Money Guide Ireland

In recent months there have been rumours of banks in trouble . After Northern Rock’s problems last year - savers are finding out that the money they have in deposit accounts may not be as safe as they think in the event of a bank getting into trouble.
Irish banks are covered by the Deposit […]

Allied Irish Bank has increased several of their savings rates from today (15th July). The two best rates they offer now are 5.25% on their online savings account and 10.25% on the Parent Saver account.
AIB have also put up mortgage rates by 0.25%.
See our Best Buys on Savings Accounts and Mortgage Rates.

Anglo Irish Bank have launched a new savings account today called “Premium Demand Account”
The deposit account pays interest of 5.3% gross/AER/variable (with a minimum ECB +0.5% rate guarantee until 1st January 2009*) on balances up to and including €20,000.
An interest rate of 4.5% (with a minimum ECB rate guarantee until 1st January 2009*) […]

After a few more rate increases this month from Ulster and First Active we have updated our Mortgage Best Buys. With the ECB rate rise yeaterday to 4.25% - all the lenders will be increasing their tracker rates in the next 2 weeks. It is possible that variable rates may well rise again - although […]