# Bank

This year

2023

Bank of Ireland to open some branches tomorrow after online banking services crash

Many customers took to social media upset that they couldn’t check their bank balance and salaries on the last Friday of the month.

49.0k

Updated

Jun 30th 2023, 10:31 PM

# FSPO Complaints

Bank issues €120,000 settlement after placing woman's house for sale without her knowledge

The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) today published its overview of complaints that it received last year.

32.5k

Mar 24th 2023, 8:34 AM

# Technical Difficulties

AIB says technical issue resolved after customers report difficulties accessing online banking

The bank had said some customers were “experiencing intermittent technical issues with our mobile app and internet banking”.

13.8k

Updated

Jan 27th 2023, 12:19 PM

# Withdrawal

Ulster Bank announces final closure dates for 63 branches across Ireland

Ulster Bank Chief Executive Jane Howard described the withdrawal of their services from communities as “poignant”.

12.9k

Jan 24th 2023, 11:56 AM

Last year

2022

# Recession

Bank of England raises interest rates to 3% in biggest single hike since 1989

The Bank warned that the UK could be on course for two years of uninterrupted recession.

22.8k

Nov 3rd 2022, 2:29 PM

# Scam

Bank of Ireland sees 40% increase in fraudulent text and call cases compared with last month

Consumers are being warned about a combined fake text and phone call fraud tactic.

8.1k

Nov 1st 2022, 11:00 AM

# Carer

Woman jailed for 18 months for stealing from elderly lady she cared for during lockdown

O’Connor was stealing from the elderly woman, who had dementia, for the first four months of the pandemic.

38.4k

Jun 22nd 2022, 6:52 PM

All time

# Fraud

Bank of Ireland warns customers not to fall for investment scams

The bank issued a fraud alert today following an increase in reports of incidence of investment fraud.

12.4k

Dec 3rd 2020, 2:12 PM

# Delay

Bank of Ireland says customers have received payments after earlier delay

The bank has apologised for any inconvenience caused.

41.3k

Updated

Sep 10th 2020, 12:14 PM

# Money

Card spend increase last month in pubs, restaurants and hotels compared to 2019, AIB says

The average card transaction in pubs has increased by 50% since last year.

18.0k

Aug 19th 2020, 12:51 PM

# smishing

Bank of Ireland to conduct review after customers lose thousands of euro in text scam

Fraudsters have targeted people via texts that appear to be from the bank.

67.4k

Aug 6th 2020, 4:30 PM

# strokestown

KBC claims siblings are in contempt of court after failing to leave property at centre of controversial eviction

The High Court today heard the McGann family has not complied with a court order.

22.5k

Feb 14th 2020, 2:30 PM

# Ardee

'Significant' damage to Louth bank after attempt to remove ATM with digger

A car believed to be connected to the incident was found burnt out this morning.

16.0k

Dec 21st 2019, 8:24 AM

# Circuit Civil Court

Mick Wallace agrees to give bank keys to Clontarf home after Christmas

The court earlier heard that Wallace threatened to burn down the property.

56.3k

Updated

Dec 12th 2019, 2:50 PM

# High Court

Judge rules that Ronan Ryan and Pamela Flood's €900k Dublin home may be repossessed

The judge said Pamela Flood’s husband Ronan Ryan attempted to “frustrate and obstruct” the implementation of a court order.

53.3k

Aug 15th 2019, 3:08 PM

# racial assumptions

'I left feeling like s**t': AIB criticised for 'presuming' Irish woman was international student

Sarah* (20) was born in Ireland to Chinese parents. She now attends the National College of Ireland (NCI).

108k

150

Apr 18th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Security

Union says KBC staff 'extremely upset and stressed' by recent incidents

KBC Ireland said it is taking additional measures to ensure the safety of its staff.

25.8k

Dec 23rd 2018, 3:22 PM

# Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A bank employee on €30,000 saving to buy her first home

She has moved back home to squeeze every penny.

84.5k

Oct 2nd 2018, 7:30 PM

# Wage cap

Donohoe says bankers' pay cap of €500k is 'worth reviewing' as State-owned banks can't keep staff

The finance minister said State-owned banks are finding it difficult to retain staff due to wage competition.

25.9k

Sep 27th 2018, 6:20 AM

# Arrears

Ulster Bank sold mortgages to vulture fund despite offer to buy loans for mortgage to rent

The vulture fund that bought the loans has confirmed it is not currently putting forward cases for this scheme.

