Pepper plans new revenue lines as era of large loan sales ebbsNew venture to manage unsecured credit banks, utility firms and semistate agenciesTue May 05 2026 - 06:00
Credit unions eye 10% mortgage market share as competition grows Increase in credit union lending has occurred against backdrop of regulatory and legislative tweaksMon May 04 2026 - 06:00
DCC’s plc days seem numbered unless bid interest ignites its energy story This week’s bid from ECP and KKR means the Irish company is firmly in playSat May 02 2026 - 06:00
Bank of Ireland sees little change in £374m UK motor finance commission charge Group said it started this year ‘with momentum’ despite geopolitical uncertainty posed by the Middle East conflictFri May 01 2026 - 13:53
DCC rejects €5.72bn bid from Energy Capital and KKR Rejection comes two days after company said it had received the offerThu Apr 30 2026 - 17:12
CRH agrees $700m US water treatment deal as sales and earnings beat estimatesBuilding materials giant also offloads three firms for $1.9bnThu Apr 30 2026 - 14:49
Smurfit Westrock mulls London delisting as earnings miss estimates Dublin-based company would follow CRH in dropping its London listing altogetherThu Apr 30 2026 - 13:31
Kingspan sees ‘strong’ order intake after tough start to year for constructionInsulation giant sees sales top €2.1bn for first three months of yearThu Apr 30 2026 - 08:10
AIB new lending grows 11% as bank sees ‘very little’ Middle East impactGross loans on the bank’s balance sheet grew by 1.7 per cent for the period, to €73.5bnThu Apr 30 2026 - 07:20
Icon says revenue accounting issues extended into 2025 Clinical trials group first signalled in February it was investigating potential revenue overstatementWed Apr 29 2026 - 17:22
DCC jumps to four-year high on bid from Energy Capital and KKRDCC is based in Dublin and listed on the London Stock ExchangeWed Apr 29 2026 - 11:25
Allianz Ireland plans €81m dividend to parent as it bucks lower insurance industry trendPayout will bring the total dividends by Allianz since the Covid-19 pandemic to €434m or €1.39m a week over six years Wed Apr 29 2026 - 06:00
Tullow secures record $130 a barrel for Ghana oil amid crisisPrice is well ahead of global benchmarksTue Apr 28 2026 - 11:53
High Court rebuke erodes central bank authority as its powers growMany in the financial industry would argue that the pendulum has swung too hard towards the regulatorSat Apr 25 2026 - 06:00
‘I’ve lost my career’: The executive at the centre of a flawed Central Bank investigationFunds manager says he has been mostly unable to work for six yearsFri Apr 24 2026 - 06:30
Finance Ireland’s Billy Kane: ‘We’re always up for sale ... that’s the nature of the business’ Head of Ireland’s biggest non-bank lender says he would now rather be one doing the buying after seeing sale talks with PTSB and Bawag fizzle out Fri Apr 24 2026 - 06:00
Finance Ireland pays maiden dividend of €75m as loan book reaches recordSeparate talks held with PTSB and Bawag, chief executive Billy Kane confirmsFri Apr 24 2026 - 06:00
Ardagh Metal wins $175m in damages in case against Boston Beer unitCompany’s parent, built in recent decades by Irishman Paul Coulson, was seized by bondholders last yearThu Apr 23 2026 - 17:48
Avant profit rises in first quarter as Irish loans grow 23 per cent Avant Money is the Irish unit of Spanish financial group Bankinter Thu Apr 23 2026 - 08:00
Capitalflow enters buy-to-let market to expand €1.2bn loan portfolioBunq-owned lender sees €200m opportunity amid increased interest in buy-to-let lendingWed Apr 22 2026 - 06:00
Bawag may move PTSB into corporate and public-sector lendingAustrian bank leaves door open for group to move certain activities to Ireland for tax reasonsTue Apr 21 2026 - 07:37
Irish savings scheme should be tax-free for young adults and simple for all, says think tankInstitute of International and European Affairs suggests an arrangement that draws on examples from several countriesTue Apr 21 2026 - 06:01
Bawag costs drive at PTSB may see staff numbers rise first before it wields the axeSurplus cash and bid’s discount to bank’s inherent value means PTSB will do its bit to help new Austrian owner fund €1.62bn dealSat Apr 18 2026 - 06:00
Foam cup heir Kenneth Dart hits 25% stake in Flutter Current value of the Cayman Islands-based septuagenarian’s stake is about €4.82 billionFri Apr 17 2026 - 16:45
Bank of America Europe profit dips on interest income drop and rising staff costs Headcount in the Republic rose by 14% last year to 1,094Fri Apr 17 2026 - 11:24
