The Irish Times

Council removes Maureen O’Hara statue at sculptor’s request following criticism

Installation taken down in Glengarriff, west Cork within 48 hours

Sun May 22 2022 - 11:16

Credit union law plans ‘no silver bullet’, says Minister

Residential retrofit lending ‘best opportunity’ for credit unions to grow

Mon May 16 2022 - 05:45

Credit unions lobby for co-lending amid Government review

Submission proposes that the sector be able to lend in groups on larger transactions

Mon Dec 20 2021 - 05:30

Credit union savings slow as households loosen purse strings, report finds

‘Credit unions remains heavily dependent on unsecured personal lending’

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 12:05

Revolut for payments, An Post for savings: how we might bank in the future

With large players exiting, ‘niche’ is where competition may lie in future

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 04:45

Credit unions to get up to €10m funding for retrofit scheme

SEAI said access to finance ‘can be a barrier’ to residential retrofitting as it approved fund

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 16:54

Maureen O’Hara statue ‘not a good likeness’ as refund given – FOI

Cork County Council accepted €26,250 refund with plans for new statue in place

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 20:43

Credit unions see Covid surge in savings, adding to their challenges

Deposits up 7% to €16.3bn in year to September

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 13:10

Credit unions welcome Donohoe’s move to reduce levies

Minister for Finance announces significant reductions to two main regulatory charges

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 15:20

Credit unions seek regulatory changes to allow financial help for members

Association wants to ensure borrowers are not penalised for missing loan payments

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 15:35

Credit unions to loan up to €10m for home energy upgrades

Pilot scheme indicated users borrowed average of €10,000 for home improvement

Mon May 13 2019 - 05:26

Credit unions could be allowed to push up the cost of loans

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe looks to amend legislation to increase interest rate cap for credit unions

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 13:40

Central Bank to review credit union regulations

Review will look at whether to facilitate investment of members’ funds elsewhere

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 05:05

Lack of services not lack of people is what is killing rural Ireland

Tourism keeps the shops open – the shops keep the community alive

Mon Jul 25 2016 - 01:00

Credit unions allowed to accept deposits of €100,000 plus

Central Bank set to soften rule which has raised the ire of the industry

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 10:13

Credit unions criticise ‘overzealous’ regulatory plans

Dail committee told that ‘one size, fits all’ governance won’t help sector grow

Wed Nov 25 2015 - 14:38

Cork’s 17th C fort can be ‘jewel’ for city tourism , Mayor says

OPW hands over Elizabeth Fort to council to develop as a visitor attraction

Thu Jan 09 2014 - 11:23