![NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg addresses the assembly at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg addresses the assembly at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4887258.1653413136!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 24, 2022, 18:09
Stoltenberg calls Nord Stream 2 fiasco a ‘key lesson’ and cautions against Chinese control of 5G networks
![The war in Ukraine has meant food security now tops climate change as the issue most conerning delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davis, Switzerland. Photograph Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images The war in Ukraine has meant food security now tops climate change as the issue most conerning delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davis, Switzerland. Photograph Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4887249.1653412314!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 24, 2022, 17:51
Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports ‘a weapon of war’ with global repercussions
![OECD general secretary Mathias Cormann says the 15% tax rate could be delayed until 2024. Photograph: Eric PIermont/AFP OECD general secretary Mathias Cormann says the 15% tax rate could be delayed until 2024. Photograph: Eric PIermont/AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4886901.1653409890!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 24, 2022, 10:31
Davos: Cormann acknowledges that start date could be delayed until 2024
![Francois Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Central Bank of France, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He said Europe’s economy was showing itself to be quite resilient. Photograph: EPA/Laurent Gillieron Francois Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Central Bank of France, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He said Europe’s economy was showing itself to be quite resilient. Photograph: EPA/Laurent Gillieron](/polopoly_fs/1.4886336.1653336496!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 23, 2022, 20:28
Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau claims Europe proving resilient
![US chipmaking giant Intel has seen its energy costs in Ireland, currently its main European manufacturing base, rise sharply at a time when power inflation remains more muted in the group’s home market, it said US chipmaking giant Intel has seen its energy costs in Ireland, currently its main European manufacturing base, rise sharply at a time when power inflation remains more muted in the group’s home market, it said](/polopoly_fs/1.4886070.1653330525!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- May 23, 2022, 15:44
Ireland has to look at its infrastructure and competitiveness, executive says at Davos
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an address via videolink during the opening plenary session of the 51st annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday. Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an address via videolink during the opening plenary session of the 51st annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday. Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4885918.1653328231!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 23, 2022, 12:30
Ukrainian president tells global leaders such measures should include embargo on oil
![Almost 70 per cent of DCC’s profits come from energy: the company is looking to convince the markets that green energy can be even more profitable for it and its investors. Photograph: iStock. Almost 70 per cent of DCC’s profits come from energy: the company is looking to convince the markets that green energy can be even more profitable for it and its investors. Photograph: iStock.](/polopoly_fs/1.4883818.1653063402!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- May 20, 2022, 12:24
Market Beat: Company promises green energy can deliver even better profits than its traditional energy portfolio
![Natwest Group’s Ulster Bank Northern Ireland said on Thursday it is closing nine of its remaining 44 branches later this year. Photograph: Alan Betson Natwest Group’s Ulster Bank Northern Ireland said on Thursday it is closing nine of its remaining 44 branches later this year. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4882884.1652971188!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 19, 2022, 11:50
Bank says 50% of customers bank entirely online and it will rely on post office link for counter access
![Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points as markets continue their volatile trend. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points as markets continue their volatile trend. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4882187.1652909848!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- May 18, 2022, 19:59
Technology stocks sensitive to interest rates lose their bounce as Fed chief talks tough
![World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab said the global food crisis, in particular, needed the attention of delegates at this year’s forum which begins at the weekend. Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab said the global food crisis, in particular, needed the attention of delegates at this year’s forum which begins at the weekend. Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4882178.1652905988!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 18, 2022, 19:46
Issues of war, epidemics and climate and global food crises need to be addressed by delegates
![Ulster Bank says it is pushing out wide-scale redundancies until next year, and keeping branches open as it goes through the process of exiting the Irish market. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire Ulster Bank says it is pushing out wide-scale redundancies until next year, and keeping branches open as it goes through the process of exiting the Irish market. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4882083.1652898927!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 18, 2022, 17:30
Exit of Ulster Bank and KBC could impact on customers’ direct debit arrangements
