# Debt

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# Greek Debt

Gerry Adams: Enda and co are in bed with the elites and won't get out

The Sinn Féin leader was speaking at a demonstration to show solidarity with Syriza.

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Feb 11th 2015, 2:16 PM

# Debt

Michael Noonan as he flies to Brussels: "Today I'm pessimistic"

The finance minister is going to Brussels for an emergency meeting on Greece tomorrow.

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Feb 11th 2015, 8:00 AM

# New Deal

'Ireland will show solidarity with Greece'

Minister Simon Coveney said Ireland should be be aware of any deals struck with Greece and if they could apply to Ireland.

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Feb 8th 2015, 7:59 PM

# Plan Ahead

Greece says no to bailout extension, but pledges to honour its debt

Greece aims to raise the minimum wage to €750 euros by 2016.

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Feb 8th 2015, 7:31 PM

# State of the Nation

Why did the Dáil vote against a European debt conference?

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…

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Feb 5th 2015, 9:00 AM

# a new start

A European country is wiping out thousands of its citizens' debts. But it's not Greece

The write-off could be worth up to €273 million for 60,000 of the nation’s poorest citizens.

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Feb 2nd 2015, 11:10 AM

# Loadsamoney

Rolling in it - the richest counties in Ireland are...

Latest figures from the CSO highlight worrying levels of indebtedness in the east of the country…

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Jan 30th 2015, 5:15 PM

# In the red

Irish people easily have the worst mortgage debts in the eurozone

CSO figures also revealed that young people are carrying too much debt.

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Jan 30th 2015, 8:54 AM

# insolvency

Thinking of going bankrupt? It's a lot cheaper than it used to be...

The cost is now less than a fifth what it was two years ago.

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Jan 14th 2015, 11:18 AM

# Hey Big Spender

Irish consumers had their best Christmas for seven years

New figures today also show an increase of 6.4% in retail sales over the course of the year.

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Jan 8th 2015, 2:08 PM

# Going Like Hotcakes

Ireland sold bonds worth €4 billion today

A good day’s work, says the Finance Minister.

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Jan 7th 2015, 9:15 PM

# Bankruptcy

Irish people in debt are still looking to the UK to fix their money problems

Only 311 insolvency applications have been approved to date in Ireland.

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Jan 6th 2015, 6:30 AM

# Debt

Families turning to moneylenders charging up to 200% interest ahead of Christmas

The majority of loans taken out this time last year were to cover debts consumers already had.

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Dec 5th 2014, 7:30 AM

# debt collectors

These photos of a Spanish woman being evicted are heartbreaking

A football team has offered to help the 85-year-old.

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Nov 24th 2014, 7:54 PM

# Report Card

'The IMF did not sufficiently tailor its advice to countries during the crisis'

An IMF internal review finds that some European authorities thought it was “inappropriate” for the IMF to be seated at the negotiating table.

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Nov 4th 2014, 8:13 PM

# budget 2015

Here are three Budget ideas that can solve a social problem, spur the economy, and save money

Dr Daragh McGreal has been crunching numbers and formulating policies for months. Here are a few of them…

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Oct 12th 2014, 9:00 PM

# bond holders

Less than half of Irish bonds are held in the country

The nominal value of outstanding Government bonds now stands at €112,240 million.

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Sep 10th 2014, 7:47 PM

# free at last

James Reilly offloads nursing home debt burden

A group of investors that includes the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs will clear the €1.9 million debt they were made to pay in a 2012 commercial court ruling.

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Sep 9th 2014, 1:20 PM

# falling debt

SMEs dipping back into loans from 'bailed-out banks'

But total borrowings for small business are still headed south.

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Sep 5th 2014, 3:28 PM

# This Charming Man

Michael Noonan's going on a European charm offensive worth hundreds of millions

The Minister is looking to seal a deal for early repayment of our IMF loans, which would bring down repayments considerably.

