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How AIB went from boom to bust and back again

How AIB went from boom to bust and back again

From the bank guarantee, the executive pay cap to the sale of the last State shares

Tue Jun 17 2025 - 13:46
Donohoe lifts remaining bank pay caps after selling last AIB shares

Donohoe lifts remaining bank pay caps after selling last AIB shares

Irish bank was rescued by State with a €20.8bn bailout post the 2008 crash

Tue Jun 17 2025 - 12:45
State to sell  remaining AIB shares

State to sell remaining AIB shares

Government stake in lender down to about 2%

Mon Jun 16 2025 - 17:28
Business lender Capitalflow secures retail credit licence to expand offering

Business lender Capitalflow secures retail credit licence to expand offering

Move will allow lender’s offering to include car finance and buy-to-let mortgages

Mon Jun 16 2025 - 06:00
Rent reforms will pull up the drawbridge on future renters

Rent reforms will pull up the drawbridge on future renters

Most studies show rent controls depress development

Sat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
Digicel ‘poised to refinance €2bn early’ as it wins highest credit rating in years

Digicel ‘poised to refinance €2bn early’ as it wins highest credit rating in years

Move will be helped by US authorities ending an investigation into phone company

Fri Jun 13 2025 - 06:00
Irish investor group targets Polish rental sector

Irish investor group targets Polish rental sector

Domestic market in flux amid fresh round of planned reforms

Fri Jun 13 2025 - 06:00
Irish fixed-term savings rates fall faster than interest offers on mortgages

Irish fixed-term savings rates fall faster than interest offers on mortgages

Irish mortgage interest rates are, on average, the fifth highest across the 19 states in the euro zone

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 15:21
Nama to be down to as low as €10m in loans tied to windup, says CEO

Nama to be down to as low as €10m in loans tied to windup, says CEO

Previous agency target was €4.8bn

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 09:45
Oireachtas should slam down gavel on judges’ planned 16.7% injury awards hike

Oireachtas should slam down gavel on judges’ planned 16.7% injury awards hike

Planned blanket hike will likely be passed directly onto consumers and companies

Sat Jun 07 2025 - 20:57
FD Technologies chairwoman urges investors to back takeover

FD Technologies chairwoman urges investors to back takeover

Firm ‘a relatively small player in a large, but fast-moving, fragmented market’, Donna Troy tells shareholders

Sat Jun 07 2025 - 06:00
AIB to sell its 49.9% stake in merchant services joint venture

AIB to sell its 49.9% stake in merchant services joint venture

Deal will lead to about €215 million capital boost which is expected to deliver profit of around €140m

Fri Jun 06 2025 - 08:01
Corporate tax take tumbles 30% for May with €1.1bn less over same month last year

Corporate tax take tumbles 30% for May with €1.1bn less over same month last year

Department of Finance downplays the decline, attributing it to ‘once-off’ factors

Fri Jun 06 2025 - 06:52
Review of all nursing homes operated by Emeis Ireland requested by Department of Health

Review of all nursing homes operated by Emeis Ireland requested by Department of Health

Admissions to Portlaoise nursing home, one of two featured in RTÉ Investigates programme on Wednesday, halted due to ‘significant concerns’

Thu Jun 05 2025 - 20:21
What is Emeis and where are its Irish care homes located?

What is Emeis and where are its Irish care homes located?

French nursing home group has 27 residential homes across the State

Thu Jun 05 2025 - 17:30
ECB ‘getting to end’ of rates cycle after eight cuts

ECB ‘getting to end’ of rates cycle after eight cuts

ECB cuts deposit rate to 2% to leave it at half of level a year ago

Thu Jun 05 2025 - 13:15
Bank of Ireland seen having clarity on UK motor finance scandal costs this year

Bank of Ireland seen having clarity on UK motor finance scandal costs this year

UK regulators to decide shortly after expected July court ruling whether to launch compensation scheme

Thu Jun 05 2025 - 10:57
European shares rise amid German tax relief package approval