![Irish banks are on track to grow their revenue streams after widening their product offering, according to Standard & Poor’s. Photograph: iStock Irish banks are on track to grow their revenue streams after widening their product offering, according to Standard & Poor’s. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4881155.1652807456!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 17, 2022, 17:34
Agency optimistic Irish lenders can manage fallout from pandemic and Ukraine war
![Global investors have built up cash levels last seen in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Photograph: iStock Global investors have built up cash levels last seen in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4881104.1652807351!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 17, 2022, 16:59
Some 77% of fund managers expect slow growth and high inflation, survey finds
![Central Bank said the banking sector should engage with direct debit originators to avoid payment issues as accounts are closed and customers move to new banks. Central Bank said the banking sector should engage with direct debit originators to avoid payment issues as accounts are closed and customers move to new banks.](/polopoly_fs/1.4881078.1652803745!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 17, 2022, 16:43
BPFI has hosted three virtual meetings with direct debit originators in recent months
![DCC chief executive Donal Murphy unveils plans to bundle the LPG and retail and oil divisions into a new division, called DCC Energy. Photograph: Cyril Byrne DCC chief executive Donal Murphy unveils plans to bundle the LPG and retail and oil divisions into a new division, called DCC Energy. Photograph: Cyril Byrne](/polopoly_fs/1.4880722.1652811627!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 17, 2022, 07:51
Operating profits for year to March rise 11.1% to €695.5m
![Central Bank confirmed that PCP for car purchases and ‘buy now, pay later’ finance have come under its regulatory purview on foot of new laws. Photograph: Getty Central Bank confirmed that PCP for car purchases and ‘buy now, pay later’ finance have come under its regulatory purview on foot of new laws. Photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4879790.1652724713!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 16, 2022, 15:47
Users of such financial products now protected by consumer code
![The Government is seeking the views of the public on continuing pay restrictions across Irish banks that were bailed out during the financial crisis, as part of a review of the future of the sector. The Government is seeking the views of the public on continuing pay restrictions across Irish banks that were bailed out during the financial crisis, as part of a review of the future of the sector.](/polopoly_fs/1.4879651.1652720060!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 16, 2022, 13:34
Department of Finance launches consultation paper on banks amid sector assessment
![EU Commission has hiked its Irish inflation forecasts as it lowered its growth outlook for EU, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘posed new challenges’. Photograph: iStock EU Commission has hiked its Irish inflation forecasts as it lowered its growth outlook for EU, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘posed new challenges’. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4879509.1652725561!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 16, 2022, 11:14
European growth would flatline this year in event of outright cut in Russian gas, EU says
![The average credit union in the Republic had just €27 out on loan for every €100 of assets as of September, close to historically low levels, according to the Central Bank. The average credit union in the Republic had just €27 out on loan for every €100 of assets as of September, close to historically low levels, according to the Central Bank.](/polopoly_fs/1.4878882.1652631203!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 16, 2022, 05:45
Residential retrofit lending ‘best opportunity’ for credit unions to grow
![Grid Finance concluded it will not make any return to its original financing pool, the peer-to-peer lending market Grid Finance concluded it will not make any return to its original financing pool, the peer-to-peer lending market](/polopoly_fs/1.4878918.1652645328!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 16, 2022, 05:35
Cash-advance lender focusing on short-term loans to merchant card financing
![Digital banking channels are the main form of contact for 70 per cent of consumers. However, 23 per cent said that their main form of contact was the branch where they held accounts. Digital banking channels are the main form of contact for 70 per cent of consumers. However, 23 per cent said that their main form of contact was the branch where they held accounts.](/polopoly_fs/1.4878905.1652630319!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 16, 2022, 05:30
Those not using online services tend to find banking has worsened, report says
![Information on individual Irish internet uses, from their locations to what they are reading online, are being exposed to advertisers and data companies an average of 392 times a day, according to figures compiled by the Irish Council of Civil Liberties. Information on individual Irish internet uses, from their locations to what they are reading online, are being exposed to advertisers and data companies an average of 392 times a day, according to figures compiled by the Irish Council of Civil Liberties.](/polopoly_fs/1.4878925.1652694402!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Media & Marketing
- May 16, 2022, 05:15
Retail-time bidding is ‘the largest data breach ever’, says civil liberties group
![Centra council chair Ciaran Mangan, Centra managing director Ian Allen and sales director Cormac Dawson. Photograph: Jason Clarke Centra council chair Ciaran Mangan, Centra managing director Ian Allen and sales director Cormac Dawson. Photograph: Jason Clarke](/polopoly_fs/1.4878908.1652630869!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Retail & Services
- May 16, 2022, 05:04
Retailer plans to open a further 18 stores in 2022
