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Homeowners handing their houses back to the banks

HOMEOWNERS who can no longer afford to pay the mortgage are voluntarily giving up the keys to their property as they see no other way out of the debt, according to a housing charity.

 

Three arrested in drug swoops

THREE people were arrested and two were still being held last night after a triple Garda swoop led to an estimated €1.25 million worth of cocaine being seized by officers.

 




Armed raiders tackled in shop

AN armed robber suffered serious head injuries after staff at a jewellery shop and passersby thwarted a raid by a three-man gang.

 




Abuse survivors' 'lives transformed' with counselling

UP to 80% of child abuse survivors availing of the state's National Counselling Service (NCS) say their lives were transformed by the service.

 




HSE to axe bed pans for elderly patients

ELDERLY and disabled patients will no longer be provided with essential aids such as toilet frames, bed pans, commodes and drip stands in what has been described as a "new low" in crippling health cutbacks.

 




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