Bank of Ireland

Consumers shrug off cost-of-living and trade concerns

Group said it started this year ‘with momentum’ despite geopolitical uncertainty posed by the Middle East conflict

AIB closed up 0.8% on the day of its annual general meeting after it said new lending increased by 11% to €3.6bn

Monzo is the latest online bank to enter the Irish market

Bridging loans are back in the Irish market and can smooth the process of moving home but they come at a significant cost

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Lender slashes growth forecast for the Irish economy as conflict enters third month

Big loser on muted day in Dublin was budget airline Ryanair, which continued its recent downward turn to finish 1.4% lower

A key factor in the lack of competition in Irish banking has been that the big three only really operate in Ireland

Iseq down 1% as Ryanair declines on rising oil prices

Euronext Dublin finished down 1%, with Ryanair worst performer as it continues to deal with fallout from oil price rises

Threat to staff bonuses, pay and more is an end-game in an arrangement poorly managed by both sides

Irish stock exchange slides more than 1%, London’s FTSE 100 down 0.6%

Bank of Ireland staff told office non-attendance could hit bonuses and pay rises, and swipe-in data will be shared with managers

Price of oil tumbles to €88 a barrel in afternoon trading

Protection of older and ageing people online is a popular topic among adult children across social media forums

Austrian bank pledges to maintain PTSB’s headquarters in Dublin as well as a ‘meaningful branch footprint’ for two years

Many thought PTSB would not survive the banking crisis. Now the lender has the chance to become a real challenger to AIB and Bank of Ireland

Weight-loss drug pioneer investing €432m in Athlone to produce Wegovy tablets for all markets outside US

Euronext Dublin finished the day down 2%, dragged down by Ryanair, which suffered a hit on the back of a profit warning from EasyJet

Matter will be voted on at agm

The hope is that PTSB’s new Austrian owners will offer the two big banks some genuine competition

Budget airline Ryanair slipped 1.6% to €25.52 in Dublin even as oil prices stayed well below $100 a barrel on Wednesday

PTSB shares slid 4.3% after Austrian Bawag was announced as winning bidder for Irish lender

Goodbody Stockbrokers describes price as a ‘disappointing outcome’

Traders shake off Iran worries for now

Economists argue for targeted fuel supports and spending our taxation largesse on infrastructure to eliminate bottlenecks

Oil prices retreated, lifting airline stocks including Ryanair, EasyJet and Delta

Central Bank changes designed to make it easier to buy home before selling current dwelling

There was not much green on the board in Dublin, but AIB was an outlier as it climbed 0.3%

Citigroup has about 3,000 employees in Ireland

Chief executive’s strategy update contains a target for the group to grow its loan book by 4% a year out to 2028

Lender plans to roll out new mobile app by the end of June

Bank says customers can expect to save 12% on their cost of banking but that’s asking quite a lot of the figures

Euronext Dublin deepened recent losses as it slid 0.4% with Ryanair the standout under-performer

Bank Of Ireland has 2% of market

Irish bank had 2% share of UK motor finance market where regulator says 14 million deal between 2007 and 2024 were unfair

Debts recorded after large home was built in 2006 without planning permission, records show

Revenues have almost doubled to €1bn, with three significant acquisitions

Euronext Dublin underperformed international peers as it finished down 2.7 per cent, dragged by many of its bigger hitters