Rural Life
Cavan revealed as Ireland's most romantic county
Consumers in Cavan have no price limit when it comes to love, according to latest research which suggests they were...
Bank of Ireland
Agri-Business
Ploughing 2022: Irish agriculture clears €250m worth of debt
Eoin Lowry, head of agri with Bank of Ireland, has confirmed that Irish agriculture cleared €250 million worth of debt...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
BOI to give away 1,000 hedgerow plants at Ploughing
As part of a focus on biodiversity and sustainability, Bank of Ireland (BOI) is set to give away over 1,000...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland appoints new agri development manager
Bank of Ireland (BOI) has announced that it has appointed Mark Glennon as agri development manager on its Business Banking...
Agri-Business
Loan fund for farmers worth €100 million launched by Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland has announced the launch of a loan fund worth €100 million aimed at farmers impacted by input...
Rural Life
Call for closed bank branches to be used for communities
A Kerry county councillor has called for former Bank of Ireland (BOI) branches to be developed for use by local...
Rural Life
Government 'shamefully silent' about the 'whittling away of rural services'
The country’s town centres, “from Cashel to Dunmanway”, will be “further hollowed” as fewer people travel to towns with no...
Rural Life
Credit unions 'must stand up' as 88 BOI branches close doors
Credit Unions “must stand up” after the closure of 88 Bank of Ireland branches around the country was completed today...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Forestry
BOI develops 'nature-based' funding instrument
Bank of Ireland (BOI) has developed a “nature-based” funding instrument aimed at carbon sequestration, biodiversity and public amenities. The ‘Woodland...
Agri-Business
KBC Bank in potential move to leave Irish market
It’s emerged that KBC Bank has entered into an talks with Bank of Ireland about taking over KBC’s performing loan...
Rural Life
IFA meets Bank of Ireland over planned branch closures
A delegation from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) met with Bank of Ireland (BOI) head of retail banking, Gavin Kelly,...
N.Ireland
NI Finance Minister backs calls for banks to reconsider closures
Northern Ireland Finance Minister Conor Murphy has met with the general secretary of the Financial Services Union over recent bank...
Rural Life
Rural TDs call for government intervention on bank closures
The government is being called on to stem bank closures in rural Ireland, following the announcement yesterday (Monday, March 1)...
Agri-Business
What you need to know about the Bank of Ireland closures and how it affects you
Ireland’s largest agricultural lender, Bank of Ireland, has announced plans to close 103 branches across the island. The move will...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Rural Life
BOI decision 'exacerbates detachment of banks from rural customers'
The decision of Bank of Ireland to close 103 of its branches on the island of Ireland, including 88 in...
Rural Life
An Post must keep rural post offices open amid bank branch closures - Fitzmaurice
An independent TD has described the announced closure of some Bank of Ireland branches in the Republic of Ireland and...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland closures 'an abandonment' and 'slap in the face' of rural Ireland
The decision of Bank of Ireland to implement a programme of mass closure of branches has provoked strong criticism from...
Rural Life
Bank of Ireland reveals list of branches set to close
Bank of Ireland has revealed the list of 103 branches set to close across the island from September. The list includes...