A judge has dismissed the case against a man accused of stealing money from a cash machine because he said the State had failed to prove the bank existed.

A total of 290 property repossession cases came before the Cork County Registrar at the courthouse on Washington Street in the past month.

A High Court ruling has significant implications for Ulster Bank’s efforts to recover debts in Ireland.

The owners of Belgard Retail Park in Dublin have sued Ulster Bank Ireland over the alleged mis-selling of derivative loan facilities or swaps totalling almost €54m.

HOMEOWNERS in Dublin and Cork will experience half the mortgage default rate than those in some midland and border counties.