AIB confirms €138m deal to buy GoodbodyDeal protects bonuses at brokerage as 30 AIB staff to transfer by end of next yearTue Mar 02 2021 - 12:49
Covid switch to digital banking underpins BoI plan for branch closuresBank has reached tipping point between online and offline banking, chief executive saysMon Mar 01 2021 - 12:04
Bank of Ireland signals first share buyback in two decadesLender plans to revive the sale of long-standing problem mortgages this yearMon Mar 01 2021 - 11:21
Here is the list of Bank of Ireland branch closuresUp to 88 to be shuttered by SeptemberMon Mar 01 2021 - 10:19
Union seeks TD support for pause on bank branch closures as BoI plans cullBank expected to announce closure of up to 100 branches next weekFri Feb 26 2021 - 19:00
Is it a matter of time before Iseq laggards attract attention of ‘blank cheque’ brigade?Market Beat: There is a limit to Kingspan self-flagellation over Grenfell, it seemsFri Feb 26 2021 - 16:09
FBD sees gross Covid-19 business interruption claims at €150mInsurer posts surprise profit for 2020Fri Feb 26 2021 - 07:26
Ulster Bank wrote off tax assets before exit decisionBank’s accounting of tax assets shows how profit outlook had weakened in recent yearsFri Feb 26 2021 - 05:26
European shares dip after taking lead from Wall StreetMarkets report: Irish housebuilders out of sorts as construction remains in lockdownThu Feb 25 2021 - 18:17
Card spending drops 18% in January amid travel and dining slumpSpending on groceries one of few areas to see an increaseThu Feb 25 2021 - 15:51
Woodie’s sales jump 41% as much of Irish retail left in lockdownGrafton Group expansion beyond Ireland, UK and Netherlands on hold amid Covid-19Thu Feb 25 2021 - 07:37
Lloyds takes €1.26bn tax row over Irish tax losses to appealThe group recorded €14.8bn in losses on its Irish loan book after the 2008 crashThu Feb 25 2021 - 05:01
Investec cuts Irish growth forecast in half as lockdown dragsDomestic recovery predicted for ‘later stages’ of the third quarterThu Feb 25 2021 - 04:52
Ulster Bank confirms branches are part of PTSB talksBank commits to support current mortgage applicants and borrowers in difficultyTue Feb 23 2021 - 19:15
Ulster Bank staff stressed out by months of uncertainty, admits CEOLender says colleagues kept in the dark over wind-down due to ‘confidentiality restriction’Tue Feb 23 2021 - 15:16
Ardagh confirms plan to list $8.5bn drink cans unitDeal aims to tap into higher valuation markets are placing on pure drink cans businessesTue Feb 23 2021 - 11:53
FBD’s business interruption charge expected to rise to €70mIrish insurer had set aside €30m to deal with outcome of test case taken by pub groupsTue Feb 23 2021 - 09:52
Smurfit’s refusal to be boxed in by rivals pays off for investorsWith its share price at an all-time high, Smurfit Kappa chief Tony Smurfit has been vindicated in his decision to reject a rival offer three years agoSat Feb 20 2021 - 08:00
Ulster Bank confirms ‘phased withdrawal’ from Republic over coming yearsBank employs around 2,800 staff in Republic and has more than one million customersFri Feb 19 2021 - 20:16
PTSB and AIB don green jersey as Ulster says no moreParent NatWest loses patience with the cost of financial crisis falloutFri Feb 19 2021 - 17:41
State faces prospect of pumping more money into banking as Ulster Bank exitsAIB and PTSB shares soar as they eye parts of departing lender’s €20 billion loan bookFri Feb 19 2021 - 16:09
Q&A: What will Ulster Bank’s closure mean for customers?Decision by NatWest affects mortgages, business loans and depositsFri Feb 19 2021 - 15:09
Ulster Bank’s timeline: From backing linen merchants to Celtic Tiger buildersOver the course of 160 years, Ulster Bank grew from a small regional presence to being a major property lender in the Celtic Tiger boom yearsFri Feb 19 2021 - 12:18
State faces pumping more money into banking as Ulster Bank exitsAIB and PTSB shares soar as they eye parts of Ulster Ban k’s €20 billion loan boo kFri Feb 19 2021 - 11:01
