Quinnsworth founder dies at 74

Updated: 12:11, Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Pat Quinn, the founder of former supermarket chain Quinnsworth, has died in Canada at the age of 74.

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Mr Quinn, originally from Cloone in Co Leitrim, sold his stores in the 1970s and had lived in Toronto since 1986.

He was a prominent member of the Irish community there, as owner of PJ O'Brien's pub and restaurant.

Mr Quinn was also a well-known concert promoter in Ireland in the 1960s.

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