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A second wave of Covid-19 infections has hit European shares

World stocks sink on fears of second Covid-19 wave

Business • 21 Sep

Deutsche Bank is one of the international banks which is cutting jobs in an effort to reduce costs

Banks in bonus balancing act as economies shrink

Business • 26 Aug

We got a first glimpse at how the banks are performing against the backdrop of the pandemic when they reported their half year results in the past week

Caution the watchword as banks accentuate the positive

Business • 09 Aug

The bank CEOs met the Tánaiste, Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure

Banks pledge to keep credit guarantee scheme rates low

Business • 16 Jul

Leo Varadkar said he checked with the Central Bank after banks told him they could not waive interest

Varadkar questions trust in banks over interest waiver

Politics • 13 Jul

Central Bank data shows there have been 158,659 payment breaks approved for Irish borrowers by Irish retail banks

Banks warned over seeking profits from mortgage breaks

Ireland • 09 Jul

The new feature allows customers to connect their AIB, Permanent TSB, Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland bank accounts to Revolut

Revolut launches Open Banking for its Irish customers

Business • 17 Jun

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said governments are facing 'fantastic levels of uncertainty'

Central Bank warns of unprecedented economic shock

Business • 16 Jun

Banks have four weeks to inform the Central Bank of their plans to deal with the extension of the payment breaks

Central Bank wants details of payment break plans

Business • 09 Jun

The European Systemic Risk Board says that over the past two months, the depth and length of the Covid-19 crisis have become clear

EU banks shouldn't pay dividends this year - watchdog

Business • 09 Jun

Social Finance Foundation was established in 2007 and provides loan funding to social organisations

New funding now available for community projects

Business • 18 May

Banks seeing a 400% increase in calls seeking financial support since the middle of March

Banks see 7,000 calls a day on mortgage payment breaks

Business • 24 Mar

Several cross-sector co-ordination bank groups, chaired by BPFI, have been established

Banks working together on a co-ordinated plan for virus

Business • 13 Mar

The ECB, European Union and the European Banking Authority have been urged to take action

Banks urge EU to ease capital rules to fight fallout

Business • 12 Mar

Policymakers have taken a range of approaches to deal with the economic fallout from coronavirus

The economic remedies - so far - for coronavirus

Business • 06 Mar

The Central Bank said it is working with the financial sector to ensure that firms are responding effectively to the evolving situation

Central Bank says monitoring Covid-19 developments

Business • 04 Mar

Opinion polls have consistently shown Boris Johnson's Conservative party as having a healthy lead

Nightmare before Christmas? Traders dig in for election

Business • 11 Dec 19

Leo Varadkar was responding to a question by Labour's Brendan Howlin

Taoiseach says cap on bankers' pay should stay in place

Politics • 02 Oct 19

Brian Hayes said he is well aware of the banking industry's standing and the legacy issues that remain

No quick fix for banking industry reputation - IBF boss

Business • 12 Jul 19

Overall Irish banks have demonstrated stability, the agency says

Fee increases will be critical for Irish banks - S&P

Business • 15 May 19

London's financial centre is steering clear of the the latest Brexit argument

Banks lose appetite for new Brexit fight

Business • 08 May 19

Irish banks stopped taking in safety deposit boxes several years ago

Safe deposit vaults a 'medieval lost and found'

Ireland • 06 Mar 19

Why the tracker mortgage controversy is far from over

Ireland • 10 Feb 19

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Ger Deering

Couple awarded €90k over mortgage mistreatment

Business • 24 Jan 19

One of the scenarios in the stress tests assumes a 2.4% contraction of the world economy, a rise in UK unemployment to 9.5%, and a one-third drop in British house prices

Results of UK bank stress tests in the spotlight

Business • 28 Nov 18

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