Looking for a mortgage in Ireland has become more difficult over the last decade, but things have taken a particularly bad turn in the last couple of months.
Bank of Scotland/Hallifax, Danske Bank (formerly National Irish Bank) and Rabobank (which owned ACC) have all pulled out of the Irish market in the past 10 years.
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