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# loan sharks

All time
'Unofficial money lenders' targeting people in queues at soup runs
Two men and two women in Clare charged over illegal money lending
Families turning to moneylenders charging up to 200% interest ahead of Christmas
No prosecutions but three garda investigations into illegal money lending
Eleven arrests in Co. Clare as gardaí probe illegal money lending
The number of people jailed for illegal money-lending since 2005? Zero