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Sat 11 Nov 2008Gilmore calls for ban on house repossessions
House repossessions should be off-limits for at least two years in order to help beleaguered homeowners cope during the recession, Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore said in a keynote speech this evening.
Addressing delegates at the Labour Party national conference in Kilkenny, Mr Gilmore called for a stimulus plan to kick-start the economy. He also used his speech to criticise Fianna Fáil over its willingness to allow "the worst form of vulture capitalist" to invest in Irish banks.
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