DOZENS of incidents of harassment and intimidation have taken place against Quinn Industrial Holdings over the past four years.
A timeline has been compiled cataloguing the threats and abuse faced by QIH, its employees, directors and senior management. There have also been numerous anonymous posts online which have spread misinformation.
![A pig's head left at a director's home, bullets in the post, cars set alight and a vehicle trying to push another off the road are among the dozens of threatening incidents.](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/CS4WL2R5KFNO5N2GNZEXHR6YJY.jpg?auth=ce72bfeb8f878be288c3d71e6e00ae93b1dcf3ca73cea8bf7ea462f832c40772&width=800&height=505)
January 2015: An articulated lorry belonging to the company is set alight at Derrylin cement works.
December 13 2015: A can of petrol and matches are found at the door of a wind farm substation in which QIH directors Tony and Kevin Lunney are shareholders. Graffiti on a wall reads: "Tony, Kevin – it's your choice."
![A can of petrol and matches left in December 2015 at the door of a windfarm substation at Molly Mountain, in which Tony and Kevin Lunney are shareholders, along with threatening graffiti](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/KDDP3U6VMBOPVEQ5QU5V475EDA.jpg?auth=6c366a7a4b61f75f88b87cfc98bd46dfc972ed859f1d51057c0a00280a7fa5c6&width=800&height=505)
December 13 2015: A pig's head is placed at the home of a director. The pig's head was discovered by the director's young children returning from a trip to Santa.
![A pig's head placed at the home of a Quinn Industrial Holdings director in December 2015](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/P33HHXIU2ZMW7ABZYCCFCDU2L4.jpg?auth=5e8336bd256a5506c21e669b1f531126b5bb064565963e93ffb9f3711f29aa6f&width=800&height=530)
February 9 2016: Heavy plant and equipment is damaged in a quarry at Swanlinbar, Co Cavan, after a corrosive substance was put in diesel tanks, damaging the engines beyond repair.
February 2016: Abusive and defamatory signs with directors' names are placed on the roadside close to the company's offices.
March 7 2016: Three bullets, a funeral wreath and a threatening note are sent to energy firm Vestas. The note tells workers to "stay away" from Slieve Rushen wind farm, formerly owned by the Quinn group, or "face the bullet – final warning".
![Three rifle bullets, a funeral wreath and a threatening note were sent to Vestas Northern Europe in March 2016](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/FAFCB2U5ERJ3HBTN7JQW2AK3DE.jpg?auth=e19e7ea940139424f62f0ed5e305bb762a00bafd5d9ee9e10cb2b2f6f23d8ffc&width=800&height=505)
April 2016: A sign is placed at the entrance of the company headquarters which reads, "Remove the UDA + UVF off our mountain or face the gun".
![A sign erected in April 2016 placed at the entrance to QIH headquarters saying "remove the UDA + UVF off our mountain or face the gun". QIH described it as "clearly an attempt to inflame local republican paramilitary sympathisers to take action again the individuals named".](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/OAFDTWZGTJMAJJZTDGCBW7AREI.jpg?auth=0aa1775cb30141857cd5589000e83fe28df7a241a4558a7ec8247be1077d29e8&width=800&height=505)
August 8 2016: Damage to crushing equipment in Gortmullan quarry after foreign bodies were put into oil tanks.
September 22 2016: Engine damage to heavy plant and equipment in Gortmullan quarry after sand and corrosive material were put into the fuel and engine oil tanks.
January 2017: Sand is found in the hydraulic system of an excavator in Gortmullan shale pit.
September 19 2017: Intimidatory signs appear.
October 29 2017: A sign is erected close to an office on the northern side of the border.
November 2 2017: Two signs erected near Kevin Lunney's home saying "Burn Glass Factory AG".
November 22 2017: A sign appears naming a member of QIH management.
April 22 2018: A sign is erected at Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, naming and making criticisms of QIH directors.
May 3 2018: A nephew of Kevin and Tony Lunney is attacked, sustaining a facial injury.
June 19 2018: Signs against named QIH directors are erected in Ballyconnell and Derrylin.
![Posters erected at Derrylin and Ballyconnell in September 2018](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/RRTOK5XE5FPTBIDEDVBNRI32UQ.jpg?auth=e52fab2a08effa3d6e7f242c25b3df21ee445ff5f9b2a800d6611cbac715ad41&width=800&height=505)
August 31 2018: Arson attack in Belturbet, Co Cavan at Eco Tyre Threading Solutions, which is owned by one of QIH's senior managers.
September 8 2018: Phone threat made against QIH chairman Adrian Barden.
September 15 2018: A car tries to force a patrol vehicle off the road between Ballyconnell and Derrylin.
September 22 2018: A poster about a non-executive director is spotted in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim.
October 2 2018: A lorry driver sees a car acting suspiciously close to his home at Derrylin.
October 3 2018: An investigation is launched about an overturned lorry.
October 9 2018: PSNI says it received a confidential line call warning that "one of the Lunneys was going to be attacked", according to QIH.
October 17 2018: QIH chief finance officer Dara O'Reilly's car is set alight outside his home in Butlersbridge, Co Cavan.
Read more:
- Tony Lunney: The abduction and torture of my brother Kevin was a terrifying ordeal
- Kevin Lunney is recovering well from injuries inflicted by masked men
- Sean Quinn: Attacks are not being done in my name
Dara O'Reilly: 'Luckily we all got out'
October 30 2018: A car is burnt out in an arson attack in Ballyconnell at the home of Tony Lunney.
![A car targeted in an arson attack at the home of QIH director Tony Lunney in October last year in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/YF2QEJUHYZJBBOIPB6BXXRUA24.jpg?auth=c5e1006770450c98cc8ee288c6b1114f9431f4bf36548bb79d10365a045c6c52&width=800&height=506)
November 28 2018: Damage to machinery in Gortmullen identified after a blue substance is removed from the engine.
![A pig's head left at a director's home, bullets in the post, cars set alight and a vehicle trying to push another off the road are among the dozens of threatening incidents.](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/ULXSY5IO4ZMYVLG7364D37M6DE.jpg?auth=99292094ab426fd262a7f4cad150f6751577d63b8fde2a04af715df51630dfab&width=800&height=505)
November 29 2018: Two masked individuals are captured on CCTV attempting to remove a ventilation grille on the front of a wind farm substation, in a suspected arson attempt.
![CCTV images of two masked people spotted attempting to remove a ventilation grille on the front of wind farm substation in November 2018](https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/WXC7RPG5EFN5LK77QQTAJTHN2Q.jpg?auth=e66dea4119a232b541bf43f543fce2830fdcde1f383011da80db8142477f29a6&width=800&height=505)
December 22 2018: Two people arrested close to the Molly wind farm entrance. A vehicle is also pursued over the border close to Kinawley.
February 1 2019: Dara O'Reilly and Kevin Lunney are allegedly attacked at a service station. Both receive hospital treatment.
March 24 2019: A man is captured on camera at Eco Tyres in a suspected attempted burglary or arson.
September 17 2019: Kevin Lunney is abducted in Co Fermanagh and badly beaten by a masked gang before being left at the side of a road in Co Cavan.
Read more:
- Dara O'Reilly: It could easily have been me abducted instead of Kevin Lunney
- Kevin Lunney abduction shocked Ireland north and south
- QIH chief executive Liam McCaffrey: For two hours we didn't know if Kevin was alive or dead
Tony Lunney: 'I was saying 'He can't be in the car''