It’s taken a decade and a half, but it really does look like the State may finally be removed from the share register of AIB before the end of this year. Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has ...

AIB plans to buy back a further €1.2 billion of shares from the Government, leaving taxpayers on track to sell the remaining crisis-era bailout shares in the bank by the middle of the year.

AIB, one of Ireland's two main banks, made a record pre-tax profit of €2.7bn (£2.2bn) in 2024, up 13% on the previous year. The Irish state continues to own a 12% stake in the bank as a legacy ...