Agri-Business
Ulster Bank to close remaining branches in April
Ulster Bank has today (Tuesday, January 24) confirmed that its 63 remaining branches and ATM services across the Republic of...
Banking
Rural Life
Scams expected to increase as banks leave Irish market
Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) is expecting an increase in financial scams in the coming months as Ulster Bank...
Agri-Business
March deadline for closure of Ulster Bank credit card accounts
Around 75,000 Ulster Bank credit card customers will be given six months to close their accounts before their cards stop...
Agri Politics
ICMSA: Guarantee on future banking services needed
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has called for a guarantee on future banking services across the country. President...
Agri-Business
'We're backing down' - ICSA welcomes AIB U-turn
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has described a U-turn by AIB on a controversial bank branch proposal...
Agri-Business
AIB U-turn welcome but reputational damage done - TD
An independent TD has welcomed confirmation that AIB is to reverse its plans to make 70 branches “cashless” but said...
Rural Life
Claim banking in rural Ireland is facing extinction
Banking services in rural Ireland are now approaching extinction, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has claimed. The comments follow the...
Rural Life
'Retrograde step': TD calls on AIB to reverse 'cashless' decision
A TD has branded a move by AIB to make 70 branches across the country ‘cashless’ as “an act of...
Agri-Business
Report: Farmers have 'very low' level of trust in banks
A considerable amount of work is needed to build trust in banks amongst farmers, according to a new report. The...
Agri-Business
Rural Independents call on minister to protect banking customers
The Rural Independent Group has called on the Minister for Finance and the Central Bank to protect Ulster Bank and...
Rural Life
Rural communities weaken as bank branches close - TD
The leader of the Rural Independent Group has called for a Dáil debate on the decision to sell part of...
Agri-Business
Permanent TSB agrees terms for Ulster Bank deal
Permanent TSB (PTSB) has announced today (December, 17) that it has signed binding legal agreements with NatWest Group plc to...
Agri-Business
Permanent TSB could take over some Ulster Bank loans and branches
Ulster Bank in the Republic of Ireland and NatWest Group plc have agreed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
Agri-Business
What should farmers take into account when switching banks?
Taking the plunge to switch banks is not a move which should be undetaken lightly, according to professional services firm...
Agri-Business
'Duopoly' in agri-lending: Irish banking system 'not fit for purpose'
Calls have been made on the government to address competition in the Irish banking sector following KBC Group’s announcement to...
Agri-Business
There will be a 'huge evolution if not revolution of banking' - McGuinness
There is going to be a “huge evolution – if not revolution – of banking” as more entities go down...
N.Ireland
NI indepth: 'Most of my meetings are held around the kitchen table and I really enjoy that'
For Tyrone farmer’s son, Rodney Brown, work as Danske’s new deputy head of agriculture is about much more than just farmers’ finances....
N.Ireland
Danske appoints first deputy head of agri-business
Northern Ireland’s largest agri-business banking team has appointed one of its experienced agri-business managers as its first deputy head of agri-business....