The Irish Times view on the sale of PTSB: the State finally lets go
The hope is that PTSB’s new Austrian owners will offer the two big banks some genuine competition
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Markets mixed amid hopes of a deal to end war in Middle East
Budget airline Ryanair slipped 1.6% to €25.52 in Dublin even as oil prices stayed well below $100 a barrel on Wednesday
Shares rally on hopes for fresh Middle East peace talks
PTSB shares slid 4.3% after Austrian Bawag was announced as winning bidder for Irish lender
Bawag insists it sees ‘value in PTSB branches’ after agreeing €1.62bn deal
Goodbody Stockbrokers describes price as a ‘disappointing outcome’
How vulnerable is Ireland’s economy to global unrest and oil-price shocks?
Economists argue for targeted fuel supports and spending our taxation largesse on infrastructure to eliminate bottlenecks
Global stocks surge as ceasefire stokes relief rally
Oil prices retreated, lifting airline stocks including Ryanair, EasyJet and Delta
Mortgage rules eased to help older homeowners downsize with bridging loans
Central Bank changes designed to make it easier to buy home before selling current dwelling
Global markets fall ahead of Trump’s deadline for Iran
There was not much green on the board in Dublin, but AIB was an outlier as it climbed 0.3%
Citigroup’s Irish EU hub books $124m loan charge for ‘heightened global risks’
Citigroup has about 3,000 employees in Ireland
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 2028
Bank of Ireland plans further €1.6bn tech-led spend over next three years
Lender plans to roll out new mobile app by the end of June
Will AIB’s new account fees really save customers money?
Bank says customers can expect to save 12% on their cost of banking but that’s asking quite a lot of the figures
Oil prices rise again as global markets advance in challenging conditions
Euronext Dublin deepened recent losses as it slid 0.4% with Ryanair the standout under-performer
UK motor finance industry to pay £2bn less in revised customer redress programme
Bank Of Ireland has 2% of market
Bank of Ireland awaits final details of UK motor mis-selling scheme compensation package
Irish bank had 2% share of UK motor finance market where regulator says 14 million deal between 2007 and 2024 were unfair
Bank judgment mortgages registered against Meath site where house was demolished
Debts recorded after large home was built in 2006 without planning permission, records show
The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Patrick Atkinson, Chadwicks Group chief executive
Revenues have almost doubled to €1bn, with three significant acquisitions
Markets slide driven by uncertainty around US-Iran talks
Euronext Dublin underperformed international peers as it finished down 2.7 per cent, dragged by many of its bigger hitters
What should mortgage borrowers do amid forecasts of interest rate hikes?
ICS Mortgages has increased its mortgage costs and the outlook for the market is entirely dependent on the Iran war
Shares advance but oil volatile as markets weigh US plan to end Iran war
European banks were among the big winners as traders boost bets on ECB rate hikes
Welcome to the strange world of the Central Bank’s new consumer code
New rules leave banks and customers none the wiser on what lenders really must do
Supreme Court to assess Bank of Ireland’s ability to raise interest in line with costs
Judges to see whether common commercial loan clause gives bank ‘carte blanche’ in setting rates
Global markets mixed as worries persist Israeli-US war on Iran will go on
Euronext Dublin finished the day just barely in the green, up 0.06% with food group Glanbia the standout performer
Stocks regain ground after Trump postpones strikes on Iran’s energy plants
Precious metals edge up while oil prices fall
Inflation likely to rise to 4% out to April on foot of Iran crisis
Irish petrol and diesel prices have now both increased to, or above, €2 per litre
Credit unions close in on €1bn of mortgage lending as restrictions are eased
Milestone would come six years after Central Bank lifted limits on long term lending
Global markets tumble as Iran war intensifies
Euronext Dublin was a sea of red as the index was dragged down 2.3%, which was largely in line with international peers
Free banking and edgy banter: Monzo raises the stakes for traditional bank customers
British group joins growing ranks of neo-banks but customers, for now, still seem committed to keeping some link with pillar banks
PTSB shines on Austrian bid hopes as European shares advance
Irish lender surges 2.3% in late trading after reports Bawag ready to bid €1.6bn for bank
Bank of Ireland to close New York office this year amid US leveraged finance exit
Chicago and Stamford operations will also shut down
Markets rally on oil price slippage but maintain caution
Investors wait on interest rate signals from central banks
Can you Zippay me a fiver? Banks enter a new world with a new word
All you need to know about the new instant mobile payments system run by AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB
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