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Bank of Ireland chief expects job cuts over next three years but branch levels to remain the same
Bank of Ireland chief expects job cuts over next three years but branch levels to remain the same
Bank posted a pre-tax profit of €1.85bn during 2024 — a slight decrease compared to the €1.94bn reported in 2023

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

Jim Power: Confused picture for Central Bankers 
Jim Power: Confused picture for Central Bankers 
In the world of economics and politics the surge in inflation in 2022 and the subsequent tightening of interest rates to bring it back under control has really been the biggest economic and political story in many countries around the world over the ...

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Fitzroy's Florist in Primrose Hill, London
Household spending outpaces inflation showing 'real gain' in consumption
New data from Bank of Ireland indicates a real gain in consumption of approximately 4%

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Florist Arrange Red Rose Flowers
Flowers, jewellery, dinner: Card data reveals Irish consumers' Valentine's spending habits
February 14 last year saw a 69% rise in cinema spending, pub spend increased by 27%, hotels were up by 17%, and gift card sales rose 23%

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Euro stock
Total value of personal loans hits €670m
The average personal loan value rose by €374 year on year to €10,709

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Wolf Image
Barclays delays Dublin to Paris move until 2027
Bank said move would affect only a 'small number' of Dublin staff

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Street view of man choosing new car
Non-bank lenders provided €20bn in credit in 2023
More than half was made up of residential mortgages to homeowners at €8.1bn and landlords at €2.2bn

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Cork couple's challenge to fund's high interest rate on mortgage goes to mediation
Cork couple's challenge to fund's high interest rate on mortgage goes to mediation
They claim Pepper is charging them an unfair rate of 8.5% whereas had their loans remained with PTSB, they would be paying just over 4.3%

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

Nama publishes roadmap for winding down by the end of 2025
Nama publishes roadmap for winding down by the end of 2025
The National Asset Management Agency will also transfer sites to another State body that will deliver around 4,000 new homes in the future

Wed, 08 Jan, 2025

The concept of home ownership and Euro
Credit unions could have an extra €5.5bn to lend to homebuyers and businesses
Central Bank has published the findings of a public consultation on changes that could see credit unions allowed to lend more of their assets

Mon, 23 Dec, 2024

First-time buyers facing house prices €88k higher than five years ago, says report
First-time buyers facing house prices €88k higher than five years ago, says report
Further, average first-time buyer and home-mover costs are now at their highest levels since the data series was first collated in 2003

Fri, 20 Dec, 2024

FILE PHOTO Former Irish Nationwide CEO Michael Fingleton is appealing a High Court decision to refuse to halt a case against him
Former Irish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton fails to halt civil trial against him
The claim against Mr Fingleton was originally pitched at €6 billion, the amount lost by the lender after the 2008 property crash

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

FILE PHOTO The Central Bank has fined Bank of Ireland over €1 million for its role in the tracker mortgage controversy END
Central Bank: Irish economic outlook 'exceptionally sensitive' to global developments
A heavy reliance on corporate tax from US multinationals could make Ireland vulnerable to the policies of the incoming Trump administration

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Halston Street Credit Union Limited in Dublin, Ireland
Credit Unions to be allowed triple mortgage lending
Home and business lending will rise from the current €2.9bn to €8.6bn as limits on the sector are eased 

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

LNG Offshore Terminal
Report issues ‘climate bomb’ warning over €202bn wave of new gas projects
The report, by the climate group Reclaim Finance, found the planned 156 new LNG terminal projects could produce almost as much greenhouse gas as the annual emissions of all the coal plants in operation worldwide

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Key Speakers At Danmark Nationalbank Conference
Mortgage approvals for first-time buyers at record high as rates fall
The data comes ahead of the next meeting of the ECB on Thursday, December 12, where the Governing Council is set to decide on whether to cut interest rates once more before the end of the year

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Eurozone inflation rises but it won't derail ECB rate cuts 
Eurozone inflation rises but it won't derail ECB rate cuts 
Inflation rises 2.3% from a year ago

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

PTSB's new brand
PTSB customers waiting for wages after technical issue
The bank said it resolved the payment issues for the “majority of customers” by the early afternoon

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

GERMANY-EU-ECB-BANKING-INFLATION
Top ECB official sees limited room for rate cuts
Easing too much could squander valuable policy space, the hawkish policy-maker warned

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Coinbase Global Debuts Initial Public Offering At Nasdaq MarketSite
Irish arm of crypto trading platform Coinbase sees profits drop over 60%
Coinbase Ireland Ltd posted a turnover of €29.5m during 2023 — down nearly 68% from the €91.6m recorded in 2022

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Brendan Mullin JAILED3
Former rugby international Brendan Mullin jailed for three years
Mullin was earlier this month found guilty of stealing just over €567,000 from Bank of Ireland Private Bank on dates between 2011 and 2013

