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Albert Manifold, CRH chief executive (left) and Richie Boucher, chairman, pictured at the AGM today

CRH regrets difficulties faced by shareholders in US move

The chairperson of building materials group CRH has apologised to shareholders for difficulties that some of them experienced in the management of their shareholdings as a result of the move of the company's primary listing to the US.

Business • 25 Apr 24

Richie Boucher is due to take up his new role in CRH in January

CRH names Boucher as its new chairman

Building materials group CRH has appointed former Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher as its Chairman Designate.

Business • 26 Sep 19

Outgoing Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher said the lender expects to recommence dividend payments 'at a modest level' in the first half of 2018

Bank of Ireland sets aside €70m for 'modest' dividend

Bank of Ireland has set aside €70m to pay what it describes as a 'modest' dividend in 2018 as it reported a pre-tax profit of €480m for the first six months of the year today.

Business • 28 Jul 17

Francesca McDonagh, 42, will succeed Richie Boucher as CEO, who is stepping down later this year

Bank of Ireland appoints Francesca McDonagh as new CEO

Bank of Ireland has appointed HSBC's Head of Retail Banking Francesca McDonagh as its new Chief Executive.

Business • 18 May 17

Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher said last month that he will retire before the end of the year

BoI may be able to breach salary cap for new CEO:Noonan

The Government may relax its cap on bankers' pay to allow Bank of Ireland to find a suitable new CEO, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said.

Business • 11 Apr 17

Bank of Ireland is 14% owned by the Irish State

Bank of Ireland in 30-to-1 share consolidation move

Bank of Ireland has today announced a share consolidation and corporate restructuring in moves it said would help it comply with new European banking regulations.

Business • 31 Mar 17

Bank of Ireland said it expects to pay its first dividend in a decade in the first half of 2018

Bank of Ireland profits fall as dividend delayed

Bank of Ireland has reported an underlying profit of €1.071 billion for the year to the end of December, down from the €1.2 billion profit the previous year.

Business • 24 Feb 17

Speaking at the Oireachtas Finance Committee, Richie Boucher said it was a carefully considered strategy on the bank's behalf

BoI deliberately kept variable rates high - CEO

The CEO of Bank of Ireland has said the bank deliberately kept its variable mortgage rate high in order to incentivise customers to switch to more attractive fixed rate offerings.

Business • 17 Nov 16

Bank of Ireland said all of its trading divisions were profitable during the year

Bank of Ireland posts 30% increase in 2015 profits

Bank of Ireland increased its profit last year by 30% due to growth in new lending and a recovery in the money it set aside for bad loans, and said it would restart dividend payments next year.

Business • 22 Feb 16

Bank of Ireland is set to be the first bank in the country to resume dividend payments since the 2008 financial crisis

BOI to repay preference shares to enable dividends

Bank of Ireland will look to repay €1.3bn of preference shares early next year to enable it to resume dividend payments, according to Chief Executive Richie Boucher.

Business • 03 Sep 15

Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher says he is easing back from his crisis-time style of leadership

Bank of Ireland CEO looking at possible UK deals

Bank of Ireland may consider "bolt-on" acquisitions in the UK as part of a market consolidation, the bank's chief executive Richie Boucher said.

Business • 26 Mar 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

Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher said there were 'flaws' in its understanding of risk in the run-up to the financial crisis

Bank of Ireland upbeat as it sees profits of €920m

Shares in Bank of Ireland soared today after it reported a pre-tax profit of €920m for 2014, compared to a loss of over €0.5 billion a year earlier.

Business • 27 Feb 15

Bank of Ireland was criticised for its failure to reduce standard variable mortgage rates since 2008

New mortgage rules will affect customers: Boucher

A material number of potential mortgage customers will be unable to get approval due to new Central Bank restrictions, Richie Boucher has said.

Business • 05 Nov 14

Richie Boucher informed staff of the discovery in a note

BOI chief to have cancerous growth removed

Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher is to undergo a medical procedure to remove an early-stage cancerous growth from his colon.

Business • 11 Jul 14

Bank of Ireland boss Richie Boucher before members of the Oireachtas Finance committee today

BoI would veto PIA deal which includes write-off

Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher has said the bank would try to veto any insolvency arrangement (PIA) which includes a mortgage write-off.

Business • 10 Apr 14

Richie Boucher has continued to waive €67,000 of his salary, according to Bank of Ireland's accounts

Bank of Ireland chief paid €843,000 in 2013

Bank of Ireland chief executive Richie Boucher was paid a total remuneration package of €843,000 last year.

Business • 10 Mar 14

Bank of Ireland bosses appeared before the Oireachtas Finance Committee today

Ulster Bank: 35% of those in arrears not engaging

Ulster Bank CEO Jim Brown has said that 35% of the bank's customers who are in arrears are not engaging with the bank or are not making any payments.

News • 04 Sep 13

Bank of Ireland reports lower half yearly losses and lower impairment charges

Bank of Ireland says close to profitability

Bank of Ireland has said the worst is now behind it and it is close to profitability.

Business • 02 Aug 13

Board informs shareholders that its loan portfolios continue to perform in line with expectations

Bank of Ireland reports progress on recovery

Bank of Ireland has said its loan portfolios continue to perform in line with expectations.

Business • 24 Apr 13

Richie Boucher received pay and benefits of €843,000 last year

Government will not oppose BOI chief's pay

The Minister for Finance will not be opposing the salaries of the CEO of Bank of Ireland at its annual court tomorrow, according to Junior Minister Brian Hayes.

Business • 23 Apr 13

Richie Boucher was given remuneration of €910,000, but he waived €67,000 of that

Bank of Ireland CEO received €843,000 in 2012

Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher received a total package of pay and benefits of €843,000 last year.

Business • 19 Mar 13

5,000 staff have left Bank of Ireland in the last four years

Bank of Ireland's losses mount

Bank of Ireland has reported mounting pre-tax losses for 2012 after another challenging year for the bank.

Business • 04 Mar 13

Richie Boucher says 16,000 Bank of Ireland mortgage holders have restructured mortgages

BoI believes property prices have stabilised

Bank of Ireland believes residential property prices have stabilised following a fall of 55%.

Business • 01 Nov 12

Bank of Ireland reports H1 loss of €1.25 billion

Bank of Ireland has recorded a pre-tax loss of €1.25 billion for the first six months of the year compared to a €556m loss for the same time last year.

Business • 10 Aug 12