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Sep 2nd 2014, 5:18 PM

# borrower nor a lender

Irish aversion to debt is "most disappointing" aspect of recovery

Loan repayments were €437 million higher than new lending last month.

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Aug 29th 2014, 3:36 PM

# Tackling debt

Life after debt: advice for heavily-burdened SMEs

ISME is to run a series of free advice sessions for struggling business owners.

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Aug 25th 2014, 3:00 PM

# Looking Up

Ulster Bank is feeling good about the economy - and predicting 3.1% growth this year

The bank is predicting a broader based recovery, with jobs outside Dublin on the cards.

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Aug 25th 2014, 11:04 AM

# budget 2015

If 13 cent of every €1 raised in taxes pays down debt what can be done to ease the burden?

In the run-up to Budget 2015, Dr Daragh McGreal looks at the issue of Ireland’s ‘unsustainable’ debt.

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Aug 24th 2014, 8:45 AM

# Debt Hangover

Nearly half of SMEs with Celtic Tiger property debts are defaulting

Jobs in the SME sector could be threatened by bad property debts, according to the Central Bank.

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Aug 20th 2014, 12:58 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 It’s Friday – and here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

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Aug 8th 2014, 8:21 AM

# inbox me

The Briefcase: good numbers, burnt bondholders, and the ghosts of Irish banking

This was the week in business.

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Aug 1st 2014, 12:09 PM

# It Gets Better

Government deficit drops to 5.6% of GDP

That’s down from 7.9% this time last year.

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Jul 29th 2014, 5:29 PM

# Debt Problems

Insolvency service seals threefold increase in debt arrangements

Although coming off a low base, the insolvency service is happy to see growth.

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Jul 14th 2014, 12:18 PM

Voices

Opinion: Reluctance to repossess homes just drags out the misery for those in serious debt

Politicians are bemoaning the fact that older people might now have to carry debt onto their pension books – but that’s the risk of re-mortgaging.

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Jul 12th 2014, 8:05 AM

# Positive Negative

Sell your house, bring the negative equity with you - is the new AIB mortgage plan a good one?

The bank has launched a new product that will help people in negative equity move – but they’ll take the debt with them.

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Jun 30th 2014, 5:05 PM

# Hard Times

O'Reilly fails to slow AIB's asset pursuit over €22 million debt

The one-time Heinz chairman has failed to slow down the banks pursuit of his assets.

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Jun 27th 2014, 1:26 PM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: The opposition has missed the chance to expose the banking show trial

This ‘inquiry’ has no credibility whatsoever and a decent opposition would have resigned en masse in protest.

Jun 21st 2014, 9:50 AM

# Sold

NAMA completes largest ever loan transaction at €5.6bn

It consisted mostly of loans secured on assets in Northern Ireland.

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Jun 20th 2014, 10:21 PM

Voices

Opinion: Is austerity really a necessity – or do we have a choice?

We’ve been told that we have no choice but to accept austerity measures to get the country back on its feet… but is that really true?

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Jun 20th 2014, 1:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Enda — don’t blow the recovery on a PR stunt

Giving tax cuts in the upcoming budget would be popular, but it’s not the right thing to do.

Jun 19th 2014, 8:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: How can we revitalise rural towns? Simple – take some of the risk out of doing business

The key to taking advantage of the bounce-back is to remove some of the fixed costs involved in starting up a business (or keeping one going).

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Jun 18th 2014, 8:00 AM

# cashflow

Think you're in debt? Try being an Irish hotel, they collectively owe €5.3bn

And it’s stopping them renovating.

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Jun 10th 2014, 10:07 AM

# rein it in

Criticisms of Irish healthcare overspend and unemployment levels in EU report

The European Commission has recommended that the government ensure that excessive debt is corrected in a sustainable manner by 2015 and beyond.

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Jun 2nd 2014, 6:25 PM

# Debt Hangover

Ireland got 'stuffed' on banking debt - Martin Wolf

The Financial Times columnist says that the eurozone is being run for “the benefit of creditors”.

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May 22nd 2014, 7:30 AM