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# Bankrupt

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# Affidavit
Former property developer Sean Dunne says he only earns €200 a month
Dunne said he has had ‘great difficulty’ obtaining work due to his bankruptcy.
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Oct 8th 2019, 10:05 AM
# Church Scandal
US archdiocese to file for bankruptcy as it faces litany of lawsuits over sexual assault by priests
It is among several American to have filed for bankruptcy protection in recent years.
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Dec 1st 2018, 9:20 AM
# Trouble
Boris Becker declared bankrupt after failing to pay 'substantial' debt
The three-time Wimbledon champion appeared before a Bankruptcy Court in London.
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Jun 21st 2017, 5:00 PM
# san juan
US territory of Puerto Rico wants to go bankrupt over $70 billion debt
The island’s poverty rate is over 45%.
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May 3rd 2017, 9:03 PM
# Bankrupt
Donald Trump took a massive gamble in Atlantic City ... it didn't pay off
The businessman-turned-politician once employed thousands in the resort town.
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Apr 9th 2016, 11:00 AM
# skint eastwood
It is about to become much easier to go bankrupt in Ireland
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that he supports the move to reduce the length of time an individual is bankrupt for.
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Nov 11th 2015, 5:37 PM
# problems
Former Liverpool and Leeds player declared bankrupt
The former Scotland international has spoken of his gambling problems in the past.
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Aug 17th 2015, 3:39 PM
# in da club
'Bankrupt' rapper 50 Cent has a 24-bathroom house with a nightclub in it
That’s a big house, Fiddy.
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Jul 30th 2015, 10:16 PM
# Bankrupt
50 Cent 'returns cars and jewellery when he's finished with them'
He denied owning many luxury items.
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Jul 22nd 2015, 10:20 AM
# Centsless
50 Cent declared himself bankrupt and the internet quickly reacted
You can always count on the internet for witticisms at times like this.
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Jul 13th 2015, 8:15 PM
# Hard Times
Almost 200 people have lost their homes to bankruptcy in just over a year
Prior to January 2014, only 10 family homes or Principal Private Residences were surrendered.
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May 31st 2015, 2:40 PM
# Damages
'No chance': Germany won't pay €162 billion 'owed' to Greece since WWII
The country’s central bank was forced to loan a massive sum to the Third Reich.
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Feb 9th 2015, 9:14 PM
# facing the music
Developer Sean Dunne to go ahead with bankruptcy case
Dunne has debts amounting to €700 million.
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Nov 7th 2014, 8:31 AM
# To the wall
How many Nama debtors have gone bankrupt so far?
The vast majority of the bankruptcies have been in the UK.
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Jul 18th 2014, 4:04 PM
Voices
Opinion: Don't let the word 'bankruptcy' scare you, it is now a viable option
Bankruptcy is a recognition and embrace of failure. If properly understood people can emerge from it stronger than before, writes Ross Maguire SC.
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May 20th 2014, 7:30 PM
# Courts
Bankrupt Jillian Godsil takes constitutional challenge to run in elections
The campaigner is fighting to be allowed run in upcoming elections, despite her bankruptcy.
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Mar 22nd 2014, 7:15 AM
Voices
Column: There are fewer bankruptcies than expected so far this year. Why?
A stand-off between debtors and creditors has led to a slow down in formal insolvency arrangements, write Anthony Joyce and Karl Deeter.
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Mar 12th 2014, 8:00 AM
# Bankrupt
‘I’ve given six years to my debt, tried selling my home on YouTube and now I’m bankrupt’
Jillian Godsil says the personal insolvency laws are not designed for ordinary people saying she had no other option but to file for bankruptcy.
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Feb 23rd 2014, 7:56 PM
# Bankrupt
'No surrender!': BNP leader Nick Griffin's response to being declared bankrupt
Griffin says his bankruptcy won’t prevent him from staying on as an MEP.
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Jan 3rd 2014, 11:56 AM
# Bankruptcy
3,000 bankruptcy applications expected in 2014
This compares to just 58 people declared bankrupt last year, with new legislation which came into effect last month expected to cause a ‘significant increase’.
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Jan 3rd 2014, 6:45 AM
# Anglo
IBRC granted bankruptcy protection in United States
The special liquidators of IBRC say the move will help them to sell IBRC assets based in the US and use the money to pay creditors.