![Aviva and Zurich have hit out at proposals to establish a rescue fund for bust insurers or make industry players set aside more capital Aviva and Zurich have hit out at proposals to establish a rescue fund for bust insurers or make industry players set aside more capital](/polopoly_fs/1.4878865.1652624443!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 15, 2022, 11:49
Seen & Heard: Johnny Ronan nears Bank of Ireland refinancing of €141m loans
![At the height of the pandemic, as Wall Street banks scrambled to ease burnout among their overworked junior employees, some rolled out a gift that came to symbolise the era: Peloton bikes. Photograph: Getty At the height of the pandemic, as Wall Street banks scrambled to ease burnout among their overworked junior employees, some rolled out a gift that came to symbolise the era: Peloton bikes. Photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4877707.1652459855!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 13, 2022, 15:47
Joe Brennan: New CEO surprised at cash flow situation as he tries to stabilise enterprise
![A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. It is more important than ever for investors to take a long-term view, claims one analyst. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. It is more important than ever for investors to take a long-term view, claims one analyst. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4876663.1652355414!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- May 13, 2022, 05:38
Great unknown hanging over markets is how long the war in Ukraine will last
![Cairn Homes chief executive Michael Stanley. The company declined 0.2 per cent to €1.04. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Cairn Homes chief executive Michael Stanley. The company declined 0.2 per cent to €1.04. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4876944.1652381730!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- May 12, 2022, 18:32
Investors betting on bigger rate hikes from Fed as US inflation tops 8.3%
![Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf: ‘We have reached the point where we on ECB’s governing council need to act.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf: ‘We have reached the point where we on ECB’s governing council need to act.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4876674.1652376097!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 12, 2022, 12:48
Makhlouf adds voice to growing clamour for July ECB rate hike
![FBD Group remains confident in its underlying profitability and growth prospects, despite an inflation-driven rise in the cost of settling claims. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw FBD Group remains confident in its underlying profitability and growth prospects, despite an inflation-driven rise in the cost of settling claims. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4876514.1652379243!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 12, 2022, 07:59
Average premium falls 1% with private motor insurance premiums down 9% on last year
![KBC Bank Ireland reported a net loss of €298 million last year, as it booked a raft of costs tied to its planned exit from the Republic. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire KBC Bank Ireland reported a net loss of €298 million last year, as it booked a raft of costs tied to its planned exit from the Republic. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4876500.1652372234!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 12, 2022, 07:33
Bank’s planned sale of mortgage loan book to Bof I subject of competition review
![Hostelworld has benefited from millennial and Gen-Z travellers returning to backpacker trails. Photograph: iStock Hostelworld has benefited from millennial and Gen-Z travellers returning to backpacker trails. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4875586.1652282219!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- May 11, 2022, 11:43
Travellers opting for longer stays in locations, company reports
![The proposed deal would grow PTSB’s loan book by more than 40 per cent. Photograph: Alan Betson The proposed deal would grow PTSB’s loan book by more than 40 per cent. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4874984.1652210512!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 10, 2022, 15:39
Heightened assessment in line with level applied to Ulster Bank and KBC Irish exits
![Balmoral is 59 per cent owned by investment vehicles controlled by members of the McCann family, including the group’s chairman, Carl McCann. Photograph: Frank Miller Balmoral is 59 per cent owned by investment vehicles controlled by members of the McCann family, including the group’s chairman, Carl McCann. Photograph: Frank Miller](/polopoly_fs/1.4873912.1652121900!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Commercial Property
- May 10, 2022, 05:43
Property company has paid €48 million to US investment firm, annual report indicates
![McColl’s had been struggling in recent times from supply-chain disruption caused by Brexit and Covid-19. Photograph: Ben Stansall / AFP McColl’s had been struggling in recent times from supply-chain disruption caused by Brexit and Covid-19. Photograph: Ben Stansall / AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4874052.1652128690!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Retail & Services
- May 10, 2022, 05:10
Retailer’s wholesale partner, Morrisons, struck a deal to take over the insolvent company
![AIB managing director of capital markets Cathy Bryce and Foresight partner James Livingston AIB managing director of capital markets Cathy Bryce and Foresight partner James Livingston](/polopoly_fs/1.4873291.1652129379!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 9, 2022, 10:38
Bank provides cornerstone investment of €30 million in partnership with UK firm
![Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has also been drip-feeding AIB shares into the open market since January. Photograph: John Ohle Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has also been drip-feeding AIB shares into the open market since January. Photograph: John Ohle](/polopoly_fs/1.4871491.1651856804!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 7, 2022, 07:37
Joe Brennan: Plans to open third front selling AIB shares must surely be on hold for now
