Irish Independent : Independent | Mortgage lender Núa Money will let first-time buyers borrow up to five times their income

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Mortgage lender Núa Money announced that, for the first time since the financial crash, first‑time buyers will be able to borrow up to five times their income, a move aimed at widening access to homeownership. The company’s chief commercial officer stressed that this initiative does not signal a return to the high‑risk lending practices of the Celtic Tiger era, but rather reflects a responsible approach to meeting current market demand.

Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/money/mortgage-lender-nua-money-will-let-first-time-buyers-borrow-up-to-five-times-their-income/a1468347405.html

#NaMoney #CelticTiger

Fintan O'Toole draws parallels between the rapid collapse of Ireland's #Catholic Church and the crisis of Britain's monarchy. Exposing sustained huge deceits can lead to rapid collapse.

But the context is v different. Irish Catholicism destroyed itself during the #CelticTiger era of economic boom, peace process, and political stability. The crash came later.

But the #Andrew crisis comes to a broken #UK. Will Brits demolish #monarchy while nothing else works?

https://archive.is/mpqLU

#ukpol

The Crowd on Pana

A huge crowd gathered around a man on stilts holding 3 flaming torches on St. Patrick Street, Cork in 2006. See how homogeneous the crowd is? A similar photo today would show a much more diverse set of people in modern Ireland.

https://inphotos.org/2025/12/17/the-crowd-on-pana/
#2006 #busking #Canon20D #CelticTiger #Cork #crowd #Ireland #PatrickStreet #Photo #Photography #StreetPerformer #StreetPhotography #summer

The Crowd on Pana

A huge crowd gathered around a man on stilts holding 3 flaming torches on St. Patrick Street, Cork in 2006. See how homogeneous the crowd is? A similar photo today would show a much more diverse set of people in modern Ireland.

#2006 #busking #Canon20D #CelticTiger #Cork #crowd #Ireland #PatrickStreet #Photo #Photography #streetPerformer #StreetPhotography #summer

Celtic Tiger Cranes and the Elysian Rising

Cork City during the height of the Celtic Tiger era, captured in 2007 when Ireland’s construction boom was at its peak and the city skyline was dominated by cranes building new office blocks and apartments, including the Elysian Tower.

It would all come crashing down financially within a year. Some apartments in the Elysian were vacant for years.

Celtic Tiger Cranes and the Elysian Rising

Cork City during the height of the Celtic Tiger era, captured in 2007 when Ireland’s construction boom was at its peak and the city skyline was dominated by cranes building new office blocks and apartments, including the Elysian Tower.

It would all come crashing down financially within a year. Some apartments in the Elysian were vacant for years.

https://inphotos.org/2025/11/14/celtic-tiger-cranes-and-the-elysian-rising/

#photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #CelticTiger

[18:02] Judge threatens to remove Celtic Tiger socialite Marcus Sweeney from High Court for ‘being a nuisance’

A High Court judge has told Celtic Tiger restaurateur and socialite Marcus Sweeney that he had "not hint nor hair of what you are on about" and threatened that a duty guard would remove the 47-year-old from the court for "being a nuisance" when seeking to re-enter a Criminal Assets Bureau matter.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/judge-threatens-to-remove-celtic-tiger-socialite-marcus-sweeney-from-high-court-for-being-a-nuisance/a654747303.html

#HighCourt #CelticTiger #MarcusSweeney #47_year_old #CriminalAssetsBureau

[13:13] New scheme to reimburse cost to fix defective apartments

The Government is establishing a pilot scheme for reimbursing apartment owners who fix Celtic Tiger era defective properties at their own expense.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1029/1477991-defective-apartments-scheme/

#CelticTiger