Attack on Kevin Lunney was like 'gangland punishment beatings of past'

The Tanaiste has compared the attack on businessman Kevin Lunney to the "gangland paramilitary-style punishment beatings of the past".Mr Lunney, a director at Quinn Industrial Holdings , was driven away before being subjected to a "severe and savage" beating at an unknown location.

"There is an obligation on communities living in the area. There are many people who know who these people are and know who is behind the brutality, intimidation and total lawlessness in terms of what happened. They need to come forward to the PSNI and Garda if they have any information." Mr Coveney added: "This was a shocking incident that I think a lot of people across the country are talking about.

"This is not what people living in the border counties want or expect and they need to work with both An Garda Siochana and the PSNI to stamp it out and respond to what, quite frankly, could have been a man's death.""The relationship between the PSNI and An Garda is stronger now than it has ever been and this will be a case they will work very closely on," he said.

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