![Hanover-based German Property Group, formerly known as Dolphin Trust, collapsed after taking €1.5 billion from investors in the Republic, the UK, Asia and elsewhere after it was set up by Charles Smethurst in 2008. Photograph: iStock Hanover-based German Property Group, formerly known as Dolphin Trust, collapsed after taking €1.5 billion from investors in the Republic, the UK, Asia and elsewhere after it was set up by Charles Smethurst in 2008. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4871584.1651865071!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Commercial Property
- May 7, 2022, 05:28
Irish investments were channelled to German group through special-purpose vehicles
![Moody’s said the impact of any international agreement on corporate income tax reform “appears manageable”. Photograph: iStock Moody’s said the impact of any international agreement on corporate income tax reform “appears manageable”. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4871638.1651871458!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 6, 2022, 22:11
Ratings agency expects Government’s debt burden to keep declining
![Mark Bourke, former chief financial officer of AIB: ‘the ideal candidate’. Mark Bourke, former chief financial officer of AIB: ‘the ideal candidate’.](/polopoly_fs/1.4870736.1651783294!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 6, 2022, 06:00
Former AIB chief financial officer held similar role in Novo Banco for past three years
![AIB expects the ECB to increase its deposit rate from minus-0.5 per cent to zero by the end of the year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien AIB expects the ECB to increase its deposit rate from minus-0.5 per cent to zero by the end of the year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien](/polopoly_fs/1.4870628.1651773349!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 5, 2022, 18:56
Bank to hire as many as 700 temporary staff to help migrate Ulster Bank, KBC customers
![AIB’s chief executive Colin Hunt sees “huge opportunity” in the potential new pool of customers. AIB’s chief executive Colin Hunt sees “huge opportunity” in the potential new pool of customers.](/polopoly_fs/1.4870232.1651763470!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 5, 2022, 12:23
Bank expecting a surge in new business as foreign-owned lenders exit
![AIB chief executive Colin Hunt. Photograph Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times AIB chief executive Colin Hunt. Photograph Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4870114.1651767744!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 5, 2022, 07:46
New lending rises by 18% in the first quarter
![Wall Street’s main stocks indexes were lower in early afternoon trading, dragged down by growth stocks ahead of a widely expected interest-rate hike. Photograph: Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Wall Street’s main stocks indexes were lower in early afternoon trading, dragged down by growth stocks ahead of a widely expected interest-rate hike. Photograph: Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4869522.1651686601!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- May 4, 2022, 18:50
Iseq down 0.5% as travel and leisure names weaken
![‘We can’t get our banks up to sustainable levels of profitability with one arm tied behind their backs,’ said BPFI chief executive Brian Hayes ‘We can’t get our banks up to sustainable levels of profitability with one arm tied behind their backs,’ said BPFI chief executive Brian Hayes](/polopoly_fs/1.4869430.1651691902!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 4, 2022, 17:16
Retention of talent cited as key issue as overseas lenders and fintech disrupt market
![JP Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon in Clonakilty, west Cork to meet employees from Global Shares. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision JP Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon in Clonakilty, west Cork to meet employees from Global Shares. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision](/polopoly_fs/1.4868712.1651609377!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 4, 2022, 05:45
Wall Street veteran gives Fed a 30% chance of pulling off a soft landing
![Bunq’s Easy Green account has a scheme to plant a tree for every €100 spent on one of its metal cards. Photograph: iStock Bunq’s Easy Green account has a scheme to plant a tree for every €100 spent on one of its metal cards. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4868675.1651612390!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 4, 2022, 04:48
Bunq launches current accounts in Irish market offering Irish Ibans
![Most of AIB’s employees are on track to receive a 10 per cent pay increase spread over three years in the longest-lasting pay deal struck between an Irish retail bank and trade union officials as a result of a spike in the living costs in the past year. Most of AIB’s employees are on track to receive a 10 per cent pay increase spread over three years in the longest-lasting pay deal struck between an Irish retail bank and trade union officials as a result of a spike in the living costs in the past year.](/polopoly_fs/1.4868490.1651603669!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 3, 2022, 17:31
More than 6,000 staff to benefit from the agreement
![When it comes to getting households to save for unforeseen expenses, financial shock therapy may be just the ticket. Photograph: iStock When it comes to getting households to save for unforeseen expenses, financial shock therapy may be just the ticket. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4868217.1651596381!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Personal Finance
- May 3, 2022, 13:07
Trial used Bank of Ireland customers to find behavioural insights into saving habits
![PTSB agreed last year to buy an estimated €6.8 billion of mortgages and small business loans from Ulster Bank, as the latter exits the market. File photograph: Alan Betson PTSB agreed last year to buy an estimated €6.8 billion of mortgages and small business loans from Ulster Bank, as the latter exits the market. File photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4868080.1651598314!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 3, 2022, 07:50
