Outstanding loans currently owing to alternative lenders total around €200m, new findings show.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny ran the opening bell for New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange today as part of the Dublin Web Summit.

Hundreds of Newcastle fans have joined a march to protest against the way in which owner Mike Ashley is running the club.

Consumer campaigners in the UK are urging stronger action to “clean up” the credit market after finding that going overdrawn with a bank can be as expensive as using a payday lender.

Payday lender Wonga has reported a year of surging profits as its number of cash-strapped customers swelled to more than one million.

Departing goalkeeper Jose Reina has hit out at Liverpool after claiming the club decided to loan him to Napoli without telling him first and that he “deserved better”.

Mick Harford’s proposed appointment as assistant to Newcastle director of football Joe Kinnear has fallen through.

Crikey, but you really have to feel for Newcastle United’s long-suffering fans. Bad enough that ‘one of England’s biggest clubs’ hasn’t claimed a major trophy since the Fairs Cup in 1969 (we’re not of a mind to include the 1992/93 Division 1 title or the Intertoto Cup they ‘won’ six years ago) but how is it that one organisation can so consistently find new ways to generate so much negative publicity?

Newcastle United’s sponsorship deal with loan company Wonga could prove contentious with the club’s Muslim players, a religious organisation has warned.

Newcastle United's sponsorship deal with loan company Wonga could prove contentious with the club's Muslim players, a religious organisation has warned.

Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias is confident the events of the past fortnight have helped to secure the long-term future of the club.

Newcastle United’s decision to agree a sponsorship deal with loan company Wonga has prompted an angry reaction in the North East.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew was celebrating tonight after learning that he will be sending his team out at St James’ Park once again.

Newcastle today announced a four-year sponsorship deal with loans company wonga.com.

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Payday lender Wonga has seen UK profits surge after approving nearly 2.5 million short-term loans in its last financial year.