Bawag mulls plan to free up capital in PTSB to ease cost of €1.62bn dealAustrian bank pledges to maintain PTSB’s headquarters in Dublin as well as a ‘meaningful branch footprint’ for two yearsFri Apr 17 2026 - 06:00
How PTSB came back from a near-death experience to challenge AIB and Bank of IrelandMany thought PTSB would not survive the banking crisis. Now the lender has the chance to become a real challenger to AIB and Bank of IrelandFri Apr 17 2026 - 06:00
Bank of Ireland plans to delist in UK and offer to buy out small legacy shareholdersMatter will be voted on at agmThu Apr 16 2026 - 15:41
Bawag set to make almost €400m day-one gain from buying PTSB at discountWhile PTSB shares slipped after the deal’s announcement, Bawag’s own stock rose sharplyWed Apr 15 2026 - 06:00
Bawag: what can Irish consumers expect from PTSB’s new owner?Austrian lender has a reputation for focus on digital banking and rigorous cost-cuttingTue Apr 14 2026 - 15:43
Bawag insists it sees ‘value in PTSB branches’ after agreeing €1.62bn dealGoodbody Stockbrokers describes price as a ‘disappointing outcome’Tue Apr 14 2026 - 12:27
Monzo launches in Ireland after 100,000 customers sign up on wait-listUK digital banking group secured Irish licence late last yearTue Apr 14 2026 - 07:04
Vodafone’s stock market rebound risks losing reception Vodafone soars more than 80% from near 30-year low last April to about £1.18Sat Apr 11 2026 - 06:00
Glenveagh plans 11m share options to motivate CEO amid ‘ambitious growth journey’Homebuilder’s share price need to more double for all options to be in the moneyThu Apr 09 2026 - 13:43
NY-listed oilfield group used Irish examinership to move HQ to TexasWeatherford International filed for examinership in 2019 to eliminate €5.2bn in debtThu Apr 09 2026 - 06:00
ICG puts forward chairman McGuckian for re-election for 39th year Irish Ferries parent group defends decision to continue departure from public company governance codes Wed Apr 08 2026 - 15:15
Credit unions with over €100m of assets more than double in decadeTotal assets across the movement have jumped by 55% to €22.5bn but loan-to-asset ratio is still low Wed Apr 08 2026 - 14:48
Mortgage rules eased to help older homeowners downsize with bridging loansCentral Bank changes designed to make it easier to buy home before selling current dwellingWed Apr 08 2026 - 09:56
Ryanair leads Iseq as oil prices slide and global stocks soar on Gulf ceasefireUS, Iran agree to two-week ceasefireWed Apr 08 2026 - 07:07
Intact Ireland profit jumps as investment boost offsets Storm Éowyn hit Insurer, known formerly as RSA Ireland, was once the largest in the State before it was rocked by an accounting scandal in 2013Wed Apr 08 2026 - 07:00
PTSB suitor Bawag plans deal to free up capitalAustrian lender reported to have offered €1.6bn for PTSBTue Apr 07 2026 - 16:59
UK wealth manager Rathbones advances plan for EU hub in DublinRathbones calls move ‘significant step’ in setting up Dublin baseTue Apr 07 2026 - 15:49
Central Bank director Gerry Cross to head global insurance bodyGerry Cross will take on his new position in Basel, Switzerland on June 15thTue Apr 07 2026 - 14:20
Credit unions take step towards combining treasury functions to aid lendingLenders move forward to tap increasing flexibility granted by Central Bank ahead of introduction of new back office regime Tue Apr 07 2026 - 05:00
Citigroup’s Irish EU hub books $124m loan charge for ‘heightened global risks’Citigroup has about 3,000 employees in Ireland Sat Apr 04 2026 - 06:00
Ryanair chief’s looming test of crisis management amid warning of $200 per barrel of oil Ryanair entered the crisis with among the lowest exposures to the conflict regions in the Middle EastSat Apr 04 2026 - 06:00
Bank of Ireland chief Myles O’Grady: ‘We are seeing, on a grand scale, intergenerational wealth’ Chief executive’s strategy update contains a target for the group to grow its loan book by 4% a year out to 2028Fri Apr 03 2026 - 06:00
Bank of Ireland plans further €1.6bn tech-led spend over next three yearsLender plans to roll out new mobile app by the end of JuneFri Apr 03 2026 - 05:00
European shares rally most in a year on hopes Iran war could soon end Iseq All-Share index advances 1.7% though down 6% so far this year Wed Apr 01 2026 - 18:12
Simon Harris outlines more details on new savings scheme to encourage Irish households to investMinister for Finance Simon Harris to outline scheme at Central Bank event on Tuesday Tue Mar 31 2026 - 11:52
