Most of the main banks in Ireland have some sort of transaction or admin charges on current accounts. The big two banks , AIB and Bank of Ireland made over €1 Billion profit each last year – probably helped by these fees and the large amounts of cash some customers keep in their current accounts […]
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Switching Mortgage : Is it Worth it?
Switching your Mortgage Lender – is it worth it? If your current mortgage rate is over 3.4% we say it is worth switching if you can. Below – we show some comparisons that show a switch to a mortgage interest rate that is just 0.7% lower on a €240k mortgage can result in savings of […]
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Best Savings Rates in Irish Banks
Interest rates on Savings Accounts in Ireland have been slowly dropping over the past couple of years. On our page of the Best Savings Rates in Ireland – you will see that the best available easy access interest rate on deposits in the banks is now just 0.65% . (April 2018) This is a pretty […]
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Contactless Payments in Ireland
KBC, AIB , PTSB and Bank of Ireland have offered Contactless Payments in Ireland with their Visa debit cards for around 3 years now . Ulster Bank were a bit slower – but they also started offering contactless payments on debit cards in 2016. EBS don’t yet offer it. Contactless payment means you can pay […]
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