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Dec 18th 2013, 6:34 PM
# Bankrupt
Sean Dunne fails in bid to overturn bankruptcy
“I am a victim of lots of inaccurate publicity” Sean Dunne is quoted as saying in an email used as evidence in court.
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Dec 6th 2013, 4:24 PM
# Bankruptcy
New bankruptcy rules to be signed into law by Minister Shatter today
The new procedures reduce the term of bankruptcy in Ireland from 12 years to three.
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Dec 3rd 2013, 10:48 AM
# Bankrupt
New bankruptcy law 'imminent' following country's first debt settlement deal
Under the new laws the period of bankruptcy will be reduced from 12 to three years.
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Nov 26th 2013, 7:10 AM
# personal insolvency
Two more insolvency cases heard under new regime as 7,500 contact ISI
According to the statistics section of the ISI’s website, there were almost 7,500 contacts made to to the ISI either by email or telephone up to the end of October.
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Nov 21st 2013, 5:55 PM
# insolvency
Explainer: What does the Insolvency Service of Ireland do?
The new service opens today, but what does it involve?
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Sep 9th 2013, 1:29 PM
# Bankruptcy
"Arrogant, Inhuman, Bastards" - Ivan Yates takes aim at banks over his bankruptcy
The former Fine Gael minister defended his bankruptcy in the UK, saying that it made him feel so down he wished he was dead.
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Sep 2nd 2013, 3:32 PM
# Baron of Ballsbridge
NAMA tries to stop Seán Dunne's US plans
Another twist in the tale…
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Jul 10th 2013, 9:33 AM
# Anglo Irish Bank
Seán Quinn: 'I've apologised to my children for my fundamental mistake'
The bankrupt former billionaire tells the Impartial Reporter his time in jail has made him determined to clear his name.
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Jun 27th 2013, 6:06 PM
# Bankrupt
Bankrupt developer Sean Dunne reveals liabilities of €718 million
The bankruptcy filing also reveals that he has an average monthly income of €17,000 per month.
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May 4th 2013, 11:21 AM
# On the brink
How the Cyprus bank closure is crippling business on the island
“We cannot buy, we cannot sell.”
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Mar 23rd 2013, 8:15 AM
# personal insolvency
Nearly twice as many Irish travelled to UK for bankruptcy proceedings in 2012
129 people travelled in 2012, compared to just 69 in 2011. Just 35 people were declared bankrupt in Ireland in 2012.
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Mar 19th 2013, 3:23 PM
# Bankrupt
French minister says the country is "totally bankrupt"
The minister said reducing the country’s deficit was fundamental for the economy, enterprise and jobs.
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Jan 29th 2013, 2:10 PM
# Sean Quinn
Seán Quinn: 100 per cent of prison inmates felt I shouldn't be there
The bankrupt businessman has given an interview to the BBC just hours after his release from Mountjoy Prison where he spent the last nine weeks.
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Jan 3rd 2013, 7:17 PM
# Debt
Court registered judgements against debtors top €1 billion in 2012
The value of judgements against commercial debtros increased by 554 per cent to almost €293 million.
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Dec 11th 2012, 2:33 PM
# regeneration fail
After more than 15 years, plans for O'Devaney Gardens officially scrapped
O’Devaney Gardens was supposed to be a model for fixing an area plagued with problems – but it all went wrong.
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Dec 2nd 2012, 7:45 AM
# Ivan Yates
AIB hits back at claims it 'harassed and intimidated' Ivan Yates
The bankrupt former government minister and Newstalk presenter was heavily critical of the bank in a newspaper interview at the weekend.
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Sep 3rd 2012, 6:39 PM
# Tom McFeely
In pics: D-Day for bankrupt developer Tom McFeely
Photographs show belongings being removed from developer’s family home on Ailesbury Road ahead of today’s court deadline.
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Aug 10th 2012, 7:15 AM
# Courts
Priory Hall developer Tom McFeely declared bankrupt
The builder also faces a Supreme Court judgement on his €1 million fine and three-month prison sentence tomorrow.
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Jul 30th 2012, 1:50 PM
# Quinn Rally
In pictures: Thousands gather for Quinn rally in Cavan
Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte was among the thousands who attended a rally for the troubled Quinn family in Cavan last night.
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Jul 30th 2012, 7:17 AM
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