It was business as usual today in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan and Derrylin, Co Fermanagh following yesterday’s protests by workers at Quinn businesses.
Gardaí in Ballyconnell said yesterday’s protest was a low key affair with no public order offences or arrests made.
"Obviously it is a very sensitive issue at the moment and many of the workers feel strongly about the situation with Seán Quinn. People in the area are worried about their jobs and concerned about their livelihoods," a Garda spokesman said. "Many of the workers have sympathy for Seán Quinn and it seems to have been a statement of that.
He said the main road in Ballyconnell was kept clear yesterday and the entrances to Quinn cement and Quinn packaging were blocked off. The protest went on from 7am to 12.30pm, just over five hours.
"There was no antagonism between gardaí and protestors and it passed off peacefully," the spokesman said.
"We are not aware if another protest is planned by the Quinn Group workers but gardaí are prepared for another one happening, should another protest go ahead in the future.”