AIB has secured more than €70,000 in judgments against borrowers in the last 12 months – with the latest repayment order being made against a privately owned Fermoy-based healthcare services company.

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has taken a horse racing enthusiast to court over a debt of €24,772.

WHERE would Ireland be if it was not an EU member? When we joined, our average income per capita was 55% the EU average. Ireland is now the second wealthiest country in EU 27.

MOBILE phone giant O2 has taken three times as many people to court for unpaid bills than its nearest rival, court records have revealed.

IRISH companies have written off close to €600 million in bad debts in the last five years, according to figures released by BusinessPro.