Bank of Ireland

SocGen, Bank of Ireland beat forecasts

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Shares in Societe Generale and Bank of Ireland post solid gains.

Europe Markets: Societe Generale, Adidas help European shares rise

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

European shares rose on Wednesday, as a fresh onslaught of results from Societe Generale, Bank of Ireland, Adidas and Marks & Spencer were cheered by investors.

Bank of Ireland net drops 73%; may need more aid

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Ireland said its first half ending Sept. 30 profit fell 73% to 162 million euros ($238 million), as total income fell 14% to 1.73 billion euros and it took a 1.79 billion euro impairment charge on loans and advances to customers, compared to the 267 million euro hit in the prior year period. The lender said economic activity has contracted across its main markets...

Bank of Ireland (IRE) NewsBite - One Of Today's Top Losers So Far

MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Bank of Ireland (IRE) leads the list of top losers so far today and is now at $8.42, down $1.06 (-11.18%) on volume of 765,881 shares traded. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $.66 to a high of $20.18. stock has been showing support around $8.41 and resistance in the $10.53 range. Technical...

Global Finance Industry is Still Dragging

Smart Money (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

JP Morgan: European Banks Need to Raise $78 Billion GOOD MORNING. Stocks in Asia closed mixed today; U.S. futures are pointing to a higher open. Banks stocks have fueled the market rally this year, but it’s still too early to say the industry is getting back to normal. That’s the message, at least, from several recent reports on the global financial industry. The latest one: according...

• Global Finance Industry is Still Dragging - Stocks and Investing

Cramer's Lightning Round - When Irish Banks Are Smiling (9/30/09)

SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009

Stocks discussed on the lightning round s ession of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Wednesday September 30. Bullish Calls: Bank of Ireland ( IRE ), Allied Irish Banks ( AIB ): "I've been doing some work on these and I'll recommend them" Complete Story »

Should You Avoid Investing in Danish, Irish and Spanish Banks?

SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009

David Hunkar submits: Investors fled from Irish bank stocks during the credit crisis last year. The real estate bubble collapse in Ireland and the overall slump of the Irish economy added more losses for Irish banks. The third largest bank in Ireland, Anglo Irish Bank was nationalized back in January this year. Ireland saved the other two large banks - Bank of Ireland ( IRE ) and Allied Irish Banks,...

Irish banks advance on bad loans details

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

Shares in Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland rallied as the government announced details of its plan to take over €77bn of impaired property loans from the country's five main lenders

Bank of Ireland sees underlying profit falling

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Bank of Ireland said Thursday that it expects underlying operating profit for the six months to Sept. 30 to fall from the year-earlier level as it also said it believes any capital required following the Irish bad-bank plan can be raised internally or through capital markets. The bank said total income total income is likely to fall by a mid-teens percentage as a result of...

Irish-bank stocks surge as rescue plan takes shape

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

Shares in Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland surge Thursday after the Irish government reveals more details of its plan to buy up billions of euros of risky property loans.

• Ireland Unveils Plan to Buy Bank Loans - Law Blog - WSJ.com
• Dáil debate on Nama bank rescue plan set to resume - ireland.com
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Bank of Ireland staff to strike over pay

Financial24 (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009

DUBLIN, July 22 - The UNITE trade union's 500 members at Bank of Ireland's insurance and pension units will hold a one-day strike over wages, UNITE said on Wednesday . The union will picket the group's central Dublin headquarters and the nearby of ...

Bank of Ireland eyes November rights issue-report

Financial24 (Free subscription) | 07/19/2009

DUBLIN, July 19 - Bank of Ireland plans a rights issue in November to buy out some of the government's indirect 25 percent stake in the lender, the Sunday Tribune reported, citing informed sources . The move could raise the 1.5 billion euros nece ...

Bank of Ireland eyes November rights issue

Financial24 (Free subscription) | 07/19/2009

The move could raise the 1.5 billion euros (1.3 billion pounds) necessary to limit the government's preference shares at 15 percent, the newspaper said, minimising the possibility of majority stake ownership after risky property loans are transferre ...

Bad loans no worse at Bank of Ireland

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

Bank of Ireland said that the outlook for its loan portfolio had not worsened in recent weeks, following the announcement in May that it expected to swallow €6bn in loan impairment charges over three years

Bank of Ireland margins come under pressure

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

Bank of Ireland on Friday says its margins have come under further pressure in the last three months.