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Ministers defend Robert Troy over omission of property sale from official list

Ireland’s deputy leader Leo Varadkar has said that he has confidence in the junior minister in his department after it emerged he did not officially declare a property in Co Westmeath that he sold in 2018. Minister for Higher and Further Education ...

17 Aug 2022 at 18:44

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UK ‘in recession’ as Bank of England announces highest interest rates hike since 2008

The Bank of England has announced it will hike interest rates to their highest in more than 13 years and indicated it believes the economy is already in recession. The central bank had previously projected the economy would grow in the current ...

22 Sept 2022 at 15:38

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Shock for mortgage holders as ECB interest rates rise is double what was expected

Hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders will pay a higher monthly rate after the European Central Bank raised its key lending rate today by double what was expected. It had been anticipated that rates would increase by .25pc, but rates were ...

21 Jul 2022 at 15:39

Local News

Shock for mortgage holders in Waterford as ECB interest rates rise is double what was expected

Hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders in Waterford and across Ireland will pay a higher monthly rate after the European Central Bank raised its key lending rate today by double what was expected. It had been anticipated that rates would ...

21 Jul 2022 at 15:57

National News

'Urgent action' needed to combat expected rise in mortgage rates

An increase of mortgage interest rates in the coming months will lead to higher monthly repayments for up to 450,000 homeowners in the country. There has been speculation that interest rates could rise as early as July of this year. This ...

26 Apr 2022 at 17:39

National News

Ireland has highest mortgage interest rates in EU

Ireland has the highest mortgage interest rates in the euro zone, new figures from the Central Bank show. The average interest rate on new Irish mortgage agreements stood at 2.69% in December, compared to euro area average of 1.29%. ...

09 Feb 2022 at 17:57

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Homeowners urged to act now to avoid mortgage repayment hikes

Mortgage holders on either variable or fixed rates with less than two years to run need to act now to avoid challenging repayment hikes, experts have warned. They say people rolling out of historic low fixed-term contracts in the ...

05 Sept 2022 at 13:53

National News

Government action needed to "cushion body blow' of expected mortgage rates increase

Lending interest rates are due to rise twice by the end of the year, with the European Central Bank (ECB) expected to announce the hikes. The move will put extra financial pressure on tracker and variable mortgage holders who ...

24 Aug 2022 at 14:13

National News

Robert Troy claims fire certificate not needed for his Dublin rental property

Junior Minister Robert Troy has claimed he did not need a fire certificate for a property in Dublin which he co-owns. Mr Troy also claimed he did not need planning permission to convert the property into a rental. The ...

24 Aug 2022 at 17:07

National News

Homeowners urged to act now to avoid mortgage repayment hikes

05 Sept 2022 at 10:00

National News

Taoiseach: Minister’s errors in declaring interests a ‘misunderstanding’

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has described the errors made by Robert Troy in declaring his interests to the Irish parliament as a “misunderstanding”. Mr Martin said Mr Troy had “corrected and amended” the record, ...

22 Aug 2022 at 16:34

Varadkar rules out mortgage interest rate relief for homeowners

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Tanaiste rules out bringing in mortgage interest rate relief for homeowners

The Tanaiste has ruled out bringing in mortgage interest rate relief for homeowners as the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates again. Leo Varadkar said there are no plans to introduce rate ...

15 Dec 2022 at 13:05

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