Donohoe expects to announce ‘shortly’ that Bank of Ireland stake has been reduced to zeroState ownership of Bank of Ireland to fall to zeroWed Sept 21 2022 - 17:50
PTSB sells further €700m of buy-to-let mortgagesMoody’s upgrades PTSB’s creditworthiness on Ulster Bank loans dealWed Sept 21 2022 - 13:17
Four KPMG Belfast insolvency managers quit for Interpath IrelandMoves come months after Dublin KPMG and Deloitte partners resigned to set up restructuring businessWed Sept 21 2022 - 05:00
Less than a third of customers moving from Ulster and KBC have updated direct debitsAbout 500,000 current accounts need to move from KBC and Ulster Bank as lenders set to exit StateWed Sept 21 2022 - 00:01
Ulster Bank warns firms of payroll risks as first account closures loomBank warns customers to shift accounts ahead of Irish exitTue Sept 20 2022 - 14:19
CRH’s share buy-backs since 2018 set to top €4bnPurchases over coming months to be carried out by UBSTue Sept 20 2022 - 10:23
Irish stock exchange presses Government for tax breaks to boost IPOsExchange wants to attract more firms to go public in DublinTue Sept 20 2022 - 05:00
Irish mortgage arrears fall to 12-year low even as cost of living surgesFall in arrears comes even amid cost of living crisisMon Sept 19 2022 - 12:25
Uniphar to buy McCauley Pharmacy for about €50mDeal will add 37 retail pharmacies to the group, as Davy compares it to Hickey’s acquisition in 2020Mon Sept 19 2022 - 07:26
Investment in Irish fintechs drops 70% in first half of yearActivity in Q1 and Q2 of 2022 down on 2021 when large individual deals drove record highMon Sept 19 2022 - 05:30
Facebook owner Meta expected to lay off ‘large number’ of contractorsSeen & Heard: Carbon tax rise set to go ahead despite uneaseSun Sept 18 2022 - 13:27
ECB’s Lane says moving too quickly on rates would trigger ‘large recession’Euro zone economy likely to flatline over winter months and fall in growth cannot be ruled out, says chief economistSun Sept 18 2022 - 12:38
Sale of former Quinn Russian and Ukrainian assets delayed until 2024Planned move to sell Russian properties this year disrupted by invasion of neighbouring UkraineFri Sept 16 2022 - 16:54
Michael O’Leary hedges €99m Ryanair bonus plan with extension talksJoe Brennan: 2028 looks to be on the cards as chief executive tables proposal with chairmanFri Sept 16 2022 - 16:37
‘Ireland’s wind resources are the best we see anywhere in the world’ Mainstream CEO Mary Quaney says biggest challenge to State’s green power targets is the time it takes to get projects through planning and then linked to national gridFri Sept 16 2022 - 13:00
Competitiveness council urges action on taxation commission reportCall for Commission on Taxation and Welfare actions to be immediately addressed to equip Ireland with a tax and social protection system where ‘living standards and quality of life improve for all of society’Fri Sept 16 2022 - 05:00
Bank of Ireland to tighten home lending criteria amid rising ratesDebt ratings firm DBRS says rising rates and living costs may lead to rise in Irish mortgage arrearsFri Sept 16 2022 - 05:00
European equity markets dragged down by oil and tech stocksIseq defies wider European trend by inching higherThu Sept 15 2022 - 19:04
Danske Bank fined €1.82m in Ireland for money-laundering law breachesClose to 350,000 transactions not monitored for money laundering or terrorist financing riskThu Sept 15 2022 - 11:34
Banks pressed by finance committee members to hold off on rate hikesAIB says it will consider its response over the number of weeksWed Sept 14 2022 - 20:12
AIB’s ‘customer focus’ derided at finance committee after failed cashless planBanks pressed by TDs and senators not to raise rates after latest ECB moveWed Sept 14 2022 - 19:59
AIB boss says considering response to ECB rates hike ‘within weeks’Colin Hunt reiterates regret over bank’s cashless branch planWed Sept 14 2022 - 14:11
Central Bank eases credit history rules amid ‘big switch’Regulator easing rules as customers move from Ulster Bank and KBCMon Sept 12 2022 - 19:22
Tullow Oil to quit Irish stock market as it prepares for mergerThe Irish-founded explorer floated on the Irish market 33 years agoMon Sept 12 2022 - 15:54
Michael O’Leary makes €4.16m profit selling Ryanair sharesChief executive bought stock under share options scheme and then sold itFri Sept 09 2022 - 19:25
O’Brien has months to avert ceding almost 47% of Digicel to junk bondholdersGlobal debt markets have turned sour in the past eight months and junk-bond markets have fared the worstFri Sept 09 2022 - 16:27