European shares rise amid German tax relief package approval

EU-US trade talks are progressing despite unhelpful doubling of Washington’s metal tariffs

Wed Jun 04 2025 - 18:26
Zara founder snaps up last Dublin docklands project linked to Nama

Zara founder snaps up last Dublin docklands project linked to Nama

Nama and partners have delivered 3.8 million sq ft of commercial space and 2,000 homes in docklands over the past decade

Wed Jun 04 2025 - 05:00
Energia bid interest ranges from Japanese trading firm to private equity

Energia bid interest ranges from Japanese trading firm to private equity

I Squared Capital attempting to sell business for the third time since acquisition in 2016

Wed Jun 04 2025 - 05:00
Dalata rejects surprise €1.3bn bid from Scandinavian consortium

Dalata rejects surprise €1.3bn bid from Scandinavian consortium

Ireland’s biggest hotel firm put itself up for sale earlier in the year

Tue Jun 03 2025 - 07:40
How Bulmers owner’s new chief plans to put the fizz back into former market darling

How Bulmers owner’s new chief plans to put the fizz back into former market darling

C&C’s fifth CEO in as many years sets sights on recapturing glory days of Magners cider

Sat May 31 2025 - 06:00
Insurers and businesses call for injury guidelines reform as 17% rise planned

Insurers and businesses call for injury guidelines reform as 17% rise planned

Judicial Council put forward proposal

Fri May 30 2025 - 06:00
Citigroup’s EU hub becomes largest bank in Ireland following significant balance-sheet growth

Citigroup’s EU hub becomes largest bank in Ireland following significant balance-sheet growth

Profits jump 19% to $2.07bn, driven by interest income and fees and commissions growth in its services division

Fri May 30 2025 - 06:00
William Fry ends merger talks with Eversheds’ Irish arm

William Fry ends merger talks with Eversheds’ Irish arm

Law firm staff told of development five months after potential merger talks first emerged

Thu May 29 2025 - 15:45
European stocks dip following two-day rally as investors eye US-EU trade talks

European stocks dip following two-day rally as investors eye US-EU trade talks

Iseq ends day down as housebuilding stocks advance

Wed May 28 2025 - 18:21
Millionaire Barry English checks into Dalata as bidders circle

Millionaire Barry English checks into Dalata as bidders circle

US investment firms Starwood, Davidson Kempner, Apollo and Bain said to be among bidders

Wed May 28 2025 - 06:00
Department of Finance to wind down special bank shareholdings unit

Department of Finance to wind down special bank shareholdings unit

Group oversaw State shareholdings in banks after financial crash, wind down of IBRC and working out of Nama

Tue May 27 2025 - 05:00
AIB weighs sale of more problem loans with face value of €500m

AIB weighs sale of more problem loans with face value of €500m

Portfolio featuring mortgages, business and unsecured loans includes borrowings that soured during Covid-19 pandemic

Mon May 26 2025 - 05:00
Google CEO says tech group committed to Ireland

Google CEO says tech group committed to Ireland

Seen & heard: Developers warn on housing; Marlet’s retail parks shortlist; Click.ie collapse file for DPP; UGG owner takes Primark to court in US

Sun May 25 2025 - 10:29
Fifteen years, €24.3m and 1,384 pages later, was the Irish Nationwide inquiry really worth it?

Fifteen years, €24.3m and 1,384 pages later, was the Irish Nationwide inquiry really worth it?

Long running inquiry announced findings this week

Sat May 24 2025 - 06:00
Green energy: ‘There’s no transition without transmission,’ says Aer Soléir boss

Green energy: ‘There’s no transition without transmission,’ says Aer Soléir boss

Constraints across Europe’s electricity grids among issues affecting path to net-zero emissions, says head of renewables group with 3GW of projects

Fri May 23 2025 - 06:00
European stocks fall amid weak economic data

European stocks fall amid weak economic data

US markets react to Trump’s tax and spending bill and related debt concerns

Thu May 22 2025 - 18:21
Bank of Ireland ‘actively considering’ buying out small legacy shareholders

