# Debt

This year

2023

# AIB

Fine Gael calls for AIB to appear before committee over writedown of DJ Carey debt

It has been reprted that the former hurler and businessman had a debt of over €9.5 million written down to €60,000.

47.6k

Feb 18th 2023, 6:49 PM

# Personal Loans

People are taking on more debt for weddings, cars, and holidays as drawdowns up by 14%

Home improvement loans surpassed car loans in value for the first time in 2022.

9.0k

Feb 9th 2023, 9:12 AM

Last year

2022

# Housing Crisis

Councils that can deliver rapid-build houses on sites will have land debt paid off

Local authorities are currently carrying around €309 million of land legacy debt.

14.2k

Nov 23rd 2022, 7:57 AM

# Job Losses

Twitter layoffs before US midterms fuel misinformation concerns as Musk defends sackings

Twitter fired half of its 7,500-strong staff yesterday.

59.2k

Updated

Nov 5th 2022, 5:49 PM

# Debt

Manchester United debt rises to more than £514m as record wage bill is revealed

The Premier League club’s net debt also rose, from £419.5m in 2021 to £514.9m this year.

7.1k

Sep 22nd 2022, 1:30 PM

# Funding

RTÉ 2021 revenue increased €13 million, marking surplus for second year in a row

The state broadcaster pulled in a surplus of €2.4 million.

17.2k

Jul 18th 2022, 3:20 PM

All time

US agrees to extend debt ceiling to avoid catastrophic credit default

Chuck Schumer announced the breakthrough today after hours of negotiations in Congress.

15.9k

Oct 7th 2021, 9:45 PM

# looking ahead

Ed Woodward optimistic about future as Man United debt rises to £455.5million

The Red Devils finished third last season to seal a Champions League return which boosted broadcasting revenue.

5.2k

Mar 4th 2021, 11:05 PM

# Debt

'Debt piled up. I was a 50-year-old single parent bringing up a teenage girl'

Harry Pearson on writing ‘The Farther Corner’.

13.9k

Dec 25th 2020, 6:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: When it comes to paying for Covid-19, are we still 'in this together'?

Economist Dr Brian O’Boyle says we need to learn the lessons from the last global recession and make sure the economic burden of Covid-19 is shared equally.

19.6k

Jul 24th 2020, 7:00 AM

# Gabriel Makhlouf

Covid-19 poses 'unprecedented' test of Irish economy, warns Central Bank Governor

The Central Bank has warned that the longer the pandemic lasts, the greater the risk to the Irish economy.

10.9k

Jun 16th 2020, 2:32 PM

# Coronavirus

IMF cancels debt payments of 25 'vulnerable' countries amid Covid-19 pandemic

The debt payments of the countries, which are primarily in Africa, will be cancelled for at least six months.

29.1k

Apr 14th 2020, 7:25 AM

# personal insolvency

High Court approves debt write down of millions of euro for two Tipperary women

They will continue to make payments on the mortgages on their respective homes and they will each make lump sum payments of €100.

49.2k

Mar 11th 2020, 6:11 PM

# Update

FAI 'unable to accept' Oireachtas invitation

The association say they want to prioritise ‘the refinancing package that will guarantee the future of the FAI and safeguard jobs’.

26.7k

Dec 10th 2019, 10:47 AM

# Sold

Ulster Bank sells portfolio of 3,175 mortgages to Pepper

There are 2,800 home loans and 375 buy-to-let loans included in the portfolio.

32.3k

Oct 8th 2019, 6:42 PM

# insolvency

High Court writes off over €6 million in debt owed by retired garda and his wife

A lump sum of over €40,000 from family members will go towards the funding of the arrangements.

61.8k

Sep 20th 2019, 8:10 PM

# roman ruins

Italy plunged into crisis as Prime Minister resigns after collapse of coalition with far-right

Giuseppe Conte’s resignation came under pressure from Matteo Salvini’s anti-immigrant League party, which has been soaring in opinion polls.

23.3k

Updated

Aug 20th 2019, 3:15 PM

# Money Money Money

'The chances of a recession in Ireland are 100%', says NTMA

Ireland has paid €60 billion interest on its national debt over the last 10 years.

102k

169

Jul 4th 2019, 12:04 PM

# dragging their heels

'History will judge this': Experts see little change in bank culture after scandals and protests

People who are working every day with customers in arrears say lenders are still refusing to cooperate in any significant way.

