Irish banks' reliance on funding from the European Central Bank eased by 4% in October compared to September, new Central Bank figures show.
Outstanding loans slipped to €40.8 billion from €42.6 billion.
The country's banks have trimmed their day-to-day dependence on central bank funding from a high of €187 billion in February 2011 by shrinking their balance sheets and making a tentative return to capital markets.
