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As customers all over the country prepare to switch, here’s what’s on offer from all the main banks in Ireland.

With Revolut entering the Irish banking scene just as Ulster Bank and KBC eye the exit door, this...

Lessons learned: Why students should read the small print on bank accounts Pricewatch: Your questions answered   Little or never-used bank accounts are occupying the minds of readers this week. First up is Fergus who emailed in connection with a letter Bank of Ireland sent to his 25-year-old son, Mark. When he was a student, Mark was persuaded to open an account with the bank with an introductory offer of a small sum of money “and some sort of phone charger that he was delighted to take”....

Making Cents: The good, the bad and the ugly of current accounts Reporter:  ); There are about 5.3m current accounts in Ireland, and it’s always a bugbear of a topic for people, especially when they see banks increasing their charges so frequently. That extra cent or two to lodge or withdraw money, that quarterly bill that lands in our account is incredibly annoying. But despite our irritation, the rate at which we switch is incredibly low. The most recent data available shows that only 0....

Making Cents: The good, the bad and the ugly of current accounts Reporter:  ); There are about 5.3m current accounts in Ireland, and it’s always a bugbear of a topic for people, especially when they see banks increasing their charges so frequently. That extra cent or two to lodge or withdraw money, that quarterly bill that lands in our account is incredibly annoying. But despite our irritation, the rate at which we switch is incredibly low. The most recent data available shows that only 0....

Business Journalist We used to be a remarkably loyal lot in Ireland when it came to the bills and the banks. Indeed, for long there wasnt much choice, so deciding to bail on your service provider wasnt really a consideration. In more recent years, however, as competition has increased, weve become more willing to switch providers of utilities, insurance and telecoms, and weve even become more adept at switching mortgage providers. According to research by the Banking and Payments Federation, up...