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Overall there was a slightly more upbeat business outlook than in August

Manufacturing output fell in September - AIB

Irish manufacturing output fell in September amid the fastest drop in export sales for five months.

Business • 01 Oct 24

AIB is offering a new 31 day Business Notice Deposit for its business customers

New deposit account for AIB business customers

AIB has launched a new 31 day Business Notice Deposit account in response to a need among their business customers.

Business • 27 Sep 24

More lenders are cutting mortgage rates after the ECB made its second rate cut recently

AIB and ICS announce more mortgage rate cuts

AIB and ICS Mortgages have both announced cuts to some of their mortgage interest rates after the European Central Bank recently announced a second reduction this year in its key lending rates.

Business • 26 Sep 24

A banker who spent decades moonlighting as a barman ended up being sacked twice in one year after a manager at AIB read about his unfair dismissal from his after-hours pub job in a news report

Banker moonlighting behind bar lost both jobs within year

A banker who spent decades moonlighting as a barman at a Dublin pub ended up being sacked twice in one year after a senior manager at AIB read about his unfair dismissal from his after-hours pub job in a news report, a tribunal has heard.

Business • 25 Sep 24

The research shows that more consumers are using multiple financial providers, with 66% having more than one provider, up from 57% last year.

86% of consumers satisfied with main financial providers

86% of consumers are satisfied with the main financial providers, new research shows.

Business • 19 Sep 24

The bank has more than 75,000 shareholders of which almost 69,000 or 89% hold 20 or fewer shares

AIB launches plan to buy back small shareholders shares

AIB has launched a scheme to enable small shareholders to sell their shares back to the bank.

Business • 10 Sep 24

Irish Oasis fans spent an average of €347 on tickets, the latest AIB Spend Trend survey shows

Kildare Oasis fans spent most on tickets - AIB

Kildare Ticketmaster customers spent the most on Oasis tickets for the band's two gigs in Dublin next year according to the latest AIB Spend Trend, shelling out €466 per transaction.

Business • 09 Sep 24

The State's shareholding in the bank has fallen to 22.04% from 24.88% after today's transaction

State reduces its stake again in AIB to 22%

AIB has spent €500m buying back another tranche of shares from the State, with the State's shareholding in the bank falling to 22.04% from 24.88%.

Business • 02 Sep 24

The AIB S&P Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) edged up to 50.4 in August from 50.1 in July

Factory activity grew slightly in August - AIB PMI

Manufacturing activity grew in August at its fastest rate in six months, boosted by production increases and a faster rise in employment numbers, a new survey showed today.

Business • 02 Sep 24

AIB Managing Director Retail Banking, Geraldine Casey and former Armagh footballer, Oisín McConville

AIB introduces voluntary blocks on cards to stop gambling

AIB has introduced a voluntary block feature on debit and credit card transactions which are classified as linked to gambling.

Business • 26 Aug 24

The minister was also told by officials that the window for a summer sale was closing quickly

AIB state sale would not impact salary cap, McGrath told

Former Finance Minister Michael McGrath was told AIB was one of the best performing bank stocks in Europe and that a further sale of state-held shares would not create the legal requirement to revisit the salary cap for senior staff.

Business • 15 Aug 24

AIB made a profit of €1.1 billion in the first half, as did Bank of Ireland

Staff set to seek big pay rises as bank profits soar

Bank workers look set to seek significant hikes in pay, off the back of the bumper profits reported recently by their employers.

Business • 06 Aug 24

AIB's Global S&P Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 53.6 from 54.2 in June, slightly below the trend so far this year,

Services growth moderates slightly, PMI shows

Service sector growth moderated slightly for the second successive month in July, but a pick up in new business, the year-ahead outlook and jobs growth pointed to positive signs for firms, a survey showed today.

Business • 06 Aug 24

AIB CEO Colin Hunt and chief financial officer Donal Galvin

AIB posts half year profits of over €1.1 billion

AIB has reported after tax profits of €1.108 billion for the six months to the end of June, up from €854m the same time last year.

Business • 02 Aug 24

The scam involves a customer receiving a fraudulent text purporting to be from a bank

AIB urges vigilance after rise in 'taxi scam' fraud

AIB has warned of a rise in the number of scams in which customers are visited by a taxi driver or courier supposedly sent by the bank to collect their card.

Ireland • 29 Jul 24

Orlaith Ryan, AIB's new Chief Customer Officer

AIB appoints Ryan as its new Chief Customer Officer

AIB has appointed Orlaith Ryan as its new Chief Customer Officer.

Business • 23 Jul 24

AIB said the proposed layoffs will be under the auspices of existing agreements between the bank and the FSU

AIB proposes 150 voluntary redundancies

AIB has announced plans for 150 voluntary redundancies over the next three years.

Business • 05 Jul 24

AIB and Bank of Ireland joins State-backed retrofitting Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme

AIB & Bank of Ireland to offer Home Energy Upgrade Loans

Two more banks, AIB and Bank of Ireland, have joined PTSB in offering low-cost loans to homeowners under the State-backed retrofitting Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme.

Business • 02 Jul 24