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Customers took to social media to express their frustration.

BoI apologies as error impacts some customers

Some Bank of Ireland customers experienced problems making payments to third parties today as a result of an error, the bank has confirmed.

Business • 02 Oct 23

The latest data shows that social spending fell significantly last month, down 16%.

Spending drops in September as consumers cut back

Bank of Ireland debit and credit card spending dropped 8% in September compared to the previous month.

Business • 12 Oct 22

The bank said advisors will be on hand in the branches between the hours of 10am-2pm.

BoI to open branches on Saturdays for those switching

Bank of Ireland will open 61 branches around the country for four Saturdays in October to support customers moving current accounts from Ulster Bank and KBC.

Business • 16 Sep 22

Previously, in order to apply for a credit product customers had to have their salary paid into the current account for six months and make a separate credit application.

BoI streamlines switching process with one application

Bank of Ireland will now allow new customers to apply for a current account, credit card and an overdraft facility in one online application.

Business • 25 Aug 22

As well as the fine, the Data Protection Commission has reprimanded Bank of Ireland and ordered the bank to bring its processing into compliance with data protection regulations

Bank of Ireland fined €463,000 for data breaches

Bank of Ireland has been fined €463,000 by the Data Protection Commission.

Business • 05 Apr 22

Mr Spain joined Bank of Ireland in 1998 as a Client Advisory Director in IBI Corporate Finance.

BoI announces Mark Spain as new Chief Financial Officer

Bank of Ireland has appointed Mark Spain as new group chief financial officer and executive director.

Business • 29 Mar 22

From 22 March, the bank will also reduce the eligibility threshold for all high value mortgages, green and non-green from €300,000 to €250,000

BoI to cut high value fixed green mortgage rate to 1.9%

Bank of Ireland has announced that it will reduce its four-year high value fixed green mortgage rate by 0.1% to 1.9%.

Business • 15 Mar 22

In July Davy announced it was to be sold in a three part deal

Bank of Ireland's takeover of Davy divisions cleared

Bank of Ireland's takeover of the capital markets and wealth management divisions of Davy stockbrokers has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Authority.

Business • 06 Dec 21

It is indisputable that the way we are banking is changing

BoI branch closures a symptom of a sector in flux

Bank customers in Celbridge, Co Kildare must be feeling more than a little aggrieved today.

Business • 01 Mar 21

The decline follows a spike before and during the Christmas period.

Spend on clothes dropped 70% in January - BoI data

Consumer spending dropped sharply in January, according to debit card data from Bank of Ireland.

Business • 12 Feb 21

Brian Goggin said Anglo and Irish Nationwide were having a ferocious contagion effect on all banks

BOI was asked to take over two failing banks

A former head of Bank of Ireland has told the banking inquiry that on 29 September 2008, the Central Bank asked them to take over Irish Life & Permanent and they also declined an approach from Anglo Irish Bank to take it over.

News • 30 Apr 15

BOI was the first to return to profit following the financial crisis

BOI chief says bank has learned from its errors

Bank of Ireland Chief Executive boss Richie Boucher has said he would have been "astounded" if he was not asked to appear at the Banking Inquiry.

News • 27 Feb 15

Technical glitches last month resulted in thousands of BOI customers not receiving their wages on time

Unpaid wages to be in accounts by end of day - BOI

Bank of Ireland has confirmed that all wages will be in customers' accounts by the end of today.

News • 28 Aug 14

Shareholders were critical of the amount of money paid to executives

BOI shareholders voice anger at AGM

Bank of Ireland Chief Executive Richie Boucher has been attacked for his treatment of politicians and the bank's refusal to write off mortgage debt at the company's AGM.

News • 25 Apr 14