mr Lunney (50) was abducted near his Co Fermanagh home on September 17 and badly beaten before being dumped across the border in Co Cavan.
During the shocking attack he had his leg broken in two places, his fingernails sliced down to the quick and the letters QIH carved on his chest.
The attack represented a dramatic escalation of a campaign of intimidation directed at QIH, its management and employees.
Around 70 incidents have been recorded over the past four years, ranging from threatening graffiti and signs to attacks on cars and company equipment.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland yesterday, Mr McCaffrey said it was a simple matter of criminality and not a community issue and those under threat had to trust in the ongoing investigations to resolve the matter.
"All of us have young families so we have to balance the risks that are involved here," he said.
"We have been the subject of this intimidation for four years now and we have stuck with the task. We have ran the company in a professional manner and increased the employee numbers by 200.
"Certainly it is our intention to see this through and work forward in that fashion. Equally, we will want to see the security forces, PSNI and Garda and bring this to a conclusion."
He added: "We need people to come forward. A lot of people have come forward, I believe, to the Garda over the last number of weeks and we now need to see that investigation brought to a conclusion".
Meanwhile, Assistant Garda Commissioner for the North West Region, Barry O'Brien, has said that despite the latest threat to the QIH directors, he is confident of progress in the on-going investigation.
Speaking to RTÉ Radio’s News at One, he said both the Gardaí and the PSNI have been very successful in the past in tackling criminality in the border region.
He said protective measures had been put in place both in the Republic and across the border for the directors, with both forces working closely to bring the perpetrators to justice.
