Ronan Reid

Bank of Ireland widely considered to be the most likely buyer

AIB said to have offered more than €130m for Goodbody

Caveat: Lidl and Aldi say rivals object to up to 80 per cent of planned new stores

Rising regulatory and compliance costs will see wave of consolidation in finance industry

Stockbroking and investment firm intends to be ‘a driver’ of industry consolidation

Park Developments is selling four office blocks at south Dublin location for €41m

Figures for 2014 included €4.58m one-off payment from Irish Stock Exchange

Donald Trump’s strategy expected to raise debt demand and lead to higher interest rates

Over €700m wiped off Irish exchange equities and Euro Stoxx 600 has worst start ever