# Ulster Bank

All time

# Back in black

Ulster Bank made €752 million in profit last year

That marks its first profit since 2008.

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Feb 26th 2015, 12:30 PM

# Building

It's taken a long time, but the construction industry is doing ok (especially on commercial projects)

The rate of growth in commercial activity remained sharp, despite easing for the third month running.

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Feb 9th 2015, 11:50 AM

# race to the bottom

Ulster Bank is cutting its mortgage rates

This follows moves by First Permanent TSB and Bank of Ireland.

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Feb 4th 2015, 3:38 PM

# rural ireland

A community is taking to the streets today to stop its local bank from closing

Ulster Bank announced last year that it would close 14 of its branches in the Republic.

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Jan 23rd 2015, 6:50 AM

# Prime Numbers

Twink, Superquinn sausages, Irish Water, and punts: Ireland by numbers in 2014

How many pigs are in Ireland? How many people are paid minimum wage? So many questions…

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Dec 20th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Ferbane

These Offaly protesters don't want the only bank in their town closed

The Ferbane branch is one of 14 being closed by Ulster Bank.

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Dec 19th 2014, 9:41 PM

# Prime Numbers

House prices, Too Many Cooks, and Stephanie Roche: The week in numbers

Plus: How many people should have had their fingerprints taken by gardaí over the past two years but didn’t?

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Nov 15th 2014, 7:30 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

# ruled out

Two-thirds of first home buyers would not meet new Central Bank rules: Ulster Bank

The bank’s boss is not a fan of buyers having to save a 20% deposit.

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Nov 14th 2014, 9:04 AM

# getting screwed

Why does Ulster Bank charge Irish customers much higher mortgage rates than those in NI?

The bank’s boss has been accused of “screwing” customers to pay for its bad decisions.

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Nov 13th 2014, 11:26 AM

# IT glitch

Where does Ulster Bank's €3.5 million fine go?

To us, actually.

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Nov 13th 2014, 7:15 AM

# the IT crowd

Remember Ulster Bank's IT failure in 2012? The bank has been fined €3.5 million over it

Thousands of customers were unable to access their accounts in 2012.

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Nov 12th 2014, 3:45 PM

# news wrap

Today's top stories in 6 seconds

Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.

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Nov 12th 2014, 1:02 PM

# Too big to fail

Taxpayers may never have to bail out 'too-big-to-fail' banks again*

*If new laws proposed by the global banking watchdog are brought in… and if they actually work.

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Nov 11th 2014, 5:38 PM

# If you build it...

Construction jobs are finally on the way back after being gutted in the recession

There has been an “almost continuous stream of good news” for the Irish economy lately.

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Nov 10th 2014, 3:15 PM

# keepsies no backsies

Ulster Bank is planning more 'cost-saving initiatives' after closing a bunch of branches

But parent company RBS doesn’t want to sell its Irish arm any more now it’s making a profit.

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Oct 31st 2014, 5:12 PM

# big landlord

Ireland's first real estate trust is now making nearly €53m a year in rent

Green REIT has finished a €375 million office and shopping-centre buyout as property trusts keep on spending big.

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Oct 20th 2014, 4:10 PM

# new build

Been noticing more cranes about? Construction has increased for 12 straight months

A new survey says that there is more work and jobs are on the up.

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Sep 8th 2014, 7:30 AM

# sell off

Ulster Bank is selling a massive €1.7 billion Irish loan book

The bank is hoping to sell its non-performing loans while interest in the Irish market is strong, experts said.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 6:10 PM

# this ain't over

Nama and Ulster Bank block Sean Dunne's bid to dismiss bankruptcy

Showdown…

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Aug 28th 2014, 8:40 AM

# Pay Day

Delay in wage payments to Ulster Bank customers

A number of customers said they had not been paid this morning but the issue has now been resolved.

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Aug 26th 2014, 11:02 AM

# Looking Up

Ulster Bank is feeling good about the economy - and predicting 3.1% growth this year

The bank is predicting a broader based recovery, with jobs outside Dublin on the cards.

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Aug 25th 2014, 11:04 AM

# error

Ulster Bank is having some issues with its mobile banking this morning...

The bank said it is working hard to fix the problem.

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Aug 1st 2014, 11:25 AM

# residential

Construction activity remains "robust" in tenth month of growth

The rate has slowed slightly in the past couple of months but remains strong according to an index by Ulster Bank.

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Jul 14th 2014, 10:24 AM

# Branched Out

Ulster Bank is shutting down another ten branches

The bank blamed shifting consumer habits for the closures, but still attracted flak from the bankers union.

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Jul 1st 2014, 5:13 PM

# Recovery

Construction activity eases slightly, but suppliers are now hiking their prices

The recovery continued to be centred on housing and commercial activity.

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Jun 9th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Transactions

European Bank Holiday leaves employees without wages despite early warnings

No interbank transaction can take place across the EU today.

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May 1st 2014, 1:33 PM

# Ulster Bank

Customers refunded after Ulster Bank ATM glitch

ATM withdrawals earlier in the week had been duplicated but the bank said this issue has now been resolved.

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Apr 25th 2014, 9:10 AM

# back to bricks

Construction sector growth scales 2006 peaks

Employment and growth back on the menu for builders, albeit from a low base.

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Apr 14th 2014, 9:52 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Everyone’s been talking about President Higgins’ State visit to the UK, Peaches Geldof and Oscar Pistorius wailing in the witness box.

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Apr 8th 2014, 11:56 PM

# Questions and Answers

They're back: Bank executives to face TDs on mortgage restructuring

The last time bank executives provided updates to the Finance Committee they were criticised for not being direct enough.

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Apr 1st 2014, 11:45 AM

# Competition time

Ireland needs more banks, says ESRI

Exodus of non-Irish banks during crisis hit the SME sector hard.

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Mar 12th 2014, 12:10 PM

# Boost

Irish construction sector rose again during February

The sharpest expansion in activity was again recorded on residential projects.

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Mar 10th 2014, 8:15 AM

# sponsored by ulster bank

6 times in life when "yes" is all anyone wants to hear

No buts or maybes, now – it has to be “yes”.

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Mar 7th 2014, 3:07 PM

# Tony Rochford

Former Dáil hunger striker ends sit-in at Dublin bank

Tony Rochford had chained himself to a counter at the Blanchardstown Ulster Bank.

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Jan 16th 2014, 7:39 PM

Evening Wrap

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

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Dec 12th 2013, 4:47 PM

# Lifes a glitch

Ulster Bank hit by another technical problem

Just a week after resolving issues that left people unable to access their accounts, Ulster Bank has been hit by a delay in credit transfer files.

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Dec 12th 2013, 11:09 AM

# Ulster Says Sorry

Ulster Bank says problems have been resolved

The company says that the issues stemmed from an IT problem at their parent company.

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Dec 3rd 2013, 8:09 AM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank apologises as customers unable to withdraw cash from ATMs

The bank is saying tonight that if customers have been left out of pocket as a result, the issue will be “put right”.

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Dec 3rd 2013, 12:01 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Monday

Everyone’s talking about the sentencing of Thomas Byrne, arrests over the Phoenix Park murder and more ‘top up’ revelations.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 11:34 PM