24.3k

Aug 31st 2018, 12:05 AM

# sell off

'Mary' is recovering from cancer and her mortgage - in €29k arrears - has been sold to a vulture fund

‘Mary’ has been out of work since her cancer diagnosis. She had no idea her mortgage was to be sold to a vulture fund.

44.1k

Aug 18th 2018, 6:30 AM

# can't cope didn't cope

Employee awarded €6,600 from bank, who sacked him, after he claimed they promoted him beyond his ability

The man has since gone on to secure alternative employment with a significantly higher salary than that which he he earned in the bank.

67.0k

Aug 12th 2018, 8:30 PM

# Kildare

Two men arrested over use of skimming device on ATM

The men are thought to form part of an eastern European criminal organisation.

37.3k

Updated

Aug 10th 2018, 8:10 PM

# european bank holiday

Mobile app transfers not appearing in some Ulster Bank customers' accounts

Yesterday was a European bank holiday, which affected the situation.

12.4k

May 2nd 2018, 12:08 PM

# Human Error

Ulster Bank says no customer will be 'out of pocket' after money disappeared from accounts

The issue was the result of human error.

9.8k

Apr 25th 2018, 7:27 AM

# gone

Ulster Bank: 'Human error' caused cash to disappear from some accounts

Some customers said their bank cards have been declined, even though they recently got paid.

75.0k

Apr 24th 2018, 4:10 PM

# Central Bank

'More needs to be done': Just 16% of CEO jobs in Ireland last year went to women

The Central Bank said it remained concerned at the lack of diversity among senior roles in the Irish financial sector.

14.2k

Mar 8th 2018, 6:10 AM

# mobile banking

In rural Germany, mobile banking means a bank in the back of a truck visiting different towns

The closure of branches in rural Germany has led to mobile banking services that visit small towns.

12.4k

Feb 25th 2018, 10:00 AM

# banking standards board

Here's how banks plan to 'rebuild trust' after the tracker mortgage scandal

The initiative has been welcomed by Minister Paschal Donohoe today.

22.5k

Dec 31st 2017, 1:41 PM

# Justice

Couple affected by tracker mortgage scandal suffered stroke and nervous breakdown

A number of customers affected by the error shared stories today of the hardship it caused.

28.2k

Oct 12th 2017, 3:37 PM

# Overcharging

'They've gone without food, without heat in their home': Ulster Bank execs grilled over tracker scandal

The bank’s CEO revealed almost 3,500 customers were overcharged.

22.7k

Oct 5th 2017, 2:15 PM

# Courts

Broadcaster Ivan Yates to sue AIB

Yates and his wife have initiated High Court proceedings against the bank.

90.7k

Oct 1st 2017, 12:05 AM

# Competitive

AIB cuts its standard variable mortgage rates

The bank said that it was cutting its standard variable rate (SVR) by 0.25%.

24.0k

Sep 15th 2017, 1:49 PM

# Galway

Details of 550 customer accounts 'mislaid' by AIB

The details include customers’ full names, their bank balances and loan information.

21.8k

Sep 12th 2017, 10:52 AM

# Atlanta

US man who barricaded himself in bank and claimed to have a bomb dies after police stand-off

The man claimed to be an Iraq war veteran.

14.4k

Jul 7th 2017, 10:52 PM

# compensation

Victim of tracker mortgage scandal: 'If I was six months in arrears they'd be ringing me every day'

The Bank of Ireland customer was first told she was affected in December last year – but has received no additional information since then.

55.5k

Jun 25th 2017, 9:00 PM

# central park

Central Bank to pay €30k for extra parking spaces beside new 'fit-for-purpose' HQ

The spaces will be phased out over the next two years as the bank tries to encourage staff to use more sustainable forms of transport.

16.4k

Jun 24th 2017, 6:30 PM

# Jonathan Sugarman

'Official Ireland has destroyed the lives of every person who's come forward' - Banking whistleblower testifies to Oireachtas

Banking whistleblower Jonathan Sugarman is before the Oireachtas Finance Committee today.

55.6k

Apr 13th 2017, 12:13 PM

# kindness of strangers

Over €40k raised in one day for Kerryman in battle with Bank of Ireland to keep family home

More than 1,000 people have already donated to the fund, which will be used to help pay off his arrears.

98.5k

Apr 6th 2017, 10:45 AM

# Brexit

Bank of China applies to set up Irish branch

Further opportunities to boost Ireland’s business relationship with China are expected post-Brexit.

18.0k

Mar 14th 2017, 4:51 PM