Mortgage arrears - Distress lies behind figures

Statistics will tell you that there are in the region of 30,000 households in mortgage arrears in Ireland. They will also reveal that the number of family home mortgages in arrears of 720 days or more rose by over 50%, from 19,541 in 2012 to 29,509 this year.

What they will not show you is the pain and anguish suffered by the tens of thousands of people struggling with mortgage arrears. They go nowhere near exposing the strain and emotional and traumatic effects on families.