Banks Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

DJ Carey €9.5 million write-down – a rigged system exposed

The revelation that AIB wrote down 80% of a €9.5 million debt owed by former Kilkenny hurling star DJ Carey in 2017 caused great controversy last week. Many ordinary working people who the banks hounded for debts that they could not repay

Feb 24, 2023

News & Analysis

Housing market: Prices, profits & repossessions rise

By Finghín Kelly The realities of “recovery” Ireland is in sharp contrast to the official propaganda we are daily fed. Nowhere is this more obvious than when we look at the housing crisis. Last month the Courts Service revealed that 586 repossession

Jun 13, 2015

News & Analysis

AIB back in profit – must remain in public ownership

· After socialising losses, profits can now be shared by society… · Banks can become a public utility to advance economy rather than make profits The Anti-Austerity Alliance has said that the news that AIB has returned to profit should spark a

Mar 6, 2015

Banks

DJ Carey €9.5 million write-down – a rigged system exposed

Housing market: Prices, profits & repossessions rise

AIB back in profit – must remain in public ownership

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden