Comment: The legal message to debtors remains to engage

Broke borrowers often don't show up or show up without legal advice, writes Francesca Comyn

It is not the first time Edmond Honohan has spoken out on personal insolvency. In 2015, the Master of the High Court urged the government to nationalise repossessed homes for use associal housing.

This time round, the court official is questioning the legitimacy of thousands of possession orders granted in the Circuit Court. According to Central Bank figures, between 2013 and the end of 2015, there were 3,111 such orders granted, relating to ...