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# Debt

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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.
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Sep 22nd 2017, 9:32 AM
Teens found guilty of stabbing man to death in broad daylight over 'relatively small' debt
Omar Raza was robbed and stabbed.
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Sep 8th 2017, 7:44 PM
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.
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Sep 7th 2017, 1:56 PM
'I couldn’t imagine being able to afford loans of €20,000 for my degree'
Students in the UK are graduating with loans of £57,000, Labour says the same can’t happen here.
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Jul 15th 2017, 6:15 AM
Irish soldiers 'depend on loan sharks and welfare payments' to support their families
Family members gathered outside barracks all across the country today to highlight pay issues.
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Apr 20th 2017, 4:42 PM
'The correction': Should the government forgive some of Ireland's mortgage debt?
Iceland forgave a portion of mortgage holders’ debts in 2014.
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Mar 19th 2017, 10:00 PM
Remember the developers who 'exited Nama'? Most paid less than half their debts
51 out of 505 debtors that exited Nama paid 10% or less of their debts.
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Jan 27th 2017, 6:07 PM
FactCheck: Is Fine Gael right to claim the credit for a fall in mortgages in arrears?
Fine Gael has been on Twitter and Facebook, promoting a set of claims about its role in the fall of mortgages in arrears. Do they check out?
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Nov 23rd 2016, 7:59 PM
Boy, 14, jailed after being caught with 22 packets of cocaine and 9 packets of heroin
The judge said during his hearing, “It certainly comes across to me that he is a dealer.”
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Sep 29th 2016, 1:57 PM
Ireland's local authorities are over €4 billion in debt
Minister Simon Coveney says he doesn’t believe that any of the loans are unsustainable.
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Jul 25th 2016, 6:15 AM
One of the country's top golf courses, Druids Glen, has gone into examinership
Druids Glen says despite the court proceedings it will be a case of “business as usual” at the course.
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May 13th 2016, 8:58 PM
Irish households are the third most indebted in the EU
The Central Bank says this ranking is in spite of a significant decline in the ratio of household debt to disposable income.
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May 9th 2016, 4:54 PM
Vulture funds pick and peck and they're not finished yet
The vultures arrived in Ireland after the crisis when they realised there was a lot of property up for grabs at knock down prices, writes Michael Byrne.
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Mar 27th 2016, 8:00 AM
Many people in mortgage arrears are contemplating suicide
A new survey explores the impact debt has on people’s mental health.
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Mar 20th 2016, 3:47 PM
'We need to talk about the reality of debt'
Debt is scary – sometimes scary to face and always scary to hide from, writes Stephen Curtis.
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Mar 18th 2016, 8:00 AM
'To only owe €9m on a €39m stadium, that’s an unbelievable position to be in'
Munster CEO Garrett Fitzgerald believes the province has always been open to change.
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Jan 12th 2016, 9:30 PM
'I'd love to help a struggling tenant, but if I did I'd be homeless myself'
“Landlords answer to banks. We’re still paying the price for austerity.”
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Dec 20th 2015, 7:30 AM
Corrie debt storyline 'all too real' for Irish families with sick children
Many families are trying to make their child’s last Christmas special.
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Dec 11th 2015, 6:05 AM
Ireland does pretty well in this ranking of the world's national debts, from safest to most risky
Well, that’s surprising.
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Aug 16th 2015, 7:30 PM
Irishman and father of 8 held in one of Abu Dhabi's most notorious prisons
John White, a property developer from Clonmel in Country Tipperary is in prison over a €500,000 debt he could not pay.
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Aug 11th 2015, 10:51 AM
Number of property repossessions up nearly 200%
The Courts Service is joining with MABS, the Citizen Information Bureau and the Irish Insolvency Service to bring independent information and advice to court houses around the country.
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Jul 13th 2015, 4:30 PM
What happens to currencies when they die?
We pursue it, discuss it, count it and obsess over it… but do we ever really think about what ‘money’ is?
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Jul 9th 2015, 1:50 PM
Poll: Should Ireland push for debt relief if Greece gets a better deal?
It looks like Tsipras is on track to negotiating a sweeter deal.
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Jul 8th 2015, 8:39 AM
Mayweather stripped of WBO title for not paying his debts
The welterweight champion owes $200,000 in sanction fees and is set to be replaced by Timothy Bradley.
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Jul 7th 2015, 9:33 AM
Greece has another €10.3 billion in debt due in 2015
And you thought your debts were bad.
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Jul 2nd 2015, 7:56 AM
The Troika's negotiations with Greece shows why Ireland must do the right thing
Heavily indebted countries should have a transparent, independent mechanism to turn to when facing the possibility of not being able to repay debts.
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Jun 30th 2015, 6:15 PM
People are queuing for ATMs in Greece - but they can only get €60
Pensioners are also queuing outside closed banks.
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Jun 29th 2015, 7:47 AM
Enda Kenny says he believes a deal is possible for Greece
Finance Minister Michael Noonan earlier said he wasn’t optimistic a deal could be reached today.
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Jun 22nd 2015, 10:45 PM
Those in debt will not be hit with extra VAT charge
A ruling has found that debt management company Money Village will not be subject to VAT.
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Jun 17th 2015, 10:12 AM
Greece might just pay off the €1.6 billion it owes this month
There has been “serious progress” in talks.
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Jun 2nd 2015, 9:52 AM
Westlife singer Shane Filan talks to Pat about how he ended up €23 million in debt
Filan was a high profile casualty of the economic crash.
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May 29th 2015, 10:00 PM
There's some 'good news' for Ulster Bank mortgage holders in arrears
Those who qualify for social housing can sell their homes and not be pursued for the outstanding debt.
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Apr 27th 2015, 8:40 AM
Banks treating people on variable mortgage rates "very badly"
The Health Minister made the comment today.
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Apr 19th 2015, 2:21 PM
'I have never felt so strongly wronged by those who represent our country'
Here I am, feeling like a second-class citizen in my own country, crying over a water meter. Do the politicians I voted for even care?
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Apr 7th 2015, 7:30 PM
The government says it saved over €10bn by complaining to the Troika
Some people still think we could have got a better deal, however.
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Apr 7th 2015, 3:00 PM
Open letter from a lone parent: 'I'm exhausted of trying to provide for my child while living in financial hardship'
A single mother of a 15-year-old writes an open letter to the government about her struggle to make ends meet.
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Mar 11th 2015, 8:00 PM
Here's what Europe would look like if it were redrawn based on debt per person
Ireland is looking pretty ‘big-boned’…
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Mar 8th 2015, 5:30 PM
Solicitor barricades himself inside Killiney mansion
The case has been put back in the High Court until tomorrow afternoon.
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Mar 2nd 2015, 10:51 PM
Courts 'cannot cope' with amount of home repossessions
‘Angry’ was the word of choice in the Seanad today.
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Feb 25th 2015, 7:13 PM
GAA to save Mayo €200k a year as they take over MacHale Park redevelopment
The move could save the county board millions.
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Feb 25th 2015, 9:56 AM
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