Bankruptcy Law in Ireland – a roundup

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our email newsletter or our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The Cabinet is to discuss proposals tomorrow to introduce a speedier bankruptcy regime, but the Free Legal Advice Centre has complained about the pace of finalising the...

Phoenix Project – help for those with financial and emotional problems

If you are stuck in a spiral of money difficulties and the emotional problems that arise from money difficulties, there is help at hand. The Phoenix Project is an Irish organisation that will provide a confidential support service to you and your family. They provide accountants and counsellors to help you...

Dealing with a mortgage in arrears

The latest figures from the Central Bank of Ireland (28 February 2011) show a 5.7% of Mortgage Accounts in Arrears for more than 90 days. If you are one of the unfortunates with this problem – the PDFs below will provide some information and advice on dealing with your problem mortgage. Mortgage...

Have you been served with a writ claiming repossession of your home?

If you are a homeowner coming before the Courts and possibly risk having your home repossessed and you have no legal representation, it is time to take some action. There is a new advocacy group working around the clock on a voluntary basis to help represent people like you. New Beginning is calling for...

What happens when you cannot pay your mortgage?

Image by jakerome A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. – Mark Twain While the rich and increasingly irrelevant oligarchs who have run our country into the ground argue over who should get their nose deeper into the...

Information about bankruptcy in Ireland

A very dull sounding, but quite useful PDF document is available from the Courts Service called Bankruptcy and the Official Assignee. As they explain “The staff of the Office of the Official Assignee have prepared this booklet for the assistance of members of the general public in relation to personal...