# Bank Bailout

Last year

2022

# AIB

AIB welcomes Donohoe's decision to sell 8% of State shares

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said that the State’s shareholding in AIB has been reduced from 62% to 57%.

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Nov 8th 2022, 9:44 AM

# Bank Bailout

State to sell off further 8% stake in AIB, Donohoe announces

The State’s shareholding in AIB will reduce from 62% to 57%.

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Nov 7th 2022, 7:16 PM

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# The Banks

State to sell 15% chunk of its AIB stake over the next six months, Donohoe announces

The plan is similar to the one used by the Government to sell part of its remaining bailout-era stake in Bank of Ireland.

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Dec 21st 2021, 8:48 AM

# Bank Bailout

Tánaiste: 'There was a bailout of the banks 12 years ago'

There have been calls for the Taoiseach to correct the Dáil record over his statements.

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Dec 17th 2020, 1:17 PM

# Recession

FactCheck: Was Micheál Martin right to say that the banks were not bailed out in 2008?

The Taoiseach has suggested that the bank guarantee was an investment.

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Dec 16th 2020, 6:56 PM

# piggy bank savings

The Rainy Day Fund will not be used for Brexit

The rainy day fund will be supplemented with an annual €500 million from the Exchequer, starting this year.

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Feb 2nd 2019, 7:30 AM

Voices

Russian bank collapse: Fictitious assets, hidden losses and the role of the IFSC

Cillian Doyle reveals how Ireland’s shadow banking sector hid massive losses, triggering one of the most costly bank bailouts in Russian history.

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Nov 19th 2018, 7:00 AM

# return on investment

Government urged to use €3.8 billion from AIB sale to 'build homes, hospitals and schools'

Labour leader Brendan Howlin said that the Irish people “sacrificed so much to protect our banking system”.

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Jun 13th 2017, 9:34 AM

# want to share?

State is preparing to offer up part of its stake in AIB to private owners

The bank was nationalised following the global banking crisis in 2008.

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Nov 17th 2016, 6:08 PM

# banking at bernie's

AIB's new boss has a long year ahead of him

The state-owned bank has announced its replacement CEO.

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May 29th 2015, 3:21 PM

# cash machine

Permanent TSB won't cut rates on mortgages - it wants to boost profits from them instead

The bank is about to go on a fundraising drive.

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Apr 14th 2015, 3:30 PM

# old money

Greece has been secretly putting together a plan to bring back the drachma

But the government insists it will be able to pay its debts on time.

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Apr 3rd 2015, 3:05 PM

# payback time

Permanent TSB is going to give a little bit of its bailout money back

The bank wants to raise €525 million from private investors and most of that will go to the government.

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Mar 11th 2015, 1:30 PM

# Long Time Coming

AIB is finally paying out some money to taxpayers

And Michael Noonan is planning a sale.

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Mar 5th 2015, 11:34 AM

# cashback

Michael Noonan is pretty confident we'll get the bank bailout cash back

But only the money that was put into AIB, Bank of Ireland and ptsb. Not Anglo.

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Jan 12th 2015, 2:10 PM

# inbox me

The Briefcase: Grilled bankers, Taylor Swift and Alibaba's treasure trove

This was the week in business.

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Nov 14th 2014, 10:26 PM

# The Trews

Russell Brand is an anti-water charge protester

The outspoken celebrity has used his latest YouTube video to speak against Irish Water.

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Nov 13th 2014, 6:23 PM

# Back in black

Permanent TSB should turn a profit sooner - but don't expect cheaper mortgages

The bank’s boss said its lending costs were still higher than those of bigger competitors.

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Nov 12th 2014, 6:28 PM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Everybody’s talking about Enda Kenny’s ‘McNulty-gate’ apology, Helen O’Driscoll, and new bank bailout developments.

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Sep 27th 2014, 12:07 AM

# Money Back Special

IBRC is paying us back €12.9 billion

And even more cash could come from IBRC if it sells off the rest of its loan portfolio.

