CSO figures show the average income of residential property purchasers was €84,400, up from €80,100 in 2023 and €75,600 in 2022.

At Ennis District Court on Friday, mother of six, Ms Wynne told Judge Alec Gabbett: “It is not a case I was making payments whenever I felt like it. I was doing so with whatever little income that I had to hand.”

At Ennis District Court, Violet Anne Wynne said: 'I am currently unemployed so I don’t have an income at this point in time'

Workers in Dublin city and county had the highest average disposable income in 2023

Accounts for the Zoological Society of Ireland (ZSI) which operates Dublin Zoo and Fota Island Wildlife Park show that income last year increased to €24.63 million