Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described a deal struck with families who bought apartments in the condemned Priory Hall development as a good and fair outcome.

The Independent Mortgage Advisers Federation has denied claims by financial adviser Karl Deeter that up to a quarter of mortgage holders in arrears are voluntarily allowing their mortgages to slip towards default.

THE governing body of Ireland's independent mortgage advisers has instructed its members to disclose to customers the fees it receives from banks and other lending institutions.