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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”. This all happened years ago and Mark never actually used the account and no correspondence was ever...

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 0.00029% of current account holders actually moved providers over a calendar year. And banks are very...

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 0.00029% of current account holders actually moved providers over a calendar year. And banks are very...