12.3k

Jan 13th 2019, 7:30 PM

# fair mortgage bill

'It's your job to call the vulture funds out': High Court Master pens letter to Micheál Martin

Edmund Honohan urged the Fianna Fáil leader to support a piece of legislation he wrote that is currently before the Dáil.

57.4k

Jan 11th 2019, 6:15 AM

# Debt

Government says it's owed €475 million in social welfare overpayments

Minister Regina Doherty said a number of measures are taken to try to recover the monies owed.

26.4k

Dec 29th 2018, 8:00 AM

# debt collectors

Irish Cancer Society calls on HSE to stop referring patients' debt to collection agencies

The Irish Cancer Society is today publishing advice for patients on how best to deal with the charges.

11.1k

Dec 20th 2018, 2:40 PM

# Debt

'95% stay in their own homes': Number of insolvency cases has risen by 60%

The Insolvency Service of Ireland has welcomed the rise in people seeking help.

11.3k

Oct 30th 2018, 1:59 PM

# final notice

HSE spent €600,000 last year on debt collectors to chase patients for unpaid bills

The Irish Cancer Society recently called for the government to abolish inpatient charges for cancer patients in the forthcoming Budget.

17.4k

Oct 1st 2018, 6:10 AM

# bills

'I didn't need that additional fear': Hospital debt collectors 'causing stress' to cancer patients

The Irish Cancer Society has called for the abolition of inpatient fees in the next Budget.

18.7k

Sep 1st 2018, 5:30 PM

# Examiner

Examiner appointed to Bradley's Pharmacy Group

The firm is around €24 million in debt.

26.5k

Aug 20th 2018, 9:25 PM

# Back To School

Parents report going hungry over cost of sending their children to school

Average back-to-school costs have risen at all levels since last year.

12.2k

Aug 2nd 2018, 6:05 AM

# Debt

Parents turning to moneylenders to cope with back-to-school costs

More than one-third of parents in Ireland say they are debt due to these costs.

15.2k

Jul 30th 2018, 6:05 AM

# we made it

Eight years and three bailouts later, Greece's debt crisis is finally over

Greece’s economy has stabilised after being in turmoil for many years.

19.2k

Jun 22nd 2018, 7:17 AM

# Debt

Storm Emma caused higher levels of mortgage arrears as customers missed in-branch payments

The number of accounts in arrears over 720 days has fallen but these cases still account for 41% of all accounts in arrears.

15.5k

Jun 20th 2018, 3:45 PM

# warning

Irish economy is growing substantially but Brexit 'poses major threat'

High levels of household and public debt are also concerning, the Central Bank has said.

16.9k

Jun 15th 2018, 12:10 AM

# Lily Allen

Lily Allen admitted that she's currently in over €1.1 million worth of debt

The singer says her perceived wealth is used to delegitimise her anger about Grenfell.

15.3k

Jun 9th 2018, 4:11 PM

# Manchester

Police officer who strangled wife texted her to make it look like he didn't know she was dead

Darren McKie killed his wife after she found out he had applied for loans in her name.

28.3k

Mar 23rd 2018, 6:52 PM

# gone bust

Minister 'confident' school building projects not in jeopardy after construction firm collapse

The Department of Education said school buildings in question are approximately 90% complete.

45.8k

Jan 15th 2018, 2:30 PM

# Repayment

Ireland gets approval for early repayment of €5.5 billion in bailout loans

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has this will save Ireland €150 million over the remaining life of the loans.

28.2k

131

Nov 28th 2017, 9:48 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Ireland have a separate court to deal with mortgage arrears cases?

Ten percent of home mortgage accounts in this country are in arrears.

16.0k

Nov 26th 2017, 8:15 PM

# Debt

'I'm not going anywhere': Lay litigants in uphill battle against banks and vulture funds

There are calls for the Legal Aid Board to relax its merits test so more families in debt can access professional representation.

18.9k

Nov 17th 2017, 12:05 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you expect to have a mortgage paid off before you retire?

A new poll suggests that nearly half of Irish people expect to still be paying off a property loan when they reach retirement age.

40.3k

118

Sep 22nd 2017, 9:32 AM

# London

Teens found guilty of stabbing man to death in broad daylight over 'relatively small' debt

Omar Raza was robbed and stabbed.

15.8k

Sep 8th 2017, 7:44 PM

# there you go now

Ireland to repay €5.5 billion of bailout loans early to IMF, Denmark & Sweden

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says IMF chief Christine Lagarde has approved the deal.

38.2k

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Sep 7th 2017, 1:56 PM