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Apr 25th 2014, 1:07 PM

# Banking Crisis

Here are the Merrill Lynch reports that underestimated the bank bailout by €47bn

These are the full documents prepared for the Department of Finance and the National Treasury Management Agency at the height of the crisis.

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Mar 22nd 2014, 9:20 AM

Voices

Damien Kiberd: If Enda wants cash from his EU mates, he needs to stop ticking the boxes

Taoiseach Kenny wrote a letter to 26 EU heads about their 2012 “commitment” to give Ireland special treatment – but they don’t care for wimpish reminders.

Oct 27th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Bankers

AIB chief is 'not aware of' any internal investigations into former directors

The bank’s CEO David Duffy said that no investigations had happened during his tenure and that discussing past directors would be “therapeutic but unfair”.

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Sep 3rd 2013, 8:14 PM

# Bank Bailout

EU finance ministers fail to agree on who should pay for bank bailouts

The 27 EU ministers will meet again Wednesday to try and finalise a decision.

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Jun 22nd 2013, 10:26 AM

# Retrospective recapitalisation

Noonan: Taxpayers put lots of money into BOI and AIB, now we could get some back

Michael Noonan has explained the significance of last night’s agreement between eurozone finance ministers about the potential retrospective recapitalisation of Ireland’s banks.

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Jun 21st 2013, 9:14 AM

# Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland CEO received total pay of €843,000 last year

Bank of Ireland’s annual report reveals a minor pay increase for Richie Boucher, despite pre-tax losses of €2.17 billion.

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Mar 20th 2013, 8:49 AM

Voices

Column: How badly does one have to behave to be knocked out of politics?

After a string of tribunals, political scandals and economic catastrophes, reports of Fianna Fail’s death were greatly exaggerated – but why? asks Maura Adshead.

Mar 5th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland loses €2.1 billion in 2012

Looking to the year ahead, its chief executive, Richie Boucher, said that “taxpayers are very much in the money with regard to Bank of Ireland.”

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Mar 4th 2013, 11:06 AM

# Fine Gael

Chief whip will speak to Peter Mathews over attendance at bondholder protest

Fine Gael TD Mathews attended the Ballyhea/Charleville anti-bank bailout protest meeting at the weekend.

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Jan 28th 2013, 2:40 PM

# bank debt

Junior Minister: Bank debt deal negotiations best done in private

Brian Hayes said that outlining Ireland’s negotiating position in public would not be “very clever from the country’s perspective.

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Oct 23rd 2012, 11:30 AM

Voices

Column: Hey Government, that’s not negotiating… THIS is negotiating

The Government’s method of pressuring EU leaders isn’t working, writes Fergus O’Connell. So here’s a suggestion…

Oct 2nd 2012, 8:45 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Oct 1st 2012, 4:54 PM

# bank debt

Not essential to have bank debt deal by end of October - Honohan

The Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan has said that he is confident that the government will “get a lot” from its negotiations aimed at reducing the bank debt.

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Sep 9th 2012, 3:22 PM

# Euro

Merkel, Hollande meet to discuss Greek bailout

The German and French leaders will discuss the possibility of extending the time limit on the Greek bailout before meetings with Greece’s prime minister tomorrow and Saturday.

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Aug 23rd 2012, 11:51 AM

# AIB

Delisted: AIB comes off the New York Stock Exchange

The move had been widely expected given the government owns nearly all of the bank.

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Aug 26th 2011, 9:25 AM

# AIB

AIB announces intention to delist from NYSE

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Aug 4th 2011, 5:21 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the Irish public be given shares in bailed-out banks?

The UK is considering creating ‘people’s banks’ by distributing shares in certain banks to members of the public.

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Jun 23rd 2011, 11:21 AM

Voices

Column: Why going after the Financial Regulator is a waste of money

Former trader Nick Leeson says lessons never seem to be learned by regulators – but we should focus on some suggestions from the British Chancellor to ensure history doesn’t repeat itself.

Jun 21st 2011, 1:08 PM