AIB sells soured mortgages as it circles Ulster Bank loansAverage balance in portfolio being sold is €300,000 and in arrears to tune of €95,000Fri Feb 19 2021 - 09:31
Union accuses Ulster Bank of treating its staff ‘very shabbily’Financial Services Union says bank staff must have option to move with their workFri Feb 19 2021 - 08:27
PTSB and AIB set to disclose Ulster Bank loan book talksState holds majority share in both banks and may see PTSB as ‘third force’Thu Feb 18 2021 - 18:40
Ulster Bank CEO tells staff ‘no decision has been taken’Staff to be briefed after bank results are published on FridayThu Feb 18 2021 - 11:52
Ulster Bank set to exit Irish market after more than 160 yearsGoldman Sachs engaged with number of parties interested in elements of loan bookWed Feb 17 2021 - 21:52
Bank of Ireland to refund €570,000 for mortgage overchargingSome 35,000 customers were overcharged due to miscalculation on their mortgagesWed Feb 17 2021 - 19:22
Central Bank may seek court orders for insurers avoiding valid Covid claimsHigh Court rules in favour of four publicans who challenged FBD on its refusal to pay out on its pubs policyWed Feb 17 2021 - 17:08
Ardagh ups investment plan to double drink cans earningsEarnings dip by 2% to €1.6bnTue Feb 16 2021 - 12:54
Dublin-based Depfa to be bought by Austria’s BawagBank expects to make money by running down former public sector lenderMon Feb 15 2021 - 13:22
Irish investors in failed German fund told of problems in getting hold of assetsGermany Property Group collapsed last year after raising €107m from Irish investorsSat Feb 13 2021 - 06:48
Kerry Group short-seller gives farmers food for thought in joint venture talksMarket Beat: Little hope of any deal until milk price issue is resolvedFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:48
Makhlouf vows ‘action’ against insurers avoiding payouts for valid Covid claimsCentral Bank governor’s comments come in the wake of landmark court rulingsThu Feb 11 2021 - 20:28
Irish shares dip as Kerry drop offsets CRH advanceBanks out of sorts at home and in Europe, while payments firms gain in US marketsThu Feb 11 2021 - 18:06
Kerry shares slide as ‘short seller’ questions M&A recordStock down as much as 11.5% before partly recoveringThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:30
KBC Ireland sees no new spike in distressed loans in longer lockdownIrish subsidiary of Belgian bank made a €48m net loss in 2020Thu Feb 11 2021 - 11:58
Euronext on track to complete its Borsa Italiana purchase by JuneLondon Stock Exchange selling Italian bourse for €4.33bnWed Feb 10 2021 - 18:16
AIB begins union talks on cutting up to 1,500 jobsFSU calling for workforce cuts to be postponed until after Covid-19Wed Feb 10 2021 - 14:20
Nama has generated €46bn in cash since 2009Chief executive estimates agency will transfer €4.8bn to StateWed Feb 10 2021 - 14:11
Goodbody Stockbrokers’ chief Roy Barrett plans to leave after AIB dealAIB said to have offered more than €130m for GoodbodyWed Feb 10 2021 - 07:45
Private equity groups battle for €1bn AIB problem mortgagesWinner of sell-off of home loans deep in arrears expected to be chosen within weeksWed Feb 10 2021 - 07:45
Smurfit Kappa increases dividend as it records ecommerce boomBullish outlook from packaging group on back of ecommerce and sustainability issuesWed Feb 10 2021 - 07:39
DAA, Finance Ireland, Aer Lingus tap Covid recovery fundISIF has pipeline of €600 million of potential further recovery fund investments,Mon Feb 08 2021 - 12:29
Central Bank to increase scrutiny on funds in clampdown on ‘greenwashing’Firms may advertise products as sustainable to benefit from demand, regulator warnsMon Feb 08 2021 - 12:04
Providence Resources plays down merger speculationAnnouncement follows speculation about approach from Norwegian partnerMon Feb 08 2021 - 09:55
Shares surge at FBD despite multimillion euro court rulingStock market reassured that company remains strongly capitalisedSat Feb 06 2021 - 05:00
FBD promises ‘interim payments’ to pubs after landmark court rulingInsurer will not appeal decision that has ramifications for 1,100 pubs and restaurantsFri Feb 05 2021 - 20:19
