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# moneylending - Monday 15 June, 2020

'We've heard of moneylenders meeting customers at the post office as they collect their social welfare'

Jun 15th 2020, 7:00 AM 32,683 Views 22 Comments

Dr Olive McCarthy and Dr Noreen Byrne of UCC say while new Central Bank rules for moneylenders are welcome, they don’t go far enough.

# moneylending - Tuesday 27 March, 2018

# Moneylending

Central Bank proposes tough new measures to protect consumers from moneylenders

Mar 27th 2018, 9:44 PM 12,255 Views 39 Comments

St Vincent de Paul said action was needed to protect consumers from “predatory and exploitative” forms of credit.

# moneylending - Saturday 20 May, 2017

# Violent Gang

Waterford moneylending gang 'in hiding' as it owes money to Nigerian drug dealers

May 20th 2017, 6:05 AM 105,987 Views 86 Comments

How locals defied violent threats to rid their community of the criminals.

# moneylending - Monday 11 August, 2014

# Loan Sharks

No prosecutions but three garda investigations into illegal money lending

Aug 11th 2014, 6:45 AM 8,572 Views 6 Comments

Families began to turn to loan sharks during the economic downturn.

# moneylending - Wednesday 31 July, 2013

# Money Lender

SVP concerned over moneylender issuing vouchers instead of cash

Jul 31st 2013, 7:15 AM 12,915 Views 80 Comments

Provident Personal Credit, Ireland’s largest regulated moneylender, has started issuing One4all gift vouchers to some borrowers.

# moneylending - Saturday 3 November, 2012

# Explainer

Explainer: What are the rules that govern legal moneylenders?

Nov 3rd 2012, 7:45 AM 5,675 Views 11 Comments

With Halloween now behind us, Christmas has become the focus of many. While the holiday can bring joy to many, it can be a time of huge financial pressure for others.

# moneylending - Tuesday 17 July, 2012

# Personal Finance

Government will oppose SF bill to limit moneylenders' interest rates

Jul 17th 2012, 8:36 PM 6,165 Views 52 Comments

Sinn Féin’s legislation would mean licensed moneylenders would not be allowed to charge interest higher than 40% APR.

# moneylending - Saturday 23 June, 2012

# Loan Sharks

The number of people jailed for illegal money-lending since 2005? Zero

Jun 23rd 2012, 7:45 AM 4,308 Views 23 Comments

New figures show no-one has been successfully prosecuted over the past seven years, despite the increase in families turning to loan sharks for financial help.

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Poll: How do you feel about gardaí using facial recognition technology to identify suspects?

GARDAÍ ARE SET to be granted new powers to use facial-recognition technology that could lead to the rapid identification of criminals.

The technology enables police forces to carry out automated searches of video footage for suspects in criminal investigations.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is expected to announce the move at the Garda Representative Association annual conference today.

The minister will say the introduction of facial-recognition technology will greatly assist murder, child exploitation and missing persons investigations.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) said it is “strongly opposed” to the technology being used by law enforcement, saying An Garda Síochána has a “poor record on data protection”.

“FRT [facial-recognition technology] and other biometric surveillance tools enable mass surveillance and discriminatory targeted surveillance

“They have the capacity to identify and track people everywhere they go, undermining the right to privacy and data protection, the right to free assembly and association, and the right to equality and non-discrimination,” the ICCL said.

So, today we’re asking: How do you feel about gardaí using facial recognition technology to identify suspects?

Poll Results:

I fully support it (5518)

I have some concerns, but am broadly in favour (3302)

I'm against it (2917)

I don't know/I've no opinion (287)

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