Bank agrees a 6.5% pay increase over two years for employees, amid soaring inflation
![AIB CEO Colin Hunt: ‘We’re doing everything in our power to create a strong, sustainable bank.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw AIB CEO Colin Hunt: ‘We’re doing everything in our power to create a strong, sustainable bank.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4859278.1650628330!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 22, 2022, 13:00
AIB is emerging from the pandemic in a strong position given its earnings potential and rising interest rates
![The Sky Tower in Poland: Demand in eastern Europe was ‘robust’ during the first quarter, particularly in Poland and Romania, underpinning 11 per cent sales growth in CRH’s wider Europe Materials unit The Sky Tower in Poland: Demand in eastern Europe was ‘robust’ during the first quarter, particularly in Poland and Romania, underpinning 11 per cent sales growth in CRH’s wider Europe Materials unit](/polopoly_fs/1.4857223.1650473359!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Construction
- April 20, 2022, 07:53
Building materials group saw sales rise 15 per cent in first half
![The pay hike is in line with a wider international experience that also saw the pay gap between chief executives and workers widen last year. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters The pay hike is in line with a wider international experience that also saw the pay gap between chief executives and workers widen last year. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.4856707.1650396518!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 20, 2022, 05:20
Bonuses drive executive rewards as business booms on back of pandemic stimulus
![Senior Central Bank officials defended their approach to the authorisation of financial firms at a meeting of the bank’s commission last month Senior Central Bank officials defended their approach to the authorisation of financial firms at a meeting of the bank’s commission last month](/polopoly_fs/1.4856607.1650444733!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 19, 2022, 16:02
No let-up in level of applications since Brexit vote, officials say
![Ken Fennell, who is leaving his position as head of restructuring at Deloitte to join UK firm Interpath. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Ken Fennell, who is leaving his position as head of restructuring at Deloitte to join UK firm Interpath. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4855998.1650312218!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 19, 2022, 05:56
Firm aims to start with ‘boots on the ground’ in the Republic from June
![A plan by Smurfit Kappa to extend the board term of chairman Irial Finan by up to four years beyond what is considered good practice, under a code for UK and Irish listed companies, has secured the backing of two influential advisers to major investors. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg A plan by Smurfit Kappa to extend the board term of chairman Irial Finan by up to four years beyond what is considered good practice, under a code for UK and Irish listed companies, has secured the backing of two influential advisers to major investors. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4855967.1650314598!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- April 19, 2022, 05:45
Irial Finan should have stepped down from board in February last year, after nine years
![Dermot Desmond: the Irish billionaire holds a 33.1 per cent stake in Rietumu Bank. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Dermot Desmond: the Irish billionaire holds a 33.1 per cent stake in Rietumu Bank. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4855959.1650314573!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 19, 2022, 05:38
Rietumu Bank in Latvia has €200 million-plus of loans exposure in turbulent region
![The offices of Credit Suisse in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters The offices of Credit Suisse in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.4853771.1650064478!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 16, 2022, 05:39
Bank faces a monumental struggle to restore its reputation as the pressure mounts
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- Financial Services
- April 14, 2022, 19:04
Regulator had wanted Irish banks to ringfence 1% of their risk-weighted assets as a buffer
![The Irish League of Credit Unions headquarters on Mount Street in Dublin. Photograph: Frank Miller The Irish League of Credit Unions headquarters on Mount Street in Dublin. Photograph: Frank Miller](/polopoly_fs/1.4852997.1649964878!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 14, 2022, 18:48
Irish League of Credit unions has written to members about its plan to tap fund
![Heat Merchants sells plumbing goods to trade customers while Tubs & Tiles specialises in bathrooms and tiles for the retail market. Photograph: iStock Heat Merchants sells plumbing goods to trade customers while Tubs & Tiles specialises in bathrooms and tiles for the retail market. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4852786.1649965266!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Construction
- April 14, 2022, 15:14
UK group had sold the businesses at the height of the property crash
![European stocks were lacking direction with Thursday’s ECB meeting likely to set the tone for the weeks to come. Photograph: Bernd Kammerer/AP Photo European stocks were lacking direction with Thursday’s ECB meeting likely to set the tone for the weeks to come. Photograph: Bernd Kammerer/AP Photo](/polopoly_fs/1.4851988.1649873964!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- April 13, 2022, 18:49
Markets report: Investors fret about inflation impact on food groups
![Kingspan chief executive Gene Murtagh addressing a Kingspan shareholder agm. File photograph: The Irish Times Kingspan chief executive Gene Murtagh addressing a Kingspan shareholder agm. File photograph: The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4851957.1649870119!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- April 13, 2022, 17:48
Insulation group says advisory firm ‘displays a misunderstanding’ of climate resolution
