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# insolvency - Monday 2 March, 2020
Court approves arrangement to let Frank McNamara and Theresa Lowe write off €3m in debts
The couple owes money to Tanager DAC, Bank of Ireland, Banco de Sabadell SA, and Revenue.
# insolvency - Friday 20 September, 2019
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.
# insolvency - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
'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.
# insolvency - Wednesday 25 October, 2017
'They're refusing to engage': Banks reject almost half of personal insolvency proposals
The head of the insolvency service said banks are challenging proposals “on as many fronts as possible”.
# insolvency - Wednesday 2 August, 2017
'Deal with your debt problems': The number of people seeking insolvency is on the rise
€588 million worth of insolvency applications were made between April and June this year.
# insolvency - Tuesday 10 January, 2017
Poll: Do you use Bus Éireann?
The company is facing insolvency.
# insolvency - Wednesday 23 November, 2016
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?
# insolvency - Friday 8 January, 2016
Here is how many Irish businesses went broke last year
The service sector was hit hardest by insolvencies.
# insolvency - Tuesday 19 May, 2015
It's 'not possible or appropriate' to adjourn all repossession cases
Thomas Byrne hoped the courts might halt all repossession cases in light of the government’s planned reforms.
# insolvency - Tuesday 14 April, 2015
It's costing banks €100,000 a go to reject insolvency applications...
Are lenders cutting off their nose to spite their face?
# insolvency - Wednesday 8 April, 2015
Can't pay your mortgage? Your council should do it for you...
Whatever action the government takes on Ireland’s housing debt crisis will be the ‘biggest political decision since Irish Water’ according to a householders’ group.
# insolvency - Tuesday 3 March, 2015
The insolvency regime needs to be 'energised' because not enough people are using it
A Fianna Fáíl bill to remove the bank veto in insolvency arrangements is being opposed by the coalition this evening.
# insolvency - Wednesday 14 January, 2015
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.
# insolvency - Tuesday 6 January, 2015
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.
# insolvency - Tuesday 7 October, 2014
Struggling with debt? You could be insolvent - but not realise it
The Insolvency Services said that it has met many people who don’t realise they are insolvent.
# insolvency - Monday 1 September, 2014
Almost 1,000 new companies were formed in Ireland last month
New figures for August out today contain some mixed news. Start-ups were up significantly – but there was also an increase in insolvencies last month.
# insolvency - Sunday 20 July, 2014
Warnings that insolvency laws could contain "an extra layer of bank veto"
The Department of Justice briefed on the issue reports The Sunday Times.
# insolvency - Monday 14 July, 2014
Insolvency service seals threefold increase in debt arrangements
Although coming off a low base, the insolvency service is happy to see growth.
# insolvency - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
Paris Bakery workers end sit-in as Revenue comes to the rescue
The workers staged a sit-in at the premises for 19 days in total.
# insolvency - Friday 2 May, 2014
66 per cent of hotels and restaurants at risk of collapse
The construction industry and retail sector are not doing too great either, according to credit-risk analysts.
# insolvency - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Insolvency chief blasts Bank of Ireland
The state-backed lender’s refusal to engage with personal insolvency legislation is in the crosshairs.
# insolvency - Friday 18 April, 2014
Jillian Godsil to run in European elections after scrapping of law barring bankruptees
At the end of February Jillian Godsil was declared bankrupt in Ireland.
# insolvency - Friday 4 April, 2014
Credit Unions withdraw from debt deal because 'it gives banks too much power'
The plan “vests control in the banks”, a statement from two Credit Union agencies said.
# insolvency - Wednesday 12 March, 2014
Column: There are fewer bankruptcies than expected so far this year. Why?
A stand-off between debtors and creditors has led to a slow down in formal insolvency arrangements, write Anthony Joyce and Karl Deeter.
# insolvency - Sunday 1 December, 2013
Column: The pain of debt is not quick – it is a ceiling that lowers inch by crucifying inch
What is debt, and why do we all buy into this debt culture? Jillian Godsil discusses her own financial problems and the unsustainable status quo of modern Ireland.
# insolvency - Saturday 30 November, 2013
Madeleine McCann, jewel thefts and mortgages: The week in numbers
Plus: What percentage unemployment rate does Taoiseach Enda Kenny want to see in 2016?
# insolvency - Friday 29 November, 2013
Banks exceeding arrears targets, but some customers have "no clarity"
The Central Bank says that there is no “tangible evidence” that some customers’ circumstances are improving.
# insolvency - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
Family with €600k debt granted court protection under new insolvency arrangements
The case is the first involving mortgage debt to appear before the courts under the new personal insolvency arrangements.
# insolvency - Tuesday 26 November, 2013
New bankruptcy law 'imminent' following country's first debt settlement deal
Under the new laws the period of bankruptcy will be reduced from 12 to three years.
# insolvency - Monday 25 November, 2013
Most of borrower’s debt written off in first deal under new insolvency regime
The first debt settlement arrangement has been agreed today.
# insolvency - Thursday 21 November, 2013
Two more insolvency cases heard under new regime as 7,500 contact ISI
According to the statistics section of the ISI’s website, there were almost 7,500 contacts made to to the ISI either by email or telephone up to the end of October.
# insolvency - Monday 28 October, 2013
Fewer Irish companies failing – report
Analysts say that the falling number of insolvencies and increase in business creation is a positive sign for the economy.
# insolvency - Monday 14 October, 2013
Why won’t the ISI give a breakdown of applications processed, asks IMHO
The Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation says emergency legislation is needed to ensure PIPs are affordable.
# insolvency - Saturday 12 October, 2013
These four counties have no personal insolvency practitioners
Dublin has the highest number of PIPs, followed by Cork and Galway.
# insolvency - Thursday 19 September, 2013
Gilmore: Nobody is going to be barred from the insolvency process
The Tánaiste was speaking at his first Leaders’ Questions of the new Dáil term this morning.
# insolvency - Tuesday 10 September, 2013
PIP apologises for comments about ‘bigger houses’ for professionals
Jim Stafford issued a statement saying that he did not intend to ‘create a distinction between so called professional classes and PAYE workers’.
140 calls to insolvency service in first day of business
Plus, the Insolvency Service of Ireland’s website was visited 5,000 times.
# insolvency - Monday 9 September, 2013
Here’s What Happened Today: Monday
Everyone’s talking about the first day of the new Insolvency Service, Phil Hogan’s latest response on Priory Hall and the Syrian President’s combative TV interview.
Explainer: What does the Insolvency Service of Ireland do?
The new service opens today, but what does it involve?
Poll: Will the new insolvency service work?
It is launched today but will the service for struggling borrowers actually work?
Your say
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Poll: Have you attempted a barbecue so far this year?
WELL, THE SUN is shining yet again as we begin the first day of June.
Met Éireann has said temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees today.
With Covid-19 restrictions still in place, and with the warm weather set to stay, many people may be making more use of their back gardens than usual, be it for a bit of gardening, some sunbathing, or some barbecuing.
Today we want to know: Have you attempted a barbecue so far this year?
Poll Results:
Yes (9289)
No (3416)
Not, but I'll give it a try today sure (256)
No opinion (173)
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Master of the High Court: 'Restructuring SMEs through examinership is needed in these tough times'
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