insolvency
# insolvency - Today’s News
Insolvent borrowers ‘will be named and shamed’ online in new system
Fianna Fáil says the public register of people in insolvency procedures could shame people away from participating.
# insolvency - Yesterday’s News
Column: Game, Set and Match to the Banks
The extent to which banks are running Ireland and Europe is clearly shown by the recently published Insolvency Guidelines and Rules, writes Dave Hughes.
# insolvency - Thursday 25 April, 2013
EU’s top court says Ireland must pay Waterford Crystal pensions
Ten workers win a major case at the European Court of Justice, which says Ireland is responsible for stepping in.
# insolvency - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Boston, borrowing and giant snails: The week in numbers
Plus – find out why a French cabinet minister will be writing a cheque to Phil Hogan…
Here is the week in news… skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: making it easier for everyone to be insolvent; Alan Shatter’s beliebers; Quinnsolvency and waking up the Troika in the middle of the night…
# insolvency - Thursday 18 April, 2013
The Evening Fix…now with added baby penguins
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
New insolvency guidelines protect banks at borrowers’ expense – opposition
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have both queried the amount of power left in the hands of the banks in the insolvency regime which was unveiled today.
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Struggling borrowers may have to move house, sell car and change creche to enter new insolvency process
The new guidelines do NOT, however, require one parent to give up work if their childcare costs more than they earn.
PIC: How much a single person can spend under the new insolvency rules
The Insolvency Service of Ireland has published its guidelines for spending limits to qualify for the new procedures.
# insolvency - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Bruton: No ‘global strategy’ for telling homes how to make deals with banks
Not everyone will be told to quit premium TV or private health insurance – but families will need to make sacrifices.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Sunday.
# insolvency - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Column: Government needs to impose proper rules and regulations on lenders
Comments by the Central Bank Governor and the Taoiseach reveal unhappiness over how lenders are dealing with their customers’ over-indebtedness – so why is nothing concrete being done to regulate them, asks Noeline Blackwell.
# insolvency - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Central Bank governor believes there will be ‘permanent loan modifications’
Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan was before the Oireachtas Finance committee this afternoon.
# insolvency - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
New guide published on insolvency in Ireland
It goes through the various new options available through the new Personal Insolvency Bill to someone who is experiencing financial difficulties.
# insolvency - Friday 11 January, 2013
New insolvency regime may not help troubled mortgage holders – Troika Exclusive
The Troika has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the new personal insolvency law that is aimed at helping the country’s many distressed mortgage holders.
# insolvency - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Over 13,000 new companies set up in 2012
It was a bad year for businesses set up in 2008 though as one third of them failed.
# insolvency - Thursday 20 December, 2012
PTSB hits back after Shatter’s criticism of ‘out of touch’ MacSharry
The bank has defended its attitude to the new personal insolvency law after Alan Shatter said comments by its public interest director and former Tánaiste Ray MacSharry were “seriously out of touch”.
Insolvency service on the way as Dáil passes legislation
The long-awaited Personal Insolvency Bill, which will allow some write-down of debts, will be signed into law next week.
# insolvency - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Specialist judges to ‘speedily’ deal with insolvency applications
Minister Shatter said that this is due to the new work for the courts as a result of the Personal Insolvency Bill.
# insolvency - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Shatter welcomes AIB comments on mortgage write-offs
The Justice Minister has said that the personal insolvency bill will be enacted through both Oireachtas houses by 20 December and will become operative next year.
# insolvency - Saturday 1 December, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added moustache murder
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Tallest building in Ireland taken over by administrators
The three companies which control the building applied for insolvency and administrators from KPMG have now been appointed.
# insolvency - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Department of Finance head: Debt should be written off for those who really can’t pay
John Moran tells the Irish Bankers’ Federation that merely not calling in debts won’t cut it – they need to be removed totally.
# insolvency - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Deloitte director Lorcan O’Connor to head Ireland’s insolvency service
Justice and Equality Minister Alan Shatter announced the appointment this afternoon.
# insolvency - Friday 14 September, 2012
Shatter rules out exempting jewellery from new insolvency law
The justice minister told the Oireachtas justice committee that “diamond bazooka” engagement rings could not be excluded.
# insolvency - Friday 31 August, 2012
Six companies collapsed each day this month
Figures show there was in increase in the number of start-ups this year but the net loss was still 480 businesses.
# insolvency - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Five companies went bust each day of July, says Vision-net
Half of those stress-tested by the credit and risk analyst also showed signs of being on the brink of failure.
# insolvency - Thursday 19 July, 2012
No opposition to Personal Insolvency Bill during Dáil debate
The bill includes measures to help mortage holders out of debt, with one TD saying it “has the potential to help families sleep easier at night”.
# insolvency - Friday 6 July, 2012
Poll: Should debtors have to sell their personal jewellery to get relief?
Alan Shatter has said debtors may have to sell off sentimental items such as engagement rings, if they are valuable. So what do you think?
Debtors should sell their personal jewellery to get relief, says Shatter
The Minister for Justice said jewellery including engagement rings should be sold off if people want debt relief.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things to know this morning…
# insolvency - Saturday 30 June, 2012
Poll: Will the Personal Insolvency Bill help people struggling with debts?
Proposed legislation to reform Ireland’s bankruptcy regime were unveiled this week. Do you think they’ll help?
# insolvency - Friday 29 June, 2012
The Evening Fix: Friday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Shatter publishes long-awaited plans to reform insolvency law
The new regime reforms our bankruptcy laws, and aims to help the likes of struggling mortgage holders out of debt.
# insolvency - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Government calls banks in over mortgage arrears
The bank CEOs were briefed on personal insolvency legislation, details of which have not been released to the public.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things you need to know this morning…
# insolvency - Friday 16 March, 2012
Column: It’s not enough to help people in debt. We must look at the big picture
New legislation will help safeguard people struggling with debt – but they deserve to have their homes protected too, writes Noeleen Blackwell.
# insolvency - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
BoI plays down report on mortgage rate hikes
The remarks come after chief executive Richie Boucher was quoted as saying new insolvency legislation could lead to increases.
# insolvency - Tuesday 3 January, 2012
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
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