The National Crime Agency (NCA) made 44 disruptions of child sexual exploitation, drugs and money laundering gangs in the North last year.

All of the homeless families living in a hotel which is now in receivership have been offered “suitable alternative accommodation”, Dublin City Council said yesterday.

A company controlled by businessman Larry Goodman has been refused a stay on orders clearing the way for shareholders in Blackrock Clinic to redeem their loans for investing in the facility.

Two men have been arrested by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) in a fraud investigation linked to the biggest property deal ever in Northern Ireland.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

A five-judge Supreme Court has unanimously rejected arguments by the National Assets Management Agency that it is not a public authority subject to freedom of environmental information requests.

IT may be overstating the case to say a citadel fell yesterday, but only just. 

This year has proved to be another bonanza one for receivers to the National Assets Management Agency debtors with the firms picking up €18.27m to date in receivership fees.

Members of NAMA's senior management are due to appear before the Public Accounts Committee this morning.

A community arts centre is asking the public to sign a petition to prevent it losing its home.

Nama has said it does not have the power to release properties to help accommodate students who are struggling to find rooms to rent ahead of the new college term.

Nama has reported a profit of €211m for last year, a slight drop on the previous year’s operations.

Ireland’s Ombudsman has attacked bastions of secrecy inside the public service who, he said, were resisting right-to-know laws.

Ireland’s new Ombudsman has attacked bastions of secrecy inside the public service who he said were resisting right-to-know laws.

Another €60,000 has been discovered stashed in the former home of one-time IRA hunger striker-turned-property tycoon.

Treasury Holdings’ co-founder Richard Barrett will get €5m cash “with no strings attached” under a proposed settlement of a legal action brought against him and co-founder John Ronan over a controversial €20m transaction, a High Court judge has noted.

The Government has confirmed plans to liquidate the former Anglo Irish Bank in a deal with European chiefs to ease its €28bn toxic bank debt burden.

The National Assets Management Agency has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer.

The High Court has granted three companies in the Dublin-based Moritz Group a stay for three months on entry of orders requiring them to repay more than €172m to the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA).

Three companies in the Dublin-based Moritz Group who have been sued by the National Assets Management Agency (Nama) over unpaid loans made by three banks have asked the High Court for three-month stay on a summary judgment of more than €170m being registered against them.

Disgraced former Irish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton is facing potential lawsuits as the State seeks the return of a €1m bonus.

The former Anglo-Irish Bank, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC), has reported pre-tax losses of €873m for last year.

Treasury Holdings has won a High Court battle to bring a full challenge against National Assets Management Agency's (NAMA) decision to appoint receivers over some of the group's property portfolio.

A High Court ruling is due later in a challenge by Treasury Holdings against the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) appointing receivers over some of its property portfolio.

The National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) is going after 22 developers who transferred €500m worth of assets to family members, it has been revealed.

ACTIVISTS occupying a vacant office building in Cork City are due in court this morning to fight their eviction.

THE occupation of an unfinished office building continued in Cork city over the weekend as the possible threat of eviction loomed.

HOTELIER Jim Mansfield has been ordered to repay €214 million to Bank of Scotland.

The Environment Minister Phil Hogan is meeting with the National Assets Management Agency to see how empty housing stock could be used for social housing.

THE legal action by developer David Daly and his family over the takeover of their €457 million loans by the National Assets Management Agency has settled, the Commercial Court was told yesterday.

THE head of the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) said staff occupying a Cork factory in their fight for redundancy should be focusing on their former employer.

FACTORY workers fighting for redundancy began a sit-in at their plant which closed down yesterday.

THE chief executive of an exclusive American golf resort, formerly owned by Derek Quinlan, is suing the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) for his right to claim bonuses of $2.1 million (€1.55m).

THE Dublin-based property group that TV personality Mike Murphy resigned as a director from last year, recorded pre-tax losses totalling €29.7 million in 2010.

Developer David Daly and his children have been granted leave by the High Court to challenge the demand by the National Assets Management Agency (Nama) for them to repay €457m they owe Allied Irish Bank.

THE Supreme Court has dismissed, by a majority of three to two, the appeal by building company McInerney against the High Court’s rejection of a rescue plan for the company.

ONE of the mid-west’s largest building firms, Paddy Burke (Builders) Ltd went into receivership last year owing over €5 million to unsecured creditors, new filings show.

The National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) has agreed to provide €3m to fund urgent construction works in a number of so-called "ghost estates" linked to loans held by the agency.

IRISH taxpayers are to get the keys to a sprawling mansion believed to be Britain’s most expensive home — and the current owner is far from happy.

THE National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) has told the High Court it has “no current intention” to sell properties in Britain and Ireland of developer David Daly over which it has appointed receivers.

DEVELOPER David Daly and his children have taken legal proceedings aimed at preventing the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) insisting on repayment of their €457 million loans with AIB or the appointing a receiver over properties.