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Many thought PTSB would not survive the banking crisis. Now the lender has the chance to become a real challenger to AIB and Bank of Ireland

Euronext Dublin finished the day down 2%, dragged down by Ryanair, which suffered a hit on the back of a profit warning from EasyJet

Matter will be voted on at agm

The hope is that PTSB’s new Austrian owners will offer the two big banks some genuine competition

Budget airline Ryanair slipped 1.6% to €25.52 in Dublin even as oil prices stayed well below $100 a barrel on Wednesday

PTSB shares slid 4.3% after Austrian Bawag was announced as winning bidder for Irish lender

Goodbody Stockbrokers describes price as a ‘disappointing outcome’

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Building activity in the residential sector posted its second successive month of growth for the first time since the first half of 2025

Spending on entertainment rose 9% from March 2025, helped by the release of tickets for Olivia Dean’s Marlay Park concerts

Prospect of rising interest rates in wake of Iran war worries older couple with around five years left on their home loan

Traders shake off Iran worries for now

Businesses in the sector remain upbeat on their outlook despite cost challenges

Central Bank changes designed to make it easier to buy home before selling current dwelling

There was not much green on the board in Dublin, but AIB was an outlier as it climbed 0.3%

Outlook softens as uncertainty over events in the Middle East grows

Chief executive’s strategy update contains a target for the group to grow its loan book by 4% a year out to 2028

Lender plans to roll out new mobile app by the end of June

Markets choppy amid latest indications energy shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz could be restored

Iseq All-Share index advances 1.7% though down 6% so far this year

Costs increased at fastest pace since December 2022, says AIB, but strong demand allows them to be passed to customers in higher prices

Bank says customers can expect to save 12% on their cost of banking but that’s asking quite a lot of the figures

Euronext Dublin deepened recent losses as it slid 0.4% with Ryanair the standout under-performer

Bank plans to give those with 50 or fewer shares opportunity to sell to company

Markets still without clarity on how long war will last

UK-based 2DB provides live video streams and data to bookmakers’ shops

Debts recorded after large home was built in 2006 without planning permission, records show

Euronext Dublin underperformed international peers as it finished down 2.7 per cent, dragged by many of its bigger hitters

ICS Mortgages has increased its mortgage costs and the outlook for the market is entirely dependent on the Iran war

Lidl’s new flagship Maynooth site, Ireland’s first net zero supermarket, supported by refinancing from AIB, gets all operational energy from onsite renewable sources

European banks were among the big winners as traders boost bets on ECB rate hikes

New rules leave banks and customers none the wiser on what lenders really must do

Euronext Dublin finished the day just barely in the green, up 0.06% with food group Glanbia the standout performer

Precious metals edge up while oil prices fall

Bawag is the only known trade buyer in the shake-up for PTSB, but can it close?

Milestone would come six years after Central Bank lifted limits on long term lending

Euronext Dublin was a sea of red as the index was dragged down 2.3%, which was largely in line with international peers

Lanthorn acquires four-star Letterkenny property for Thomas Röggla’s TMR Hotel Collection

British group joins growing ranks of neo-banks but customers, for now, still seem committed to keeping some link with pillar banks

Irish lender surges 2.3% in late trading after reports Bawag ready to bid €1.6bn for bank