Pilot scheme indicated users borrowed average of €10,000 for home improvement

Mexican ‘snatches golden ticket’ and will challenge for four heavyweight world titles in New York

Legislative change needed to allow credit unions lend to social housing bodies

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe looks to amend legislation to increase interest rate cap for credit unions

World’s largest coffee chain is battling intense competition in the United States

Central Bank is considering loosening the rules but also says sector could lend more

Government departments spent €35,000 on training to minimise effect of hidden prejudice

Detention of men in Philadelphia coffee store sparked protests and calls for boycott

Seamie Quigley leads from the front as Fermanagh stay top

Central Bank consulting on changes to the investment framework that restricts credit unions at present

Coffee chain to open roastery location in Milan, followed by cafes in rest of country

Coffee chain reaching saturation in home market and consumers jittery after election

Sector ‘ideally placed’ to fill market gap but unlikely to take more than 5% share

Executives said China business remains strong even as the economy there cools

Low turnout in inner-city Dublin reflected a lack of faith in politics, but that may be changing

Dail committee told that ‘one size, fits all’ governance won’t help sector grow

Kingdom yet to win in league this season, Tyrone strike late in Newbridge

Is the Central Bank’s drive to move credit unions into its regulatory net at odds with the ethos of the movement?

Regulator unable to sanction directors

Lending is down and interest rate on savings is dropping

Scheme will initially involve 750 borrowers