![Citi’s expansion plans in the Republic in 2022 include new roles in risk, audit, finance and treasury as well as technology positions in the areas of cloud computing, software engineering and blockchain. Photograph: Nicholas Roberts/Bloomberg Citi’s expansion plans in the Republic in 2022 include new roles in risk, audit, finance and treasury as well as technology positions in the areas of cloud computing, software engineering and blockchain. Photograph: Nicholas Roberts/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4851741.1649865921!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 13, 2022, 13:34
US banking giant already employs 2,500 in State
![Ulster Bank has 360,000 active personal current accounts in the Republic. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire Ulster Bank has 360,000 active personal current accounts in the Republic. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4851978.1649871180!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 13, 2022, 12:31
Customers not obliged to take any action until they receive letter or email, bank says
![Proxy advisers oppose a 26% increase in the baic salary of Flutter chief executive, Peter Jackson. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times Proxy advisers oppose a 26% increase in the baic salary of Flutter chief executive, Peter Jackson. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4851195.1649790922!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Retail & Services
- April 12, 2022, 20:01
Proxy advisers sceptical of justification for outsized increases in executives’ basic salary
![KBC Bank Ireland has said that, from June 1st, it will start to give its current account customers 90 days’ notice to close their accounts. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw KBC Bank Ireland has said that, from June 1st, it will start to give its current account customers 90 days’ notice to close their accounts. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4851066.1649780895!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 12, 2022, 17:20
Central Bank concerned banks ‘not where they need to be’ in handling numbers looking to transfer accounts
![Bank of Ireland has decided to stop providing specialist loans of up to €60,000 to graduate entry medical students from July. Photograph: iStock Bank of Ireland has decided to stop providing specialist loans of up to €60,000 to graduate entry medical students from July. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4851037.1649779993!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 12, 2022, 16:57
Bank was last lender offering product which required guarantor and sparked criticism
![Citibank is planning a major balance sheet expansion at its Dublin-based European hub. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Citibank is planning a major balance sheet expansion at its Dublin-based European hub. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4850821.1649779529!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 12, 2022, 13:09
US bank’s European unit saw its profit jump more than 150% last year to $1.2bn
![Vincent Mortier, Amundi’s chief investment officer. ‘If we are entering into an era of lower growth I’m afraid that there will be more competition between states to attract capital and companies’ Vincent Mortier, Amundi’s chief investment officer. ‘If we are entering into an era of lower growth I’m afraid that there will be more competition between states to attract capital and companies’](/polopoly_fs/1.4850270.1649706498!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- April 12, 2022, 05:30
Prospect of European recession ‘growing day by day’, says Vincent Mortier
![US shares were out of sorts in early afternoon trading as rising bond yields weighed on megacap growth stocks such as Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple US shares were out of sorts in early afternoon trading as rising bond yields weighed on megacap growth stocks such as Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple](/polopoly_fs/1.4850192.1649700924!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- April 11, 2022, 19:15
Iseq advances 1.1% as Irish market bucks wider European trend
![Private equity money is driving a wave of consolidation in the Irish insurance broker market. Photograph: iStock Private equity money is driving a wave of consolidation in the Irish insurance broker market. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4849895.1649678709!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 11, 2022, 13:05
Private equity-backed group is buying recently established Dublin-based ReSure Corporate Brokers
![A computer-generated image of housing units set to be developed by Quintain Ireland at its €250 million Cherrywood Village development in south Dublin A computer-generated image of housing units set to be developed by Quintain Ireland at its €250 million Cherrywood Village development in south Dublin](/polopoly_fs/1.4849355.1649611022!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Construction
- April 11, 2022, 05:47
Construction on the €250m south Dublin development is expected to begin in June
![Residential property prices increased by 14.8 per cent on the year nationally in January, according to the latest figures from the CSO. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire Residential property prices increased by 14.8 per cent on the year nationally in January, according to the latest figures from the CSO. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4849339.1649609932!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- April 11, 2022, 05:33
Soaring prices forced 70 per cent of those surveyed to look beyond their top location choice
![CRH chief executive Albert Manifold. The building materials giant said it is proposing that 15 per cent of awards under its executive performance share programme for 2022 be tied to ESG targets. Photograph: Cyril Byrne CRH chief executive Albert Manifold. The building materials giant said it is proposing that 15 per cent of awards under its executive performance share programme for 2022 be tied to ESG targets. Photograph: Cyril Byrne](/polopoly_fs/1.4849385.1649609897!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 11, 2022, 05:30
