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Banks in review: are the good times at an end for Ireland’s lenders?

With rates falling and competition rising, some are forecasting a more straitened period for the banks after a record-breaking 2024, but what do...

31.12.2024 3

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Analysis: Flutter ups stakes in face-off with Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox

Murdoch has ruffled feathers at Flutter by signalling he will seek to exercise an option to buy 18.9 per cent stake in FanDuel. Analysts think...

15.11.2024 2

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Analysis: Why falling rates might make it harder for AIB to get the state off its books

Department of Finance will be keeping a close eye on the bank’s share price as monetary policy eases

08.11.2024 1

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Why Irish banks are struggling to convince investors they’re still a good bet

Irish lenders are more sensitive to falling rates than others around Europe – and their share prices are adjusting accordingly

01.11.2024 4

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Air miles, tension and AI firepower: How Grant Thornton’s Irish boss sealed a historic US tie-up

In an exclusive interview, Steve Tennant talks the Business Post through one of the most significant deals in recent years in Ireland’s...

27.10.2024 1

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Analysis: Why Ireland’s much-maligned regulation may have enticed Monzo to enter the market

The UK neobank is building out an Irish operation. But is it eyeing up Irish customers – or the reputational win that comes with getting a...

09.10.2024 1

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‘The civil service doesn’t understand the DNA of SMEs’ – entrepreneurs react to Budget 2025

Start-up founders and lobbyists have welcomed measures to stimulate investment in Irish companies – but some have concerns that the government...

06.10.2024 10

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Budget 2025: Devil in the detail but it looks like the government has listened to Irish start-ups

Start-ups and stock exchange among beneficiaries of budget designed to win votes – but some measures have been tried before suffocating under the...

01.10.2024 2

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Mind the gap: Why the Irish public’s perception of inflation is wrong

The Central Bank says government’s tax and spending measures could be adding to the difference between public’s perception of inflation and the...

18.09.2024 10

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Revealed: EU and US on fresh collision course over corporate tax – and Ireland will be caught in the middle

Because of a clause in the global corporate tax rules, Ireland may have to add top-up taxes to US multinationals with operations here by 2026....

15.09.2024 3

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What will the €13 billion Apple windfall mean for Ireland’s economy? We asked the experts their two cents

Academics, economists and legal experts tell us what the landmark judgment means for Ireland – and how the cash should be splashed

11.09.2024 2

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Why the banks may be about to get dragged into a brutal fight between the government and Sinn Féin

It looks like the government is trying to use the banks to attack Sinn Féin on housing policy ahead of an election. That presents a significant...

29.08.2024 1

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Donal MacNamee: Until bankers persuade ministers their peers are better paid they’ll lose the pay row

Instead of issuing dark warnings about impact of pay restrictions, banks would be better served approaching Department of Finance with detailed...

25.08.2024 2

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Revolut fought for its $45bn valuation. Now it faces the small task of proving its worth it

Fintech has relished in defying its critics. With this valuation milestone, there will be ample chance to keep doing so

16.08.2024 1

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AIB and Bank of Ireland want the bank levy extended – here are six reasons that’s unlikely

Documents show why the bank levy was not extended to other players in last year’s budget – and why it’s unlikely to be changed this year

08.08.2024 1

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What do meaty mid-year results tell us about the future of Bank of Ireland, AIB and PTSB?

Buoyant economy and high interest rates have seen bank profits soar and dividends paid out

04.08.2024 2

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AIB wants to start rewarding investors again. First it has to untangle itself from the state

After a bumper set of half-year results, the lender announced another planned buyback of €500m worth of shares owned by the Minister for Finance

02.08.2024 3

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Inflection point: PTSB needs patience from investors, but it may not be forthcoming

Lender has nursed itself back to rude financial health after a difficult decade. Now it has to sell its long-term strategy to shareholders

02.08.2024 1

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Bank of Ireland is making hay – as are investors. But how will falling rates test its model?

After ‘excellent’ results on Wednesday, the lender announced an interim dividend worth €352m – the first since 2008

01.08.2024 10

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