Nissan will go bankrupt within two to three years, Carlos Ghosn told a defence attorney during more than 10 hours of interviews before the motor executive skipped bail and left Japan.

Over the past couple of months two high profile dairy companies in the US – Dean Foods and Borden – have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

More than 180 people have gone bankrupt so far this year, according to the Insolvency Service of Ireland.

There has been a 31% increase in the number of people turning to the Insolvency Service of Ireland.

Businessman Sean Dunne has told the High Court he has never been the owner of and has "zero interest" in a Dublin 4 property known as Walford which was purchased in July 2005 for €58m.

A year after being declared bankrupt, Independent TD Mick Wallace is scheduled to walk away from debts of more than €30m, writes Elaine Loughlin.

A year after being declared bankrupt, Independent TD Mick Wallace is scheduled to walk away from debts of more than €30m.

Sean Dunne may cross-examine his Irish bankruptcy official in a forthcoming hearing aimed at extending the developer’s bankruptcy over alleged non-cooperation and hiding income and assets, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Almost 800 people will be debt-free from today.

A man who lost his home and was declared bankrupt after being overcharged on his mortgage is considering legal action against his bank after a landmark High Court decision writes Eoin English

A large number of people in serious financial difficulty likely waited for changes to the country’s bankruptcy laws so as to take advantage of the newly introduced shorter term, according to a bankruptcy specialist.

A large increase in the numbers inquiring about the new bankruptcy regime just weeks after the new one-year term became law shows there is new hope for indebted Irish households, according to an accountancy specialist.

Bankruptcy applications are expected to soar after new rules came into effect reducing to as little as a year the period that employment and credit restrictions apply to bankrupt individuals.

Lorcan O’Connor — director of the Insolvency Service of Ireland — says he expects the numbers applying for bankruptcy to double following the changes made to the bankruptcy regime here last year.

Over 70% of the 96 Nama debtors who declared themselves bankrupt have been discharged from their bankruptcy.

People who apply for bankruptcy will be allowed take ownership or interest in their family home after three years, under new laws.

The Dáil has passed legislation that will cut the bankruptcy period to one year.

The Coalition has pledged a radical reform of the bankruptcy laws here bringing the regime into line with the one year period that has long prevailed in the UK.

Legislation to shorten the bankruptcy period to one year is set to be approved at Cabinet this morning.

The Government’s decision to reduce the term of bankruptcy from three years to one year has been hailed as “possibly the most important of its term in office”.

Legislation to reduce Ireland's bankruptcy period to one year could be introduced before Christmas.

50 Cent spends $3,000 a month on clothes.

Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico filed for bankruptcy as Donald Trump, the billionaire real estate mogul who lent his name to the property, makes a bid for the White House.

The number of bankruptcies increased by almost 570% last year - with 448 people being declared bankrupt.

The bankruptcy term should be cut from three years to one year, the Oireachtas justice committee has recommended.

Sean Dunne has lost his Supreme Court battle to have his Irish bankruptcy case thrown out.

Labour TD Willie Penrose has said that some in Fine Gael need to "wake up" to the reality of bankruptcy and Ireland's mortgage crisis.

A Labour minister has urged the Coalition to back plans to reduce bankruptcy rules from three years to one in a bid to stop people skipping the country to “avail of more favourable” terms in the UK.

Even if it survives the next three months teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Greece may have blown its best chance of a long-term debt deal by alienating its eurozone partners when it most needed their support.