Northern Ireland

Mannok: Timeline of violence, harassment and intimidation

Timeline of threats and abuse faced by Mannok, formerly Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH), its employees, directors and senior management over the last six years.

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.
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. 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.

Timeline of threats and abuse faced by Mannok, formerly Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH), its employees, directors and senior management over the last six years.

January 2015:

An articulated lorry belonging to the company is set alight at Derrylin cement works.

December 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 pig's head is placed at the home of a director. It was discovered by the director's young children returning from a trip to Santa.

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
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 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

February 2016:

Heavy plant and equipment is damaged in a quarry at Swanlinbar, Co Cavan, after a corrosive substance was put in diesel tanks.

Abusive and defamatory signs with directors' names are placed on the roadside close to the company's offices.

A pig's head placed at the home of a Quinn Industrial Holdings director in December 2015
A pig's head placed at the home of a Quinn Industrial Holdings director in December 2015 A pig's head placed at the home of a Quinn Industrial Holdings director in December 2015

March 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
Three rifle bullets, a funeral wreath and a threatening note were sent to Vestas Northern Europe in March 2016 Three rifle bullets, a funeral wreath and a threatening note were sent to Vestas Northern Europe in March 2016

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".

August 2016:

Damage to crushing equipment in Gortmullan quarry after objects were put into oil tanks.

September 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.

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".
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 ac 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".

January 2017:

Sand is found in the hydraulic system of an excavator in Gortmullan shale pit.

September 2017:

Intimidatory signs appear.

Posters erected at Derrylin and Ballyconnell in September 2018
Posters erected at Derrylin and Ballyconnell in September 2018 Posters erected at Derrylin and Ballyconnell in September 2018

October 2017:

A sign is erected close to an office on the northern side of the border.

November 2017:

Two signs erected near Kevin Lunney's home saying "Burn Glass Factory AG".

A sign appears naming a member of QIH management.

April 2018:

A sign is erected at Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, naming and making criticisms of QIH directors.

May 2018:

A nephew of Kevin and Tony Lunney is attacked, sustaining a facial injury.

June 2018:

Signs against named QIH directors are erected in Ballyconnell and Derrylin.

August 2018:

Arson attack in Belturbet, Co Cavan at Eco Tyre Threading Solutions, which is owned by one of QIH's senior managers.

September 2018:

Phone threat made against QIH chairman Adrian Barden.

A car tries to force a patrol vehicle off the road between Ballyconnell and Derrylin.

A poster about a non-executive director is spotted in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim.

 A car targeted in an arson attack at the home of QIH director Tony Lunney in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan
 A car targeted in an arson attack at the home of QIH director Tony Lunney in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan  A car targeted in an arson attack at the home of QIH director Tony Lunney in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan

October 2018:

A lorry driver sees a car acting suspiciously close to his home at Derrylin.

An investigation is launched about an overturned lorry.

PSNI says it received a confidential line call warning that "one of the Lunneys was going to be attacked", according to QIH.

QIH chief finance officer Dara O'Reilly's car is set alight outside his home in Butlersbridge, Co Cavan.

November 2018:

Damage to machinery in Gortmullen identified after a blue substance is removed from the engine.

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
 CCTV images of two masked people spotted attempting to remove a ventilation grille on the front of wind farm substation in November 2018  CCTV images of two masked people spotted attempting to remove a ventilation grille on the front of wind farm substation in November 2018

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 2019:

Dara O'Reilly and Kevin Lunney are allegedly attacked at a service station. Both receive hospital treatment.

March 2019:

A man is captured on camera at Eco Tyres in a suspected attempted burglary or arson.

September 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.

October 2019:

A new threat is issued against five directors of QIH. The statement received by The Irish News, read out by a masked man, called on the men to resign and warns of a "permanent solution" if they do not act on "your last warning".

 A masked man was photographed with a statement threatening directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH)
 A masked man was photographed with a statement threatening directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH)  A masked man was photographed with a statement threatening directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH)

February 2020:

The car of a relative of Kevin Lunney’s is subject to an arson attack.

December 2020:

A poster campaign in Kinawley, Derrylin and Ballyconnell, targeting Mannok (formerly called QIH) directors and some of Kevin Lunney’s family

June 2021:

Slanderous graffiti about Mannok directors on the side of a disused lorry in a local village