The Irish Times

Ulster Bank Northern Ireland to close nine further branches

Bank says 50% of customers bank entirely online and it will rely on post office link for counter access

Thu May 19 2022 - 11:50

AIB staff in line for 10% pay increase over three years

More than 6,000 staff to benefit from the agreement

Tue May 03 2022 - 17:31

West Cork distillery agrees to donate €26,000 after discharge kills 2,000 fish

West Cork Distillers pleaded guilty to three counts of illegal discharge into the Ilen River

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 08:08

Bank of Ireland staff in line for 7.5% pay hike over two years

Deal marks the bank’s biggest pay award in over a decade as the cost of living soars

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 10:26

Finance union set for collision with banks with 6% pay hike demand

FSU wants ‘the proceeds of success to be shared’

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 13:13

Trade union faces €30,000-plus bill for excluding blocklayer

BATU also faces legal bill over breaching worker’s right to earn a livelihood

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 17:57

Union calls on KBC for jobs clarity amid ‘fear and confusion’

KBC does not recognise unions, but ‘substantial’ number of staff are members

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 17:14

KBC exit ‘raises fundamental questions’ for Irish banking

Industry group chief says regulatory environment driving banks away from Ireland

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 17:56

Urgent need to discuss the future of banking, says union

Fears raised that regulator may get distracted from monitoring system

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 04:50

Donohoe to brief Cabinet on Davy scandal

FSU says €4m fine not sufficient deterrent given lack of transparency about what happened

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 11:54

Branch closures ‘punish’ communities following Covid rules

Union calls for review of impact on local communities of proposed bank closures

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 09:56

Union accuses Ulster Bank of treating its staff ‘very shabbily’

Financial Services Union says bank staff must have option to move with their work

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 08:27

Bank of Ireland branch closures would be ‘totally outrageous’

Financial Services Union critical of lender as it confirms review of operations underway

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 16:45

Ulster Bank staff asked to sign NDAs on strategic review, union says

Bank’s parent considering winding down division as Covid-19 further depresses profits

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 17:48

Ulster Bank staff ‘furious’ at being kept in dark on future

Ulster’s parent is undertaking a strategic review of the unit

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 16:05

Face masks now mandatory in banks and post offices

Minister changes regulations on face coverings to include additional workplaces

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 12:24

Aer Lingus urged Government to oppose travel quarantine rules

Plus: family businesses fear pandemic will finish them; and sick-pay Bill imminent

Sun Jan 24 2021 - 11:55

FSU calls for wearing of face mask to be made compulsory in bank branches

Financial sector trade union says Government’s position on face coverings in banks, credit unions and post offices was now ‘untenable’

Mon Jan 04 2021 - 16:08

Banks brace themselves for impact of Covid pandemic

In store for 2021: Bad loans, major job cuts and the never-ending tracker saga

Sat Jan 02 2021 - 05:54

Explorer, writer Tim Severin (80) dies at his home in West Cork

Severin became famous when he recreated the Voyage of St Brendan across the Atlantic

Sat Dec 19 2020 - 14:44

NatWest using Covid as ‘cover’ for Ulster Bank review, FSU says

Ulster Bank, Central Bank refuse to appear before Oireachtas committee on bank’s future

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 16:57

Life Scientific founder Nicola Mitchell named entrepreneur of year

Agrochemicals company employs more than 70 people and generates €60m in revenue

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 19:56

Warning over impact of timber shortages due to forest licence backlog

Farmers ‘no longer view forestry as a safe investment’, IFA president tells committee

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 19:14

Union ‘gravely concerned’ at reports of Ulster Bank sale to Cerberus

Financial Services Union says it has written to Ulster Bank parent Natwest over plans

Fri Oct 16 2020 - 11:11

Cerberus eyes Ulster Bank’s €20.5bn loan book in the Republic

Lender’s UK parent NatWest said to be actively considering exiting the market

Fri Oct 16 2020 - 11:10

Financial Services Union mounts campaign to ‘save’ Ulster Bank

Wind-down of the business being considered as part of a strategic review

Thu Oct 15 2020 - 16:15

KBC branch closures prompt union to seek early intervention

FSU in dispute with Belgian lender for failing to address workers’ concerns

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 07:33

Distilling and construction among sectors on industry finalists shortlist

Steel manufacturer and paint manufacturer also on EY Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 04:31

Trade union refers Bank of Ireland to WRC over job cut plan

Union calls for bank to ‘engage meaningfully’ over redundancy proposal

Wed Aug 19 2020 - 13:18

Union to raise fears of job cuts in banking with Department of Finance

It was forecast last week that Irish retail banks are likely to cut 20-30 per cent of roles

Thu Jul 30 2020 - 05:15

Ulster Bank Northern Ireland seeking to cut 40 jobs

Lender is distinct from operation in Republic and cites ‘changing customer behaviour’

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 16:25

Finance union pushes for post-lockdown rules on home working

Call for allowances, IT and legislation to professionalise move to remote labour

Tue Jul 07 2020 - 05:12

EY selects 24 finalists to battle for Entrepreneur of the Year award

Tech and life sciences businesses well represented in addition to traditional players

Mon Jun 15 2020 - 05:00

Banks face union pressure on staffing of bad-loan units

Four of five big lenders were working on job-reduction plans before the Covid-19 crisis

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 05:30