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Halston Street Credit Union Limited in Dublin, Ireland
Credit union mortgages jump to €700m
Mortgages now make up more than 10% of the total credit union loan book

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Central bank chief warns bankers to be ‘sensible’ in demands
Central bank chief warns bankers to be ‘sensible’ in demands
Lower standards have greater costs than benefits, says Gabriel Makhlouf

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

Withdraw money in banknotes from an ATM
Almost 70% of us have never switched current account
Consumer Interests: There are savings to be made if you shop around for a better deal on your day-to-day banking, writes John Hearne

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

Mortgage application loan agreement and house key
Irish interest rates fall slightly following ECB decision
Central Bank of Ireland data shows the weighted average interest rate on new Irish mortgages as of the end of September was 4.08%, down from 4.11% in August

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

Vulture funds are fuelling insolvency, warns practitioner who negotiated Cork publican's €58m write-off
Vulture funds are fuelling insolvency, warns practitioner who negotiated Cork publican's €58m write-off
Solicitor who successfully negotiated recent €58m debt write-off warns that funds are pursuing families stuck with ‘staggering’ mortgage repayments

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Revolut banking licence
Revolut offering 'goodwill' payments to customers impacted by Fota Wildlife Park cyberattack
Customers who paid for tickets online between May and August were urged to cancel cards

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

Almost €45m in dormant accounts to benefit more than 50 disadvantaged groups
Almost €45m in dormant accounts to benefit more than 50 disadvantaged groups
There is almost €780,000 for social inclusion projects, €6.5m for sports facilities, and €2.9m for youth justice services

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

Brendan Mullin JURY OUT1
Brendan Mullin, the 'bank for the rich', and the €500k transfer that has never been traced
The trial heard that despite not having a background in banking, Mullin was recruited by Bank of Ireland Private Bank to head up the 'bank for the rich' and bring in high net worth customers

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Budget calculation
Volume and value of personal loan drawdowns hit record highs
The Banking and Payments Federation Ireland also said the number of green loans issued increased by 5.1% to 1,314 compared to last year

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Former Ireland rugby international Brendan Mullin 20/1/2015
Brendan Mullin case boils down to dishonesty, jury told
Former managing director of Bank of Ireland Private Bank is accused of stealing over €570,000, among other charges, all of which he denies

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Keys from room hotel on the door
Switching drives growth in mortgage drawdowns
First-time buyers accounted for 61.4% of the total value of all mortgage drawdowns

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

Latin hispanic woman checking digital wallet on smartphone
Customers conned out of €8k in new direct debit scam
Victims are persuaded into transferring their money to a so-called ‘safe account’ in order to protect it

Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

Close Up Photo of Business People Hands Using Laptop Computers in Open Plan Office
Mid-sized Irish firms least concerned about economic downturn compared to global peers 
Only 16% of Irish firms have concerns over geopolitical disruption compared to a global average of 43%

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Donald Trump
Threat of euro-dollar parity returns on talk of Trump tariffs and rate cuts 
US tariffs could crimp global trade just as growth is slowing and central banks are cutting rates

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

Calculator with wooden house and coins stack and pen on wood table. Property investment and house mortgage financial concept
Jim Power: Inflation battle has been won, but rate cuts could accelerate house prices even further 
While the ECB rate cuts already delivered and those yet to come will help Irish mortgage holders, one must be concerned about the impact on the housing market

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

Policy shouldn't make inflation fight 'more difficult', says Central Bank governor
Policy shouldn't make inflation fight 'more difficult', says Central Bank governor
Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf speaks to Ronan Smyth

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

AIB chief says State could sell remaining 22% stake next year 
AIB chief says State could sell remaining 22% stake next year 
Bank was bailed out to the tune of €29bn after the 2008 crash

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

UK officially in Recession
Dublin gains as City of London chief says Brexit 'disaster' has cost 40,000 finance jobs
British financial services exports have been overtaken by other business services, such as law or advertising

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Woman taking out money from wallet
Plan to ensure all payments for State services can be made with cash
Finance Minister Jack Chambers is bringing the National Payment Strategy to Cabinet

Tue, 15 Oct, 2024

ECB set to deepen global easing with rate cut
ECB set to deepen global easing with rate cut
The bank's president, Christine Lagarde, may be quizzed both on the path forward for further cuts and on what materially changed from the September meeting

Sun, 13 Oct, 2024

DAX Market Reaction As Boris Johnson Battles to Deliver Brexit
Mortgage rates steady ahead of expected rate cut
Mortgages in Ireland remain the sixth most expensive in Europe

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

GERMANY-EU-ECB-BANKING-INFLATION
ECB forecast to cut faster to release economic shackles next year
The expectation shift mirrors a similar recalibration by financial markets — spurred by data pointing to a shakier economy and more rapid disinflation in the 20-nation eurozone

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

10/3/2022
My Job: Billy Holland on the parallels between sport and finance
'There will be those days when you have couples and individuals that you need to sit down and break the bad news too'

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

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