Four men have appeared in court charged with assault and false imprisonment of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney.

The men were brought before Virginia District Court this morning after being arrested by gardaí last week.

Darren Redmond, 25, with an address at Calendon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, Alan O'Brien, 38, of Shelmalier Road, East Wall and Luke O'Reilly, 66, from Mullahoran Lower, Kilcogy, Co Cavan are all charged with assault causing harm and false imprisonment.

A fourth man faces the same charges, but cannot be named for legal reasons.

Judge Denis McLoughlin put in place a temporary order restricting the media from naming him.

Bail applications were made in the cases of Mr Redmond and Mr O'Brien. The court heard gardaí were objecting to bail, due to the seriousness of the charges.

Judge McLoughlin refused bail and remanded the men to Castlerea Prison. They are due back before Virginia District Court on 3 December.

Mr O'Reilly made no application for bail and was remanded in custody to Castlerea Prison.

He is also due back in court next week.

Mr Lunney was attacked on 17 September as he made his way home from work.

The 50-year-old father-of-six was found bleeding on a remote roadside in Co Cavan after being abducted outside his home in Derrylin, Co Fermanagh.