Irish Woes Get Personal for Minister as Losses Top $173 Billion
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For John Perry, the Irish government minister charged with revitalizing the country’s ailing small businesses, the real-estate crash just got personal.
A judge in Dublin this week ordered Perry, 56, and his wife, who together own a hardware store and funeral home in western Ireland, to settle debts totaling 2.47 million euros ($3.3 million) with Danske Bank A/S.