Iarnród Éireann ‘one misstep away from insolvency’ – RTE.ie

Iarnród Éireann has warned that it remains “one misstep away from insolvency” – as management and unions meet at the Workplace Relations Commission for talks over the unions’ 21% pay claim. Unions say staff are due a pay rise, particularly after experiencing cost-reduction measures during the economic crisis.  Arriving for the talks, Iarnród Éireann Director of Human…

Bank Wars – The Times (subscription)

Bankers have chosen their words carefully since the financial crash, which probably explains the fuss in 2012 when John Reynolds gave a blunt assessment of plans to loosen up the rules on personal insolvency. At the time, bankruptcy tourism was endemic among overindebted members of the business and professional elites. After a brief sojourn in…