Peter Darragh Quinn will not be returning to the Republic of Ireland, his father has told a newspaper.

The nephew of bankrupt businessman Seán Quinn was sentenced to jail in his absence last month after failing to turn up at a court in Dublin.

His father Peter, a former GAA president, said he intends to remain in Northern Ireland, out of reach of civil authorities. He said his son was not afraid of prison but believes he has no chance of getting "fair play or justice" because of what he claimed was the corrupt way the case had been handled.

Peter Darragh Quinn was due to be sentenced on 20 July for contempt of court alongside his cousin, Seán Quinn Jnr, who is now in prison after a judge found that the two men and Seán Quinn Snr hid millions in assets from Anglo Irish Bank.

He failed to turn up and last weekend was seen at two GAA matches in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh.

Police in Northern Ireland are unable to detain him even though a warrant was issued in Dublin for his arrest.

Peter Quinn told the family's local weekly newspaper, the Enniskillen-based Impartial Reporter, that his son would not be going back.

He claimed there was a conspiracy in the Republic against his family and although his son was "under a lot of pressure", they were fully behind him and his decision to stay in Northern Ireland.

Last month, a judge in Dublin ruled that Peter Darragh, along with his uncle Seán Quinn Snr and his cousin Seán Quinn Jnr, were in contempt after they put international property worth millions of euros beyond the reach of the former Anglo Irish Bank.

Anglo is now controlled by the Irish Bank Resolution Company (IBRC).

The IBRC claims the Quinns owe it about €2.5bn and is trying to recover the money from their property assets.