Bank of Ireland ‘actively considering’ buying out small legacy shareholders

Stakes diluted in crisis-era bailouts

Thu May 22 2025 - 15:26
INBS inquiry finds litany of regulatory breaches by collapsed lender

INBS inquiry finds litany of regulatory breaches by collapsed lender

Building society suffered financial losses in excess of €6bn between 2008 and 2010

Wed May 21 2025 - 17:34
EY, Arthur Cox and Mason Hayes main winners from €24.3m INBS inquiry

EY, Arthur Cox and Mason Hayes main winners from €24.3m INBS inquiry

Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf says costs reflect 15-year length and complexity of investigations

Wed May 21 2025 - 13:30
Irish Nationwide Building Society inquiry cost reaches €24.3m

Irish Nationwide Building Society inquiry cost reaches €24.3m

Former finance director John Stanley Purcell, its final subject, fined €130,000 and disqualified for four years

Wed May 21 2025 - 12:04
Outsurance Ireland plans to hire further 100 staff in second year in business

Outsurance Ireland plans to hire further 100 staff in second year in business

Company focuses on motor and home coverage

Wed May 21 2025 - 05:00
Banks see no sign of imminent spike in housebuilding

Banks see no sign of imminent spike in housebuilding

State has set target of 41,000 houses this year

Tue May 20 2025 - 16:55
Irish Life, Amundi and BlackRock picked to run Ireland’s auto enrolment pot

Irish Life, Amundi and BlackRock picked to run Ireland’s auto enrolment pot

Ireland’s auto-enrolment scheme to begin in January

Tue May 20 2025 - 15:10
Ardagh talks with creditor group break down over improving cans unit

Ardagh talks with creditor group break down over improving cans unit

Packaging giant built by Paul Coulson ‘remains committed to putting in place a sustainable capital structure’

Tue May 20 2025 - 14:23
Revolut eyes western European HQ in Paris and applies for a French banking licence

Revolut eyes western European HQ in Paris and applies for a French banking licence

Irish operations will fall under future French banking licence

Mon May 19 2025 - 08:00
DCC’s reward for strategic shift delayed as Trump casts shadow over tech unit sale

DCC’s reward for strategic shift delayed as Trump casts shadow over tech unit sale

Datalex remains hooked on financial support from billionaire backer Dermot Desmond

Sat May 17 2025 - 06:00
FBD expected to pay special dividend to bring recent payments to €234m

FBD expected to pay special dividend to bring recent payments to €234m

Dividend yield is more than double that on offer from some other European insurers

Sat May 17 2025 - 06:00
Datalex targets positive earnings for first time in five years

Datalex targets positive earnings for first time in five years

Irish travel software firm saw net loss widen last year

Thu May 15 2025 - 09:45
Kenmare Resources explores mining options as former chief weighs bid

Kenmare Resources explores mining options as former chief weighs bid

Michael Carvill and Abu Dhabi private equity firm given second extension to signal intention to bid for the business

Thu May 15 2025 - 08:12
Greencore signs up 69% of Bakkavor shareholders for recommended £1.2bn deal

Greencore signs up 69% of Bakkavor shareholders for recommended £1.2bn deal

Dublin-based sandwich maker upgrades profit forecast

Thu May 15 2025 - 08:01
It’s déjà vu as Goldman Sachs eyes Irish household savings

It’s déjà vu as Goldman Sachs eyes Irish household savings

Goldman’s Marcus online bank would have its work cut out tackling consumer inertia in Ireland

Wed May 14 2025 - 13:21
Half of small firms not prepared for auto pension enrolment, says Irish Life

Half of small firms not prepared for auto pension enrolment, says Irish Life

Search commences for €200,000-plus chief executive role in organisation overseeing scheme

Wed May 14 2025 - 06:00
Goldman Sachs reported to be in talks to launch retail bank in Ireland

Goldman Sachs reported to be in talks to launch retail bank in Ireland

US giant weighing move into this country

Tue May 13 2025 - 20:52
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