Move has been accelerated in the latest slew of annual reports
![KPMG Ireland managing partner Seamus Hand. ‘We believe that the acquisition of KMCS is a great opportunity, representing another component of our growth strategy.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill KPMG Ireland managing partner Seamus Hand. ‘We believe that the acquisition of KMCS is a great opportunity, representing another component of our growth strategy.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4849307.1649666451!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Construction
- April 11, 2022, 01:00
Irish construction activity growth eased in March amid heightened inflation
![Businessman Jay Bourke has vowed continue the fight over his €12m debts. Photograph: Courts Collins Businessman Jay Bourke has vowed continue the fight over his €12m debts. Photograph: Courts Collins](/polopoly_fs/1.4849235.1649600493!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 10, 2022, 11:46
Seen & Heard: Jay Bourke’s debts, Gan’s results, and homes at O’Devaney Gardens also make the headlines
![Bank of Ireland wasn’t the favoured plaything of investors betting which Irish bank would be first to start returning excess capital. Bank of Ireland wasn’t the favoured plaything of investors betting which Irish bank would be first to start returning excess capital.](/polopoly_fs/1.4848242.1649440066!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 8, 2022, 17:10
Joe Brennan: Its big pitch to investors when refloating was €3bn over-capitalisation
![Ulster Bank will start writing in the coming weeks to customers to give them six months to move their banking elsewhere – after its UK parent decided early last year that it was withdrawing from the Republic. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie Ulster Bank will start writing in the coming weeks to customers to give them six months to move their banking elsewhere – after its UK parent decided early last year that it was withdrawing from the Republic. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie](/polopoly_fs/1.4847338.1649396259!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 8, 2022, 06:00
More than one million current and deposit accounts must find new homes
![GMIB, which was founded in 1989, expects its workforce to grow from a current 85 to 250 over the next three to five years. Photograph: iStock GMIB, which was founded in 1989, expects its workforce to grow from a current 85 to 250 over the next three to five years. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4847343.1649352708!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 7, 2022, 16:56
Deal for Gallivan Murphy is latest in a wave of consolidation in sector
![The Government has raised more than half a billion euro from the sale of shares in Bank of Ireland on the stock market since last June, bringing to €6.5 billion the State’s return on bank’s €4.7 billion crisis-era bailout. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien The Government has raised more than half a billion euro from the sale of shares in Bank of Ireland on the stock market since last June, bringing to €6.5 billion the State’s return on bank’s €4.7 billion crisis-era bailout. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien](/polopoly_fs/1.4847003.1649352075!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 7, 2022, 09:11
Bank of Ireland’s cash returns to State near €6.5bn as share selling continues
![Digicel is to leave the Panama market, saying a recent merger spelled the end of competition for smaller players. Digicel is to leave the Panama market, saying a recent merger spelled the end of competition for smaller players.](/polopoly_fs/1.4846992.1649348737!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- April 7, 2022, 08:31
Consolidation ‘spells end of competition in the telecoms market for smaller players’
![Bank of Ireland chief executive Francesca McDonagh. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times Bank of Ireland chief executive Francesca McDonagh. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4845954.1649266157!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 6, 2022, 07:59
Bank fined €463,000 by the Data Protection Commission over reporting errors on loans
![The Central Bank now forecasting an average inflation rate of 6.5 per cent for this year. Photograph: Alan Betson The Central Bank now forecasting an average inflation rate of 6.5 per cent for this year. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4845485.1649184920!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- April 6, 2022, 04:28
Regulator has also scaled back 2023 growth forecast to 4.3 per cent
![Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath: The cost of welcoming 100,000 refugees to Ireland could be between €1.4 billion and €1.7 billion this year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath: The cost of welcoming 100,000 refugees to Ireland could be between €1.4 billion and €1.7 billion this year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4845585.1649188508!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- April 6, 2022, 00:01
Ictu’s private sector arm advising officials to lodge pay claims of 2.5% to 5.5%
![Banking stocks were mixed, with Bank of Ireland falling 1.1 per cent to €2.014, while AIB added 1.2 per cent to €5.94 Banking stocks were mixed, with Bank of Ireland falling 1.1 per cent to €2.014, while AIB added 1.2 per cent to €5.94](/polopoly_fs/1.4844483.1649095251!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- April 4, 2022, 18:49
Iseq index advances 1.5 per cent to 7,289.09
![The deals will increase the gross annual premiums written by LHK, run by managing director Colm Kelleher, by about a third to €40 million. The deals will increase the gross annual premiums written by LHK, run by managing director Colm Kelleher, by about a third to €40 million.](/polopoly_fs/1.4842432.1648841742!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 2, 2022, 05:55
Third-generation family business to acquire Richardson Insurance and Insurance Shop
