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Wed 05 May 2009Man jailed over €7,000 loan is released
A FATHER of two jailed over failing to continue paying instalments on a €7,000 Credit Union car loan after he was made redundant has been freed by order of the High Court.
The man, who has no previous convictions, took out a €7,000 loan with Carlow credit union in 1998 to buy a car and insurance. He made a number of repayments before being made redundant from his employment as a tiler. He, his partner and two children derive their entire income from social welfare.
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