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Personal insolvency arrangements

The most notorious high-profile case of debt which surfaced recently was that of former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey, who had the most of €10m in loans written off in a deal reached with Allied Irish Banks. Picture: Denis Minihane

Recent high-profile cases involving sizeable debt write-offs have been headline news, and with good reason. 

Any situation where people see a famous face getting millions of euro in debt written off will draw plenty of attention.