Bank Of Ireland ShareCast News (BKIR)

Private investors pour in €1.1bn for stake in Bank of Ireland

A consortium of unidentified investors plan to invest up to €1.123bn to acquire a large stake in Bank of Ireland, which would help the embattled Irish lender escape majority state ownership.
[25 Jul '11]

Friday newspaper round-up: Greece, Standard Chartered, Santander

The economic crisis in Greece threatens the survival of the euro, the common destiny of Europe and its peace and stability, President Sarkozy of France said yesterday. Europe's two most powerful leaders, Mr Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, meet today to try to save the single currency from destruction, says the Times.
[17 Jun '11]

Moody's may downgrade UK banks

Shares in UK banks took a knock after the ratings agency Moody's said it is considering downgrading Lloyds Banking, Royal Bank of Scotland and 12 other banks in response to the UK regulator appearing less willing to bail out lenders in the future.
[24 May '11]

Net loss slashed at Bank of Ireland

The underlying loss before tax at struggling Irish lender Bank of Ireland widened in 2010, as the company booked a €2.24bn loss on the sale of assets to the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), the so-called "bad bank" set up by the Irish government.
[14 Apr '11]

Sector movers: Banks rise on Ireland hopes

Financial stocks are in demand today, with banks performing strongly following the Irish banking stress tests yesterday.
[1 Apr '11]

Bank of Ireland bouncing back

Bank of Ireland shares rose sharply Friday morning, albeit from extremely depressed levels, following the publication Thursday night of the Irish government's Prudential Capital Assessment Review (PCAR).
[1 Apr '11]

London close: Shares slump as eurozone saga continues

The leading share index closed with triple-digit losses Monday as jitters over the eurozone debt situation continued to plague the markets.
[29 Nov '10]

London afternoon: Euro-zone fears resurface

Thoughts that the euro-zone boil had been lanced by the agreement of a bail-out package for Ireland have proved premature, with rising Spanish bond yields suggesting that the prospect of Spain being the recipient of an EU/IMF aid package cannot be ruled out.
[29 Nov '10]