![The holy grail is getting young customers in – for a gap year, for example – and who go on to use Hostelworld every summer while at college and into the early years of their working lives. Photograph: iStock The holy grail is getting young customers in – for a gap year, for example – and who go on to use Hostelworld every summer while at college and into the early years of their working lives. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4842280.1648844352!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- April 2, 2022, 05:23
Online travel agent ended 2021 with a net loss of €36 million, adding to the €47 million shortfall the previous year
![The Hanover-based German Property Group, formerly known as Dolphin Trust, collapsed last year after taking €1.5 billion from investors in the Republic and elsewhere. The Hanover-based German Property Group, formerly known as Dolphin Trust, collapsed last year after taking €1.5 billion from investors in the Republic and elsewhere.](/polopoly_fs/1.4842440.1648842897!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Commercial Property
- April 2, 2022, 05:05
Irish investors only entitled to 10% of Germany site assigned as main security for loans
![Dublin-based paper packing giant Smurfit Kappa said on Friday it had decided to quit the Russian market, joining a host of multinationals that have pledged to stop business in the country after it invaded Ukraine in late February Dublin-based paper packing giant Smurfit Kappa said on Friday it had decided to quit the Russian market, joining a host of multinationals that have pledged to stop business in the country after it invaded Ukraine in late February](/polopoly_fs/1.4841988.1648837201!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- April 1, 2022, 11:19
Paper products company has 800 employees in the country
![Digicel’s net debt stood at $5.5 billion at the end of December, resulting in a figure that was 5.7 times 12-months ebitda, including leases Digicel’s net debt stood at $5.5 billion at the end of December, resulting in a figure that was 5.7 times 12-months ebitda, including leases](/polopoly_fs/1.4841574.1648757905!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- April 1, 2022, 05:34
Telecoms company’s net debt stood at $5.5 billion at the end of December
![Jonathan Cosgrave of Melior Equity Partners (left), Fiona Timmons, chief financial officer of Salmon Software and John Byrne, CEO and founder of the business Jonathan Cosgrave of Melior Equity Partners (left), Fiona Timmons, chief financial officer of Salmon Software and John Byrne, CEO and founder of the business](/polopoly_fs/1.4841323.1648742542!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- March 31, 2022, 16:03
Most of the investment is by way of the acquisition of new stock to grow the business
![Cathal Friel, chief executive of Irish company Open Orphan. Cathal Friel, chief executive of Irish company Open Orphan.](/polopoly_fs/1.4841098.1648742849!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Health & Pharma
- March 31, 2022, 12:24
Shares in Open Orphan were up almost 5% in late morning trading in London
![Cork native Mike Frawley joined PTSB in late 2018. Photograph: Alan Betson Cork native Mike Frawley joined PTSB in late 2018. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4841021.1648741713!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- March 31, 2022, 10:05
Frawley will join rival AIB later this year
![Gary Morrison, who has led the company for almost four years, said that current trends suggest net bookings ‘will continue to recover’. Photograph: iStock Gary Morrison, who has led the company for almost four years, said that current trends suggest net bookings ‘will continue to recover’. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4840975.1648742771!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- March 31, 2022, 07:48
Revenues picked up by 10% last year to €16.9 million
![Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf: engaging with firms ‘to make sure they understand the rules’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf: engaging with firms ‘to make sure they understand the rules’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4840264.1648665692!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- March 30, 2022, 16:04
About 15 to 16 special purpose vehicles have links, says Central Bank governor
![Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf says the regulator is ‘concerned at the impact of inflation’. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf says the regulator is ‘concerned at the impact of inflation’. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4840443.1648665392!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- March 30, 2022, 12:32
Any measures should be temporary, says Central Bank governor
![Central Bank figures show the rate of owner-occupier mortgages in arrears for more than 90 days is the lowest since since March 2010. Photograph: Alan Betson Central Bank figures show the rate of owner-occupier mortgages in arrears for more than 90 days is the lowest since since March 2010. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4840088.1648658318!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- March 30, 2022, 12:12
Percentage of owner-occupier loans in arrears for more than 90 days drops to 4.5%
![Corporate law firm Philip Lee’s M&A Insights report estimates that €46 billion of the record total €96 billion of Irish deals last year amounted to cross-border transactions Corporate law firm Philip Lee’s M&A Insights report estimates that €46 billion of the record total €96 billion of Irish deals last year amounted to cross-border transactions](/polopoly_fs/1.4829812.1647547064!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- March 18, 2022, 06:15
Sectors including technology and renewable energy set to continue thriving, law firm says
![First Citizen Finance had talked about potentially writing about €1 billion worth of mortgages over three years. First Citizen Finance had talked about potentially writing about €1 billion worth of mortgages over three years.](/polopoly_fs/1.4829767.1647536824!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- March 18, 2022, 06:10
Non-bank lender considered home lending after news Ulster and KBC would exit Ireland