Anger at “New Court” for Families in Danger of Eviction
The Hub-Ireland, a community group working at the coal-face of the mortgage distress problem, has condemned the lack of solutions for distressed mortgage-holders in the new draft Program for Government. The draft program states that a new court will be set up to handle mortgage arrears cases. However, The Hub-Ireland has called for an immediate […]
Is Judicial Independence compromised at the highest levels? – TD Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that serious and credible risks pertaining to the independence and objectivity of some senior Judges now exists. Deputy McGrath was speaking after reviewing Papers outlining several controversial reasons why the presiding judge overseeing the O’Donnell legal action must recuse himself from the case: “In specific terms, the reasons being […]
51 repossession cases in Nenagh – Morris claims Tipperary Housing crisis caused by Government policies
Statement by Cllr Seamie Morris The housing crisis has seen over 750 people forced to seek the help of homeless services in the last 18 months alone. The reduction in rent allowance and rent caps has caused severe tensions between Landlord and Tenant with the latter being forced to renegotiate rents downwards with landlords time […]
Jailing Of Farmers By ESB And Eirgrid For Infrastructure Projects Unacceptable – IFA
IFA’s Offaly County Chairman Joe Parlon has accused both the ESB and EirGrid of using heavy-handed tactics in their dealings with farmers, following the imprisonment of a landowner in Tullamore this week. Speaking after an angry exchange with the utility companies, Joe Parlon said, “In a twenty-year period up to 2008, no landowner was ever […]
