Joe Humphreys

Joe Humphreys

Senior Staff Journalist

Joe Humphreys is a senior staff journalist with The Irish Times. A former correspondent in South Africa, he has recently been acting as an Assistant News Editor, helping to direct daily News Desk operations. He is also a regular feature writer, and has published books on Irish missionaries, the politics of sport and the ethics of world religions.

Insolvency Service of Ireland director Lorcan O’Connor: “If we don’t get the practitioner bit right the system won’t work.” Photograph: Eric Luke
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People entering the personal insolvency process to rid themselves of unsustainable debt have been told they can expect to be charged around €300 for an initial consultation, and several thousand euro to employ an intermediary to manage their case. Photograph: thinkstock
Personal insolvency process: relief at what cost?

Charges of €300 for initial consultation and thousands to manage case, conference told

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Ulick O Connor talks to Mannix Flynn at the Aosdána G general assembly in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, yesterday. Photograph: David Sleator
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