Beades loses out to Vulture Funds; Pepper are Ruthless Bastards and People will Suffer at the hands of the Vultures for years to come. Brian Hayes jumped ship from Fine Gael; now it looks as if his allegiance will favour the vulture funds.

Businessman Jerry Beades has lost appeals relating to two Dublin properties of which he is the registered owner, but which were made subject to possession orders in 2008. Two people who claimed to be resident in the properties also lost their separate appeal over a...