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Tue 10 Oct 2007Man 'practically bankrupt' due to counselling
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A man who says he paid nearly €250,000 to the Roebuck Counselling Centre in Rathgar, Dublin, for counselling and "life mentoring" services has told The Irish Timeshe had to sell his house in order to keep up payments to the centre, writes Róisín Ingle.
Des Martin (57), from Dublin and now living in Co Meath, said he was left "practically bankrupt" after being asked for and agreeing to pay sums totalling €235,550, with the promise that his building business would thrive as a result.
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