Sean Quinn's UK bankruptcy overturned after Irish complaint Anglo Irish, now known as Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, is pursuing Mr Quinn for nearly €3bn (£2.5bn) and said he should be declared bankrupt in the Republic of Ireland rather than Belfast, because that was the centre of his business activity. Justice Donal Deeny on Tuesday ruled in favour of the bank. It said a lease for an office in Derrylin, Northern Ireland, had been drawn up to "bolster" Mr Quinn's claim that the village was the centre of his business empire. The judge stated the lease was "a somewhat curious document," adding: "I conclude, on the balance of probabilities, that this lease has been prepared at some much later date to try and bolster the case now being made." Mr Quinn said what he heard in court "was a bit peculiar." Speaking after the ruling, he said: "I never worked a day outside Northern Ireland in my life. I have never worked anywhere else. Irish bankruptcy laws are considered more onerous than in Britain. In Ireland, a person declared bankrupt cannot trade for five years. In the UK, it is just 12 months.