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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.
Teens found guilty of stabbing man to death in broad daylight over 'relatively small' debt
Omar Raza was robbed and stabbed.
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.
'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.
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.
'The correction': Should the government forgive some of Ireland's mortgage debt?
Iceland forgave a portion of mortgage holders’ debts in 2014.
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.
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?
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Many people in mortgage arrears are contemplating suicide
A new survey explores the impact debt has on people’s mental health.
'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.
'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.
'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.”
Corrie debt storyline 'all too real' for Irish families with sick children
Many families are trying to make their child’s last Christmas special.
Ireland does pretty well in this ranking of the world's national debts, from safest to most risky
Well, that’s surprising.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Greece has another €10.3 billion in debt due in 2015
And you thought your debts were bad.
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.
People are queuing for ATMs in Greece - but they can only get €60
Pensioners are also queuing outside closed banks.
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.
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.
Greece might just pay off the €1.6 billion it owes this month
There has been “serious progress” in talks.
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.
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.
Banks treating people on variable mortgage rates "very badly"
The Health Minister made the comment today.
'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?
The government says it saved over €10bn by complaining to the Troika
Some people still think we could have got a better deal, however.
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.
Here's what Europe would look like if it were redrawn based on debt per person
Ireland is looking pretty ‘big-boned’…
Solicitor barricades himself inside Killiney mansion
The case has been put back in the High Court until tomorrow afternoon.
Courts 'cannot cope' with amount of home repossessions
‘Angry’ was the word of choice in the Seanad today.
GAA to save Mayo €200k a year as they take over MacHale Park redevelopment
The move could save the county board millions.