Doherty predicts AIB sale will lead to home repossessions, sales to vulture funds
A Donegal TD is claiming Allied Irish Bank will soon start repossessing homes that are in mortgage arrears to sell them onto vulture funds. Deputy Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein spokesman on finance, says this will be one of the results of AIB shares being being sold off. It follows Finance…
Pringle slams student loans as ‘commercialisation of education’
A Donegal TD has described giving loans to needy students for their third-level education as the commercialisation of education. Student loans — which would have to be repaid after graduation — has been mooted as one way to pay for third-level education. Eduction Minister Richard Bruton has confirmed in the…