An Post no longer in talks with MoCo on mortgage offeringBoth parties are said to be progressing separate plans to enter the Irish mortgage marketFri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
PTSB to return to Iseq 20 for first time since 2010Shares have risen by 11.6% over the past 12 monthsThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:29
ECB says more rate rises likely as energy crisis deepensBank raise interest rates by a record 75 basis pointsThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:57
EY’s Irish partners to vote on global split of audit and consultingPartners will now vote on proposal to split audit from advisory businessThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:30
Irish banks review non-tracker rates after ECB’s latest hikeLenders appear reluctant to be first mover in raising variable and new fixed ratesThu Sept 08 2022 - 15:47
Siteserv report dismisses insider dealing claims in saleCommission said there was ‘no evidence’ of any ‘unusual trading’Wed Sept 07 2022 - 22:01
European utilities jump on plans to cap soaring energy pricesInvestors wait for ECB interest rate decisionWed Sept 07 2022 - 19:03
What will the ECB interest rate rise mean for your mortgage?The ECB, which raised its interest rate by half a percentage point in July, is expected to deliver a second big rate hike this weekWed Sept 07 2022 - 17:02
Digicel eyes maturing $925m bond as earnings dropAdverse foreign exchange movements drag guidance matching underlying earnings growth of 5% down to a 2% fall in profitsWed Sept 07 2022 - 05:11
Davy’s capital markets head John Lydon quits for CRHDavy’s head of capital markets John Lydon has left the stockbroking firm to join CRH as director of group developmentTue Sept 06 2022 - 21:00
Interest rate spike sees ICS Mortgages take cautious approach to new lending ICS has pressed the brakes on new mortgage lendingSat Sept 03 2022 - 05:00
Iseq slides as European shares are rattled by mounting concerns over rate hikeBanking stocks among weaker performers in DublinThu Sept 01 2022 - 18:57
Irish healthcare data start-up Cushla seeks to raise €3mApp allows individuals access and store their healthcare information and share it with doctors and other medical staffThu Sept 01 2022 - 05:15
Irish State bond rates spike amid worst month for European bondsEuropean bond yields have risen amid growing sentiment the ECB could raise interest rates by as much as 0.75 of a percentage pointWed Aug 31 2022 - 15:52
Bank of Ireland confirms Gavin Kelly as interim CEOLender is 'making good progress' on appointing permanent successor to Francesca McDonaghWed Aug 31 2022 - 07:31
Watchdog seeks shake-up of repossessions for deep arrears cases Competition regulator concerned by impending increase in concentration levels of Irish retail banking following departure of KBC and Ulster BankWed Aug 31 2022 - 05:30
Inflation shock could put 32% of lower-income home borrowers at risk – Central BankAIB and Bank of Ireland make provision for loan lossesTue Aug 30 2022 - 16:13
Bank of Ireland selects former executive Myles O’Grady for top postAppointment subject to vetting by officials from European Central Bank and Central Bank of IrelandTue Aug 30 2022 - 04:45
Irish current account openings double in three months amid ‘big switch’Ulster Bank and KBC gave customers six-month notice to find alternative banking arrangementsFri Aug 05 2022 - 05:30
Bank of Ireland chief Francesca McDonagh leaves unfinished business for successorBritish banker overhauled the culture of Ireland’s largest bank and leaves company on the cusp of a key profitability targetFri Aug 05 2022 - 05:29
Permanent TSB ends two-year CFO search by picking internal candidate Nicola O’BrienO’Brien, who joined Irish bank in early 2017 and was head of finance and investor relations, becomes first woman CFO in Irish retail bankingThu Aug 04 2022 - 11:10
Bank of Ireland profit dips on loans charge amid ‘economic uncertainty’Bank sets aside €47m to deal with potential loan lossesWed Aug 03 2022 - 17:12
Less than half of Irish-based insurers assessing climate change risksCentral Bank says there needs to be a ‘step change’ in response to risks to ensure future viability of the insurance sectorWed Aug 03 2022 - 13:18
Donohoe tightens banker accountability rules in BillNew wording may cause concern for executives who fall under the scope of the proposed changesMon Aug 01 2022 - 07:15
